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partner14

Joined: 12 Jan 2008
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Location: Granbury Texas

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject: Upholstery

Pros and cons to leather vs. vinyl vs. cloth? Other than price... obviously leather is probably twice as much. Thanks

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Don A. McDonald
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: Upholstery

Probably the same reasons as why you would choose one over the other in a car.



Leather may be more durable and easier to clean.  You may want seat heaters if you are in a cold weather environment.



Cloth may be a little more comfortable in regards to temperature variations.



Lastly, price.....

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AirMike

Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 514
Location: Nevada

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject: Upholstery

Leather - sticky in Summer - cold at first in winter then nice and warm



Cloth - durable and inexpensive - but it looks like - well ----- cloth



Can't beat the smell of the hides......



There are the 1/2 leather seats - call Abbey at Fliteline

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Mike Whisky

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 336
Location: Switzerland

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:43 am Post subject: Re: Upholstery

I am using a microfiber cloth, it is fire resistant and looks and feels like Alcantara but is 10 times more resistant against rubbing. Spots or dirt won't soak in but you won't sweat either. It a special produced cloth for the car industry and for theaters (fire resistant).

It's called Comfort. Attached you'll find some pictures during the upholstery process.

Only issue is that you have to order at least 10 meters (with is 1.4 meters).



Michael

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Tim Olson

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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:53 am Post subject: Upholstery

Leather looks great....at least until it starts cracking.

If you go leather, there is more upkeep needed to keep the

leather conditioned well to prevent that aging.   I'm also

not a fan of leather in summer or winter, due to being

sticky in the summer, and cold at first in the winter. So

cloth was nice.  You can have the best of both worlds and

get Abby's half-and-half thing too, so the seat center is

fabric.  That's what I ended up with, and I decided on going

with faux leather, because with the large decrease in price,

I won't feel as bad throwing them away and buying new,

should some major damage or aging happen in a few years.

But, there are some people who just love leather seats,

and there's nothing wrong with going that way. You get what

you prefer, and you take care of them as best you can,

and you'll be happy with anything....the seats are super

comfortable either way.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: Upholstery

Michael,

where did you get this? I was told by an upholster at OSH that microfiber 

would not pass the FAA fire spec and if treated to meet the spec it did not 

feel very comfortable to the touch anymore or something like that.  I have 

the stuff in my Mazda and love it. I was all ready to use it until I got the 

info above.

Thanks

Chris Lucas

#40072



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Mike Whisky

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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Location: Switzerland

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: Upholstery

Chris,



this material is used in cars so it must pass a flame resistant test. I don't know if this would please FAA requirements as well. As far as I know it is a company in Germany/Munich which produces it. It is UV resistant so it will keep its color . I have something similar in my Honda and thats why I went for it.

The name of the microfiber is Comfort, I don't know the producer right now but I'll try to find out the contact. I had to buy it via my upholsterer since it is not sold to private persons directly.



Michael

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Mike Whisky

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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: Re: Upholstery

Here is the link with all the information and colors of the comfort textile



http://www.gabriel.dk/uk/textiles/textiles/13/?no_cache=1



I guess there will be also distribution points in the US, this is a danish link.



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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: Upholstery

Thank you so much for the info!

-Chris



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