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Upholstery for 1935 Chevy #430015 08/21/19 11:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 13 Likes: 2 Oregon dgstarr OP Grease Monkey
OP dgstarr Grease Monkey Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 13 Likes: 2 Oregon	A fellow VCA member is trying to locate mohair material for his 35 Chevy interior. Does anyone know of a current sourse?

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Re: Upholstery for 1935 Chevy dgstarr #430085 08/23/19 09:25 AM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,478 mississippi, usa. terrill ChatMaster - 1,000
terrill ChatMaster - 1,000 Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,478 mississippi, usa.	Mohair material is no longer produced. Your local upholstery shop has books. My local shop matched a fabric that looks extremely close to the original. They were able to do stitching and fuffing that is exactly like the original. There will be a lot of "hand stitching" over the rear of the seat. That will take a lot of time and proves to be expensive. Good luck on your project.

Re: Upholstery for 1935 Chevy terrill #430137 08/24/19 12:35 AM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 656 Likes: 3 Washington State, USA bloo Oil Can Mechanic
bloo Oil Can Mechanic Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 656 Likes: 3 Washington State, USA	Originally Posted by terrill Mohair material is no longer produced. When did this happen? Is it related to the Lebaron-Bonney drama somehow?

Re: Upholstery for 1935 Chevy bloo #430138 08/24/19 01:31 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000
Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000 Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon	Just checked on Google and there are all kinds of places that still list mohair material. The Mangy Old Mutt "If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"

Re: Upholstery for 1935 Chevy dgstarr #430150 08/24/19 09:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 161 Pa THH Shade Tree Mechanic
THH Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 161 Pa	I agree. I will be dealing with the same problem with my 36 shortly. Just ordered some samples from this place. https://www.decoratorsbest.com/search?view=results&q=mohair# Super expensive but I have always believed you only get what you pay for. We'll see if it comes close to the original.

Re: Upholstery for 1935 Chevy dgstarr #430159 08/24/19 12:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 656 Likes: 3 Washington State, USA bloo Oil Can Mechanic
bloo Oil Can Mechanic Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 656 Likes: 3 Washington State, USA	Mohair has been super-expensive for a really long time. When I was working in an upholstery and trim shop in the early 80s it was around $100-$130/yard. Vinyl was about $12-16/yard. I gather it must have been much more affordable in the 30s as nearly every make used it on some cars,

Re: Upholstery for 1935 Chevy bloo #430160 08/24/19 12:55 PM
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 237 Arizona DMelton Backyard Mechanic
DMelton Backyard Mechanic Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 237 Arizona	Originally Posted by bloo Mohair has been super-expensive for a really long time. When I was working in an upholstery and trim shop in the early 80s it was around $100-$130/yard. Vinyl was about $12-16/yard. I gather it must have been much more affordable in the 30s as nearly every make used it on some cars, I remember it being on very early 1950s cars. It probably was cheap when made by the square miles per year back then. Nobody except restorers, uses it now. Vinyl was probably expensive in the 1930s. Doug

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