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'39 Mercury Convertible pg 4

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Seats disassembled, sand blasted to remove rust, and coated with epoxy primer to seal them

So they were disassembled, sand blasted, and painted with a coat of epoxy primer.

Close up view of welding where the rear seat springs were altered to fit better

The rear seat springs were altered to better fit the car.

Seats being covered with burlap

Now that the seats are ready for upholstery, they are first covered in burlap, to which the seat foam is attached.

Seats being covered with more burlap

 

Foam attached and pattern for the seat cover is drawn on it

The pattern for the seat cover is then drawn out on the foam.

Seat covers sewn on the bottom of the seat, but not yet on the back

Then seat covers are patterned, sewn together ...

Finished seat installed in the car

And installed.

Original door panels in very bad shape

There was not much left of the original door panels.

Another look at the original door panels that are in very bad shape

 

New door boards being cut

Using what was left of the old panels and measurements from the door itsself, new door boards were drawn and cut.

New covers on new door boards after being installed

Then new covers were patterned, sewn together, and attached to the new door boards.

Another view of the new covers on new door boards after being installed

 

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