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Watch Alchemy Kustom Upholster a Seat

May 27, 2020 By Naseem Muaddi 4 Comments

The Hog Ring - Watch Alchemy Kustom Upholster a Bench Seat

In his last video, Rick Valdez of Alchemy Kustom showed us how he shapes foam cushions from scratch for a custom bench seat. In his latest video, he demonstrates how to upholster it.

From his Texas shop, Rick takes viewers through the entire process — including designing, patterning, cutting, sewing and finally installation. He even shares a few trade secrets on how to attach the upholstery to the foam cushions.

Here’s a short break down of the process:

1. Design the seat cover on the foam

The Hog Ring - Watch Alchemy Kustom Upholster a Bench Seat

Using a marker, Rick designs his seat cover by drawing lines on the foam for where he wants seams to appear. He also makes alignment marks, which will prove useful in the sewing process.

2. Create and cut a pattern

The Hog Ring - Watch Alchemy Kustom Upholster a Bench Seat

Rick covers the foam in clear vinyl, taking care to smooth out any wrinkles before tracing the design and alignment marks from the foam onto the vinyl. He then cuts the clear vinyl on the marked lines to make a pattern for the seat cover.

3. Trace and cut the pattern on leather

The Hog Ring - Watch Alchemy Kustom Upholster a Bench Seat

Rick traces the pattern on a blue leather hide he chose for this seat and cuts it out piece by piece. He also cuts sew foam.

4. Sew it all together

The Hog Ring - Watch Alchemy Kustom Upholster a Bench Seat

After all the pieces are cut, Rick uses his industrial sewing machine to put the seat cover together. He takes great caution to ensure every stitch is perfect.

5. Install the custom seat cover

The Hog Ring - Watch Alchemy Kustom Upholster a Bench Seat

With the cover sewn, Rick demonstrates a few different techniques on how to attach the upholstery to the foam — including carving out channels in the foam for listing wire and velcro.

Watch the full video:

The full video provides more detail on how it’s done.

The finished product is a beautiful one-of-a-kind bench seat that’s entirely built, designed and upholstered from scratch. It takes a real pro to pull off something this gorgeous.

To learn more about Alchemy Kustom, follow them on YouTube and Instagram. And stay tuned for the next installment in this video series.

Filed Under: Archive, How-to, THR Favorites Tagged With: Alchemy Kustom, Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Bench Seat, Car Interior

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Comments

  1. Ian says

    May 28, 2020 at 5:38 am

    Hi. Nice work. When. Making your templates did you add a sewing allowance after or whilst cutting your templates thank you for your advice.

    Reply
    • Stephen says

      August 7, 2020 at 3:17 pm

      I’m pretty sure he adds the allowance on the material.

      Reply
  2. Doug says

    May 28, 2020 at 6:20 am

    Thank you so much for sharing. I learned so much from watching your video’s. The trick for slot cutting in foam with stacked cut off wheels was cool. Where can I buy the notcher you used for marking line up marks?
    Awesome Work!!

    Reply
    • Ray A Garcia says

      May 28, 2020 at 1:55 pm

      I bought one like his at tractor supply

      R. A. G.

      Reply

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