We're already in the fall season, and winter is just around the corner. If your auto upholstery shop doesn't sell and install seat heaters, you're potentially missing out on a lot of money. … [Read more...] about Does Your Shop Install Seat Heater Kits?
Products & Reviews
Want Another Chance to Try SewGlow?
If you didn’t get a chance to try SewGlow, the world’s first industrial glow-in-the-dark sewing thread, when we gave cones away in June, here’s another chance! Superior Threads, the company that makes SewGlow, is headed to SEMA 2015 and needs your help to make sewing samples to display at their booth. … [Read more...] about Want Another Chance to Try SewGlow?
Wuzup Headliners Offers Roof Tattoos
We’ve seen auto upholsterers do a lot of interesting things with headliners — from embossing logos to using fiber optics to create starlight effects. However, Wuzup Graphic Headliners in Anaheim, California is blazing a new path with interior roof "tattoos." … [Read more...] about Wuzup Headliners Offers Roof Tattoos
Tool Review: MasterPry LED Pry Bars
Every auto upholsterer’s toolbox is filled with a wide range of pry bars in various shapes and sizes. However, none are like the MasterPry LED — the first and only pry bar with a built-in LED light. General Technician Equipment (GTE), the company behind this new product, recently sent us one to try and three others to give away on The Hog Ring. What follows is our review. … [Read more...] about Tool Review: MasterPry LED Pry Bars
Sewing Airbag Seams with Durkopp Adler
For good reason, many auto upholstery shops have become wary of repairing car seats, door panels and other interior components that have airbags built inside: If the seams don’t open properly, the airbags may not deploy in time, leaving passengers vulnerable to injury and shops liable for damages. However, equipment is available to ensure stitches open. Among the best is the … [Read more...] about Sewing Airbag Seams with Durkopp Adler
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