Hotrod & Restoration Magazine recently published an interesting article by Ace Eckleberry of ACE Custom Upholstery & Rod Shop in which he discusses the benefits of offering customers service packages priced according to tier. The piece makes for an interesting read – especially for shops looking to simplify the process through which they give estimates. … [Read more...] about Auto Upholstery Priced According to Tier
Hot Outside? Bake Dashboard Cookies
When the temperature outside hits 95°F, a car's interior transforms into an oven – reaching as high as 200°F. For auto trimmers, who spend a large portion of the day stuck working inside cars, it can feel like we're being baked alive. Today, though, I refuse to let the sun get the best of me. If I'm going to have to suffer heat exhaustion and the embarrassment of a farmer's … [Read more...] about Hot Outside? Bake Dashboard Cookies
Brad Wurzbacher Wins This Week’s Prize!
Congratulations to Brad Wurzbacher of Driven Fabrication & Upholstery in White Marsh, Maryland for winning The Hog Ring‘s contest for “Comment of the Week”. Brad takes home this week’s prize: 25 yards of black Naugahyde fabric and an 8 oz spool of 270 contrast thread! … [Read more...] about Brad Wurzbacher Wins This Week’s Prize!
The Anatomy of a Sewing Needle
A proper and healthy needle is, without a doubt, the flux capacitor to any good sewing machine. But how much do we really know about them? Until recently, I couldn't correctly name and point out all nine parts of a sewing needle. Can you? … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of a Sewing Needle
Extreme Upholstery: One Tuft Porsche
It's not often that we see a car with upholstery so ridiculous that it renders us speechless. But what is there to say about this Porsche 924 that a loud gasp can't communicate? … [Read more...] about Extreme Upholstery: One Tuft Porsche
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