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67ctbug
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 Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:25 am Post subject: Re: Hand-made custom leather projects for my '66 Beetle |
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Fantastic work velolev!
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velolev
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| Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: Hand-made custom leather projects for my '66 Beetle |
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| Wow, way nicer! |
Thank you! They have to cut corners on these things somehow, and the wood finish was the place. The chrome is pretty good all things considered.
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| Fantastic work velolev! |
Thanks! I am motivated. Lets see what I can do next, despite my pain!
Lev
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Hand-made custom leather projects for my '66 Beetle |
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Classy roof rack with leather straps! Wrap them in 18" wide plastic wrap you can buy at UPS & ship them USPS or Greyhound.
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velolev
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: Hand-made custom leather projects for my '66 Beetle |
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| Mike Fisher wrote: |
| Classy roof rack with leather straps! Wrap them in 18" wide plastic wrap you can buy at UPS & ship them USPS or Greyhound. |
Thanks Mike! I'm confused about the plastic and shipping thing though. 
I had a chance to use the straps on a road trip last week and got some great shots.
If you'd like to read more about the trip and see the rest of the photos check out my write-up in the Stories Forum here.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=703442&highlight=
Cheers!
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Hand-made custom leather projects for my '66 Beetle |
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We sell/ship racks & fenders etc. Greyhound won't accept anything with sharp edges/corners because they don't want anything scratching up passengers luggage. We buy rolls of 18" wide plastic wrap from UPS to double wrap big items for shipping. We sometimes have to tape squares of cardboard over sharp/point corners before the double plastic wrap of the whole object.
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