Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:28:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b8) with ESMTP id 2449602 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:56:10 -0400 Received: from VAIO (sl10.du.indian-creek.net [209.176.40.26] toucan@78055.com) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 3.75e/96) id D376300 for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:56:56 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <002b01c33f06$f839ff50$1a28b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Upholstery materials X-Original-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:55:59 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0028_01C33EDD.0B5BB580" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C33EDD.0B5BB580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On my last ES, I went with "Ultraleather" for the side panels, = headliner, etc., but stuck with real leather for the seats. There's = just nothing quite like the real stuff for look and feel. I also didn't = think the seat stitching would be as strong in the Ultraleather, and my = upholstery guy confirmed that. If you use a shop that's used to doing custom cars and that sort of = thing, you really have to stay on top of them to make sure the foam = underlay is aircraft-grade material that passes all the flammability = tests. The foam normally used in cars and boats does not pass muster. = (Food for thought when you're driving on the ground.) Jim Cameron Medina, TX ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C33EDD.0B5BB580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
    On my last ES, I = went with=20 "Ultraleather" for the side panels, headliner, etc., but stuck with real = leather=20 for the seats.  There's just nothing quite like the real stuff for = look and=20 feel.  I also didn't think the seat stitching would be as strong in = the=20 Ultraleather, and my upholstery guy confirmed that.
     If you use a = shop that's=20 used to doing custom cars and that sort of thing, you really have to = stay on top=20 of them to make sure the foam underlay is aircraft-grade material that = passes=20 all the flammability tests.  The foam normally used in cars and = boats does=20 not pass muster.  (Food for thought when you're driving on the=20 ground.)
 
Jim Cameron
Medina, TX
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