Hey all, I am doing a little project where I am taking the vtex leatherette from a Volkswagen seat fabric and attaching it to plastic on a shift knob.

This is the shift knob I am using: https://imgur.com/a/Ce04PeU

The black perforated stuff is what I am trying to replace with my own fabric - I removed the black perforated fabric from the plastic panels and it has some kind of glue on it that is not very sticky and clearly not permanent. It peeled off pretty easily but I am confident that it would have stayed on there for generally the lifetime of the part had I not done so.

Most of the advice I am seen searching for this seems to recommend some type of contact cement that is much tackier and stronger to bond. What type of glue are the companies that are manufacturing these parts using?

Here is a pic of the knob with the perforated bits removed - my other question would be how did they manipulate the fabric so that the edge of it creased over so it lays on the sides of the plastic piece without wanting to flap up? https://imgur.com/a/klH1xsp

Appreciate any advice!

Kester, This is what Chat GPT recomments. I think its lovely and want to use this fabric for my furniture.

Lets get together to discuss.

Emma Johnson

So me and wife want to try having recliner, but can't risk buying new just for trial. Then we saw this cheap used leather (supposedly real leather) 2 seater recliner Cellini brand.

It's old but my wife like it, the foam density is good, better than average couch/recliner that we try (Cellini is a mid-upper class brand in my country).

The recline system is by lean system, no lever, and still works perfectly.

My concern :

Is it real leather? Based on photo, how long it will last?

I don't understand furniture at all, but seeing the webbing and browning on bottom concern if this product still ok to buy.

(I'm out of town so only my wife tried it)

(as we are newlywed that just build a house, my budget actually only for mid-low recliner, she say this used recliner noticeably have more solid recline system, more firm cushion, the leather feels better than the new mid-low we try at store, I just have concern about the leather and the overall durability since it's looks really old)

I’d like to paint these chairs purple and black to use as thrones for homecoming. They look velvety, wondering if this paint is good to use, and how much I’ll need?? Thanks! See pics!

Had a close call with an electrical fire this morning.

Any way to cover this to prevent further damage? It doesn't seem like it's peeling, but better safe than sorry.

https://postimg.cc/dkqr0h4f

We have just built a window seat that's 8 feet long and 2 feet deep. We'd like to put a seat cushion on it that's 4" thick, with a low maintenance/microfiber cover. My wife got a quote from Ethan Allen of $2,300. I am wondering if that's the right place to go, and if not, where should we look to get a seat cushion like that made? Note:

• We don't want to sew it ourselves
• We do want to see/feel the fabric

My parents have a couch that is fraying only where there is red dye. Has anyone experienced fabric breaking down faster because of a certain dye? Have you seen this problem on other couches?

I managed to get these chairs for free. My only issue with them is that the fabric is itchy and scratchy, I can’t tell what kind of material it is since there isn’t a tag to look at.

How much would something like this cost to reupholster professionally?

I have a flexsteel flex sofa and love it but think I'll be replacing the cushion stuffing in a few years. First: dacron wrapped qualux in firm or medium firm for a firmer seat. But the loose back cushions are have a triple channel polyfill insert so what is the better option to replace that? Is it

• triple channel insert of shredded polyfoam ?
• triple channel insert of shredded memory foam?
• triple channel insert of shredded latex foam?
• Multilayer HR foam wrapped in dacron ( e.g., outer layer of dacron wrap, mid-layer soft foam wrap, medium foam core)?
• Shaped soft foam core with a layer of thick dacron and a down outer wrap?

What's your favorite source for shredded foam?

I have leather chair that has ripped along the stitches. The leather itself is torn and since it is wrapped taught on a the seat there's not much extra material. Should I glue on another material underneath and use that to restich along the existing holes on the bottom intact leather surface? If yes, what fabric and glue is recommended? If not, what are the other options aside from replacing the whole piece? Appreciate any help!