Show me your Tuck'n'roll interior!

I´m going to make a new tuck'n'roll interior (with help from my gf) for my 48 Chevy coupe here next month. And I´m thinking of doing it in white thick vinyl.

I really would like to see what you have in your car, and any ideas or knowhow about how to do this or what materials to use would really be appreciated!!

BR
Mikael

 

Uhh just found this page http://www.rogerdstarkey.com/ , its another HAMB member! THere sure is some nice interiors there!!

 

I have pics of mine, but they're to big to post. Here's one piece of advice for you, DO NOT get all white! It's impossible to keep it clean. Everyone else who has all white interiors has agreed with me. If it's a garage queen, fine. If you plan on driving it, bad idea. If I redo my seats, I'm going to get contrasting colors.

 

I want to thank Roger for that link to Duran Duran on his website. That was something.

 

I've never understood this. What is the difference in "pleats" and "tuck & roll"? Why is it called tuck & roll?

What do you call the diamond s***ched pattern that was so popular in the 60's - 70's?

 

Here's a seat I s***ched up for my old man's '36 Ford pickup.

Chris

 

These are the only interior pics I have of that car.

 

Thats nothing..wait till you see my DD tattoo....cl*** of 1989!

 

Here it the white tuck in my old '47 Kustom.

 

Here is mine done by Fat Lucky

 

Pleats are just tops***ched lines through the bodycloth or vinyl, foam and a backing with the s***ching exposed. With tuck and roll the body cloth or vinyl is folded back from the foam and backing, s***ched, then rolled back over itself hiding the s***ching. Kind of hard to explain with words, I'll try to find photo examples of both.

 

Do a search, I've posted heaps of interior pix before.

 

heres mine....

Rat

 

Ok, I have thought about that with the white seats, my problem is that I might have some problems to find the "contrast" colour, as I dont know if the car shall remain light yellow or I am going to paint it candy red.

 

That looks really cool!! Have you had problems with keeping them clean?

 

That looks awesome!! Is there some kind of pearl in the vinyl? I think I have seen your car in the real life, do you have a picture from the outside?

 

I did a search inhere before I made this post. But there didnt show any threads up about tuck'n'roll interior, instead I had to search the different threads for pictures. I also did a search in the tech-section, but no "how to make tuck'n'roll interiord." Guess I will have to do that one myself!

Can anyone in here recommend some litterature or maybe a webpage about how to do this?

'Mikael

 

Here's the interior of my roadster not tuck and roll but diamond pleat. Done by the girlfriend (Royal Kustoms paint and interiors)

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my 57 from last year

 

I really dig this style! Do you have problems keeping it clean?

 

I want to redo mine in the style like FOURLUG or Mike Landwehr's interior. Mines pretty plain jane. You could always contrast it with the color of your dash, or are you painting that to match the exterior?

Let's see if this pic will post...

 

Not at all - I have 4 kids, a few thousand miles and no stains. Very cool to the touch as well.

 

I just bought a machine and im trying to make my own seat covers.

I got the bottom done....ill post picts tonight.

 

Flatattack, who's a trimmer did mine.

 

Fat Lucky fer me....!

 

Check out the latest Rod & Custom. There is a thing on pleating vs tuck and roll. Kind of simple but I read slow so it was OK.

 

Interior of my 29 roadster---my friend Adam Caldwell did it---thanks Adam!!!

 

Blake . . . WOW . . . I friggin LOVE it! WOW . . . never seen anything like it!

 

Here a while back somebody posted about marine grade tuck-n-roll you can order in rolls - might search for that thread. I'm going to be researching that when I'm ready for interior.