Encouragement, please!

[Hawks911]

From what I've learned in these past 10 months of immersion in this supportive community, there comes a point in many of these journeys that you basically need a supportive word or two to get you back on the horse of progress. Have gotten the new leather GAHH seat covers installed by our local upholsterer. Very pleased with the results! In the mean time my son and I have been preparing to install the new GAHH sliverknit carpet set (ordered through the local shop along with the seat covers because I wasn't up to the challenge of installing the leather....our host is still my primary contractor on the overall balance sheet on this project!).






















In getting ready for the carpet, we're painting a number of the vinyl trim pieces, going from cork to black. Upholstery shop recommended Dupli-Color Vinyl Paint. Started out with flat black on the rear sill cover and side walls. Pleased with the nice satin patina that resulted. The same prep and flat black paint on the front door upper "sills" and lower side column vinyl has resulted in a much rougher, splotchy surface. Experimenting with an interim plastic sealer coat and switching to a gloss vinyl black with mixed results.

You can see from the background that we're also in the midst of a major basement renovation project prompted by a buckling wall that required gutting the finished paneling, drywall, ceiling tile and carpet and structural reinforcement of a 40 foot wall. So I guess a minor paint problem is the least of my worries! At least the steering wheel recover project went well.

I knew this wasn't going to be a walk in the park and that compared to what many of you tackle here, this is far from a herculean task, but still the potholes can be discouraging! I guess it's time for a quick Pelican progress post and a pint of Guiness. Again, probably no advice needed here other than some convincing that the light at the end of the tunnel is the daylight of a nice summer drive and not a 4-6-4 Hudson headed our way under full steam.

Thanks.

Mike

[SCWDP911]

The seats look great!. I know pics don't always tell the story - I really can't see the differences you spoke of in the pics you posted. I was kind of surprised (in a good way) when you said the uhpolstery shop recommended using the more readily available paint, but then dissapointed with your dissapointment. Probably a stupid question, but does leather dye work for vinyls?

Keep up the battle. Remember the war is made up of many of them. Some we win... some we loose. But in the end, if we keep pressing on with brilliant strategy, we win the war... Good luck!

[snbush67]

Looks great! Keep going strong, Bravo.

[Zef]

Coooooooooool and clean job...show us pics when installation will be completed...!

[DanielDudley]

Nice seats ! Remember, to keep a project going, you only have to commit to completing one item every other day or every other weekend.

Once you get started, you will probably do more than you thought. Keep it up. This is the home stretch.

[Hawks911]

Thanks for the kind words. The encouragemant and the Guiness have given me new found strength to continue on. The latest efforts with gloss black seem to be taking well on the upper door sills/molding pieces. They looked better this morning, after the Guiness had worn off. Will post results as we get the trim pieces and carpeting installed.

Thanks again.

Mike