Technical Source for information about Model A upholstery removal and replacement

A friend of mine has done a lot of upholstery, things like boat interiors and boat covers as well as Auto interiors but he has never done a Model A. I myself have not been involved in interior reupholstery to any degree and looking for a source of information on how the various pieces of upholstery are attached; ie door panels, the trim around the quarter windows and rear window, the upholstery above the door openings and along the windshield header.

In the little exploring I've done it appears the trim around the windows might be held in with small nails into the wood structure of the body. The door panels appear to be held in with little wire spring clips. The headliner, I have no idea.

Rather than just going and ripping into it I'm looking for guidance on how the various sections are removed and reinstalled without destroying anything.

The local upholstery shop in my area, who is an acquaintance of mine, has closed his business but was never really known for offering advice to anyone else about the details of what he did.

So, any guidance you can offer from experience, or perhaps a book, publication, or link to a thread about upholstery that might offer guidance would be most appreciated.

Thank you.

Lynn

 

What body style ??
they are all about the same to remove and install,

side panels are held in by small nails, headliner are held in by tack or staples , headliner , it tack or stapled to the headliner bows , there is a fabric strip sewn on to the head liner ( call listing tape ) and then tack to the bows and leaving 3/4" spacing from the bows and then the headliner is pulled tight on each end , leave a little slack on the sides, and the side panels will make it tight

later kb

 

There’s a good YOUTUBE video where a lady upholstery guru shows how to install a sedan interior. I don’t have a link, just google.

 

Thanks.....It's a '31 Model A Coupe. Sorry I forgot to mention that. I appreciate the info

Lynn

 

I found the 2 Model A interior installation videos done by a lady from https://www.cl***tiqueupholstery.com/.

Great videos, and quite a confidence builder to be able to put an interior in my Model A Coupe. I may take the easy way out and just buy a kit from them rather than "building" all of the parts and pieces with my upholstery friend. I've got enough projects already and might subs***ute money for time in this case.

Thanks

Lynn