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10 Duct Tape DIY Upholstery Disasters

February 6, 2012 By Nadeem Muaddi

Though duct tape can fix a lot of things, auto upholstery is not one of them. But that doesn’t stop people from trying.

Below are 10 photos of DIY duct tape repair disasters. They go beyond the typical torn seat to cracked dashboards, busted steering wheels and even convertible tops. Yeah they’re sad and pathetic, but they’re funny too!

As always, feel free to email The Hog Ring pictures of cars that come to your shop looking like hell. And don’t forget to tell us what you think of these disasters in the comments section below.

I find it hard to believe that only the window is leaking.

Time for a new backrest? Nope, time for new duct tape!

Because covering the entire seat in duct tape would’ve looked ridiculous.

See? Ridiculous.

…at least it’s all in one direction.

I guess that’s one way to fix a cracked dash.

Such a waste of perfectly good duct tape.

I wonder how the airbag will deploy.

Silver or pink plaid? The choice was easy.

Now that’s just impressive!

– Bonus Repair –

Notice the “Free WiFi” sign… now we know how their budget was spent.

Filed Under: Archive, Funny Upholstery Repairs, THR Favorites Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, DIY Upholstery, Duct Tape

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  1. Lauren says

    June 8, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Is that last picture of Rudy’s bar in Hell’s Kitchen?

    • Nadeem says

      June 9, 2012 at 3:52 am

      Haha Lauren, could be. We found the picture online.

  2. adom says

    June 14, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    I have a tear in my leather drivers seat
    on my Suburban 1998
    do you have a tape material that could help me??? thanks adom

    • Nadeem says

      June 14, 2012 at 5:45 pm

      Haha, not unless you want it to look like one of the above pictures. Take your car to an auto upholstery shop and have a professional repair it.

  3. cprcustoms says

    August 18, 2012 at 5:05 am

    people and their ducktape!WTF!!!

  4. Edward Munday says

    May 26, 2014 at 2:53 pm

    Retired…I Hate To Admit It , But Most Of That Tape Probably Came From A Mill About Two Blocks From My House. Shuford Mills Industrial, Packaging, & Masking Tapes | Shurtape
    http://www.shurtape.com/My Grandad Worked His Whole Life In There Yarn Mills. Looks Like The Tape Held Up Pretty Well.. Just Kidding About How well The Tape Held.

  5. Jeffrey A Potter says

    May 28, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I’m waiting for the auto upholstery ap for duct tape patterns… you take a picture of the pattern you are trying to duplicate and send it to the laser printer that will match the color, pattern, and size font, etc….. so you can tape the ripped portion of whatever piece you’re working on. Next thing out will be fuzzy duct tape!

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