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Upholstery Lesson 5: Foam Headliners

December 10, 2015 By Nadeem Muaddi

In his latest article for The Shop, veteran auto upholstery professional Harry Weimann teaches rookies how to properly replace a foam-back headliner. … [Read more...] about Upholstery Lesson 5: Foam Headliners

Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 3

December 9, 2015 By Naseem Muaddi

The third and final installment of our interview series with Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit show "Pimp My Ride," is the most personal. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 3

Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 2

December 8, 2015 By Naseem Muaddi

In part one of our three-part interview series with Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit show "Pimp My Ride," he told us all about his humble beginnings — starting as a troubled kid in South Central Los Angeles, who was forced to work in his uncle’s auto upholstery shop to stay out of trouble, to becoming a world-famous auto upholsterer. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 2

Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 1

December 7, 2015 By Naseem Muaddi

Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit television show "Pimp My Ride," singlehandedly made auto upholstery cool again. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 1

Dodge Brothers Upholstery Assembly Line

December 4, 2015 By Nadeem Muaddi

Check out this beautiful photo taken in 1915 of an upholstery assembly line at the Dodge Brothers Motor Company auto plant in Hamtramck, Michigan. … [Read more...] about Dodge Brothers Upholstery Assembly Line