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Oct 31, 2007 | 09:49 PM

2K2WS6TA

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Started leather wrapping

Figured I'd start with something small before moving onto the rest of the interior, so here's my first completed piece

Thanks to Vikingramair, and toofazt for the inspiration

Oct 31, 2007 | 09:50 PM

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wow, that looks great.

Oct 31, 2007 | 09:51 PM

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Very nice... if you can do the entire interrior, i can assure you that there would be a small market for it

Oct 31, 2007 | 09:51 PM

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i cant wait for more pics, your car is going to be one of a kind (in a good way) i only wish i had the skill to do that to mine!

Oct 31, 2007 | 09:56 PM

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wow, that looks really great. keep us up to date

Oct 31, 2007 | 11:29 PM

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Looks great! Is there a write up somewhere on the proper way to do this?

Oct 31, 2007 | 11:33 PM

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Looks great! Is there a write up somewhere on the proper way to do this?

Viking ram air had pics on how he did his, not a write up per se, but I took his idea and ran with it myself

toofazt (specialized stainless) is going to be offering a kit sometime in the future, but I got impatient

so I decided to try it myself

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Nov 1, 2007 | 08:34 AM

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so what glue did you use? I got 6 yards off this stuff chillin in my room untill i get to it.

Nov 1, 2007 | 09:38 AM

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Looks real good.

Nov 1, 2007 | 02:49 PM

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How hard was it?

How long did that take you?

Looks great!

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Nov 1, 2007 | 03:17 PM

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I guess I will be doing this over the winter. Gotta keep up with the Jones' (aka Vikingramair, toofast, and 2K2WS6TA) LOL
Looks great!!

Nov 1, 2007 | 05:56 PM

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so what glue did you use? I got 6 yards off this stuff chillin in my room untill i get to it.

I used both the 3M Super Trim Adhesive and Weldwood Contact Cement
The brush on contact cement worked better for the bezel than the 3M spray (easier to control)

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Nov 1, 2007 | 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLS1Kid

How hard was it?

How long did that take you?

Looks great!

Wasn't that hard really the toughest part is making the correct cuts for the curves to straighten out the wrinkles, and to get the inside openings right

The bezel took me several hours, but I'm quite picky

Thanks for the compliments everyone

anyone want a step by step on how to do this, I can try and make one up this weekend (it'd be for the larger panels, but the steps should be the same)