Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:28:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.8.91] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b8) with ESMTP id 2449790 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:10:18 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:10:17 -0700 Received: from 67.1.56.83 by law9-oe34.law9.hotmail.com with DAV; Mon, 30 Jun 2003 15:10:14 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.1.56.83] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "LML" Subject: Upholstery Research X-Original-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:09:04 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0587_01C33EDE.DF666F40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 8.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V8.50.0017.1202 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:09:04 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Jun 2003 15:10:17.0064 (UTC) FILETIME=[B6D4D680:01C33F19] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0587_01C33EDE.DF666F40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> 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. I am not in the upholstery business, so I know little about the = industry. But I have never seen any stitch problems over time in all = the aircraft interiors done with either Finesse or Ultra-leather. After = 4 years in my plane of standing in the seats, sliding down in them with = riveted Levis, there is no evidence of stitch problems. All of you that = have seen my plane, can probably attest to the interior materials still = looking like new. Now that I have said that, the next time I get in the plane, I'll = probably tear something. I have seen on multiple occasions in an upholstery shop a test of = identification of various samples of leather, finesse, and ultra-leather = by aircraft customers. And in almost every case they could not identify = which samples were real leather and which were the "new-age" material. = The "new-age materials look and feel like leather, but wear much better. = (unless of course one wants the look of worn leather) But then the = "new-age" materials are available with the "worn-look" too. Gary Edwards LNC2 ------=_NextPart_000_0587_01C33EDE.DF666F40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>> 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.
 
I am not in the upholstery business, so I know little about = the=20 industry.  But I have never seen any stitch problems over time = in all=20 the aircraft interiors done with either Finesse or Ultra-leather.  = After 4=20 years in my plane of standing in the seats, sliding down in them with = riveted=20 Levis, there is no evidence of stitch problems.  All of you that = have seen=20 my plane, can probably attest to the interior materials still looking = like=20 new.
 
Now that I have said that, the next time I get in the plane, = I'll=20 probably tear something.
 
I have seen on multiple occasions in an upholstery shop a test of=20 identification of various samples of leather, finesse, and ultra-leather = by=20 aircraft customers.  And in almost every case they could not = identify which=20 samples were real leather and which were the = "new-age" material.  The=20 "new-age materials look and feel like leather, but wear much = better.=20 (unless of course one wants the look of worn leather)  But then the = "new-age" materials are available with the "worn-look" too.
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2    
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