Interior Fittings & Furnishing
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16:41How to Install a Car Radio
Regardless of whether you are fitting a car radio to a classic car for the first time, or replacing an older unit with a more modern car radio installation, this Skill Shack video lesson will talk you through the basics. Many classic cars were equipped with radios, but for those that weren’t, adding in car…
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11:05How to Make Classic Car Overmats: Bind Edges for a Professional Finish and Fit
Once you have cut out your carpet from your cardboard template, then it is time to give it a professional finish and fit your classic car overmats correctly into the vehicle. This Skill Shack how-to video shows you the next stages of trimming the overmats with edge binding and also what fixings to use when…
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11:49How to Make Classic Car Overmats: Measuring, Choosing Materials, Templates and Cutting to Fit
In this SkillShack tutorial video, we will show you how to make a couple of overmats for your classic car. Making overmats from scratch is a nice, relatively easy classic car trimming project that will not only save you money, but also teach you the skills and basic principles involved in working with carpet and…
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17:51How to Create the Perfect Wood Finish: Surface Preparation, Products and Application
In this SkillShack video how to guide, we will show you a simple method of refurbishing tired-looking wood trim and preserving it for the future. Wood is a lovely material and is shown off at its best with a good finish. In the context of a car, that will probably mean an oil-based varnish of…
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9:56An Introduction to Classic Car Wood: Common Issues and Varnish Removal
Many classic cars are lavished with wooden trim, from dashboards to door cappings. Other classic cars are even made of wood, such as pre-war vintage vehicles and classic cars such as our Practical Classics Morris Minor Traveller demonstration car. With time, inevitably the original finish of wood both on the interior and exterior of a…
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36:59Sewing for Classic Trim: Basics of Machine Sewing
Understanding how to operate a sewing machine for simple automotive projects can save you a great deal of money when looking to enhance the appearance of trim or even make new seat covers. In this course, Ed Hughes shows you how to choose a cheap and robust sewing machine; how to set it up and…
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29:58How to Refurbish Your Classic Car’s Original Door Cards
Often the door card in a classic car will warp due to water, which naturally gets past the wind-down window seals in large quantities, finding its way onto the door card. In this course Ed Hughes shows you how to replace the board and reuse the old upholstery. He demonstrates how to remove the old…
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33:06How to Make and Upholster Brand-New Door Cards
Ed demonstrates a simple upholstery project and demonstrates how to make and upholster a set of door cards from scratch. Over time door cards can get warped and water damaged, so fitting a new set is a simple way to make your car’s interior look great. Ed shares his tips on choosing the right types…
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18:16Clean, Recolour, and Protect Faded Leather Trim Step by Step
This course will teach you how to recolour and detail leather seats, so you can get a new look interior for a fraction of the price of a retrim. In this course, Matt Tomkins from Practical Classics magazine and Brad from the Leather Repair Company will show you the correct techniques for stripping the colour…
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