Car interiors: handbooks - restoration and repair (1/2)

How to restore: Classic Car Interiors: Repair, Restoration, Maintenance

Here is the ultimate resource packed with restoration know-how on all kinds of interior fittings in your classic car.
Starting with an initial cleaning, this new volume, produced in close co-operation with the editors of Europe's largest vintage car magazine Oldtimer Mark, provides easy-to-follow guidance on how to repair and renovate carpets, headlinings, seats, wood and synthetic material parts, instruments, steering wheels: even how to succeed in making your radio sound just like new!
A special chapter is dedicated to the reproduction of parts on a 3D printer.

Features
- Instruments
- Dashboards
- Seats
- Headlinings
- Carpets
- Wooden & synthetic components
- Steering wheels
- Radios
- 3D printing.

Convertible Top - Restoration and Install

Of all the projects involved with the restoration of your collector car, few seem as challenging or confusing as addressing the convertible top. Due to aging and neglect, the hardware and fabric covering have led to some "not-so-nice conditions," making it difficult to find information addressing your specific model.

Fred Mattson delivers this compilation on restoring and repairing convertible tops. Step-by-step photo sequencing walks you through convertible top applications for Corvettes, Ford retractable tops, scissors tops, manual tops, and power tops.
Fred also addresses the weather seals, well liners, hydraulic/electrical systems, adjustments, materials, and pads. No other book ever produced on convertible tops goes into this much depth of coverage.

With this book you will be guided through the convertible top repair/restoration process in an easy-to-read how-to format, so there should be no reason to fear taking your drop top out with the threat of rain.
"Convertible Top Restoration and Installation" will be the one tool that will show you how important a well-sorted top restoration is, not only for practical reasons, such as staying dry, but for cosmetic reasons as well.

Automotive Upholstery & Interior Restoration

Taking the time to acquire the skills for upholstery restoration may feel like a daunting task, but what if an experienced upholsterer presented every skill you needed to restore upholstery yourself?

Starting with a list of necessary tools, author Fred Mattson guides you through all the required tasks, including seat restoration; door panel removal, patterning, assembly, and installation; headliner removal and installation; carpet cutting; and even convertible top restoration.
The easy-to-follow step-by-step presentation allows for a thorough understanding of all the processes. Every photo in this book provides a hands-on approach that shows you how to repair and restore a car's interior to concours, show-quality specifications.

Other restoration books may show you beautifully restored interiors, but they don't show you how to produce them. This book helps you develop the skills needed with instruction from a professional upholsterer, saving you thousands of dollars over outsourcing the restoration.
If you are interested in saving money, doing a complete restoration yourself, or simply want to know how it's done, this book is a handy addition to your automotive library.

How to Restore and Customize Automotive Interiors

A major part of any auto restoration is bringing the interior back to life, and this book provides you with the tools and knowledge you need to tackle any job on any type of car, from prewar classics to full-on customs to modern vehicles.

Veteran author Dennis Parks takes you step-by-step through all the processes, from restoring seats, door panels, floor coverings, and headliners to adding sound dampening and thermal insulation. With tips and advice for selecting the right tools and planning your job, as well as maintaining your restored interior, "How to Restore and Customize Automotive Interiors" is the only book you'll need to get the job done.

Covers: installing floor coverings - repairing and re-covering seats - making custom door panels - crafting custom headliners, consoles, and more - upholstery maintenance and care.