who are you having stitch it all together or are you doing it yourself?
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who are you having stitch it all together or are you doing it yourself?
Myself, unless it goes horribly wrong..Quote:
Originally Posted by 5:00
You are a brave person. I have tried it but hasn't gone so well. I hope it works for you. You are going to save some serious scratch. I will have to learn. Mine is due and may try to squeeze one more year out of it.
You will have to post a tutorial. Can't wait so see the rest of the progress.
What did you have problems with? I'm pretty much taking each seam apart and using that as a template, then sewing them...At least that's the plan...Quote:
Originally Posted by 5:00
This makes the piping really easy, and I picked up some double sided sewing tape..We shall see...
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Back when I was in college, I used to do my own boat interiors and they came out pretty good. I wasn't doing anything too crazy or entering any shows, but it was fun for me. Just try to hide most of your seams and stay away from real intricate styles.Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothd
The one thing that I learned was you need a commercial grade sewing machine for the marine vinyl, I ate up four different standard home type sewing machines before I finally got access to a real commercial unit.
And definitely make your own piping! Good luck!!
Oh that's easy, I sucked at the sewing part. I have a machine but can't seem to get good straight lines. Probably user error. May have to try it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothd
Saw some tips of adding tape near the foot to help you keep it lined up.. In gonna try it
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1st attempt, I tried to "fix" a few seams only making them much much much worse..http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/21/e3adusu2.jpg
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Parrot, don't try to "fix" seams, its a one way pass thru.Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothd
Mark the backside that you have up facing you with chalk or lightly with ball point pen (can cause big problems with ink bleed through on lighter colors), hand start your seam and go a nice constant speed and just follow your line. Let the machine do the work. I used to mark with a dashed line with white chalk.
And most of all, practice a bunch with just two pieces of vinyl until you get comfortable, you will need to get the muscle memory down first. I sat down at a machine about a year ago after not doing it for about 15 years, stunk at first, then picked it back up after about 20 minutes. So just start burning through some practice pieces and when you are tired, stop.
That's great advice for just about any involved project right there. I've screwed up more stuff and gotten injuries from pressing on when I should have walked away for a day. Put a drill right through my hand one time when I did this.Quote:
Originally Posted by EricU
LOL. Best advice for any project. Not as bad as a drill but I stapled through my finger into a floor joist late into a wiring job. Pulling it out of the wood wasn't bad. Pulling out of the finger however...
I'm sure we all have some good stories to tell about idiotic accidents when tired...........like the time I pushed my thumb into my table saw blade and got about a 1/2" in before I realized what I had done!! It was actually very strange -- the blade was so sharp there was hardly any pain (except for the days following!!), but it took me quite a while to clean up all the blood!!
......sorry for those eating while reading this.... :)
Made me hungry. :twisted:
It's the same lesson from mudding/tapping drywall, it's just so hard not to try to fix it... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EricU
Does the stitch length cause any issues? I was playing around with long and short stitch length, the short looks better/tighter but I was wondering if it weakens the vinyl leading to tearing/splitting. Like I said I was just playing around with this one, trying to figure out "how" to cut and sew them all at once. I'm going to experiment with cutting one s curved piece overlapping that onto an uncut piece, that way I can see the lines, and the trim the excess.
And concrete flatwork also!Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothd
Start with non-backed vinyls (the fuzzy stuff)Quote:
Does the stitch length cause any issues? I was playing around with long and short stitch length, the short looks better/tighter but I was wondering if it weakens the vinyl leading to tearing/splitting. Like I said I was just playing around with this one, trying to figure out "how" to cut and sew them all at once. I'm going to experiment with cutting one s curved piece overlapping that onto an uncut piece, that way I can see the lines, and the trim the excess.
Use the correct needle and try a Teflon foot
Use the correct thread, call one of the vinyl suppliers, tell them what you are doing and ask which thread to use.
Vinyl likes longer stitch lengths, start with 6-8 per inch
Use a seam sealer product on your final pieces - helps make it water tight
Tension affects how much tension or tightness is in the bobbin thread and the spool thread. To figure out how to set your tension, stitch a straight line on a scrap piece of the vinyl that you are using. If the tension is correct, the stitches on top of the vinyl and the stitches underneath will be equally tight. If one side is tighter than the other, make small adjustments until they are equal
Put a piece of thin tissue paper underneath your pieces if they start dragging, usually isn’t too much of a problem, but certain machines (tables) will cause drag
Perfect Fit is a good online supplier http://www.perfectfit.com/15992/Marine--Exterior.html
Don't be scared, it isn't like concrete, the material is relatively cheap. Keep practicing
- What kind of machine are you using?
Hydro arrived
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Your boat is going to look great.
is the hydroturf going in over all the floor including the storage lockers and under the seats? Putting Seadek or hydroturf in my storage lockers is on my winter to do list. can't wait to see how it comes out.
Just in the main floor area, including the walk way and front area. My ballast covers those other areas so it's unseen.. :)
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There's a 15% discount for the hydro..
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is there a discount code for the 15% off? I don't see anything on their website.
From the seadooforum.. :)
I've been working with Mike Bonin, who is the general manager for Hydro Turf. He's been very satifisifed that we as members, who own Seadoo's, have choosen his product to replace the OEM cheap junk.
Order your Hydro-Turf at http://www.pwcmuscle.com and upon checking out enter coupon code HYDRO15
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great, thanks.
That swamp camo would look so cool in my boat. Hmmmm.
so did you order it with the adhesive backing on it already or are you going to buy some adhesive and paint it on yourself?
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Originally Posted by parrothd
I've done both, the self sticking adhesive is much easier, peel and stick, which makes it easier to install.
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anyone ever make this stuff into snap in floor mats?
What would the benefit be? For cleaning?
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like any other rug, to keep the carpet underneath clean
This replaces the carpet, it's designed to be glued down. Kinda of like putting carpet over carpet. :)
Hydro doesn't absorb water or stains, you just rinse it off with the hose and done, unlike carpet..
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I am really liking the idea of replacing the carpet with turf. Wanting to see how that comes out.
Attempt 2.. Keeping this one.. :)
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Nice job. Definitely worth keeping. Hope it is smooth sailing (boating?) going forward.
Nice!!! Now just keep doing it like that. hehe
Really nice work, can't wait to see more..
That looks good!! go ahead and practice on a few more and then head to CO and do mine lol
Getting faster.. :D
I'm skipping all the piping, my girl friend complained that it's uncomfortable to sit on.. I'll post some pics of the process next time..
The wrinkles go away when you bend the cushion to it's final position in the boat..
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Looks awesome! Aren't you glad you kept going! Just takes practice, plus the material is cheap enough if you do make a mistake, you can just redo it.
Did you use new foam? ($$$) or just add where you needed it?
I have one seat that's needs foam, everything else looks good.
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Is it difficult to get the vinyl to conform to the curved corner back rest pieces? I assume the vinyl is flat when you sew it and I would think it would not want to lay tight against the corner back rest parts?