Upholstery Repair

[cwhit2x]

I have a 2004 22v Riders Edition. I have two sections on my seats that have been damaged and I'm looking to match the original upholstery (white, light grey, and yellow) in the boat. Anyone know where I can find it?

[yllw20]

take it to a local trim/upholsrty shop.

[laserfish]

Local shop will have books of samples to match. All different mfg and quality grades.

[lohe]

Ditto just dropped of two of my cushions at a local shop on Friday.

[bagzzz]

Ditto just dropped of two of my cushions at a local shop on Friday.

Did you get a quote at all for the two cushions? I need two cushions done as well and I have NO IDEA how much something like that should cost.

[lohe]

My buddy sent me to this shop the owner said 70 bucks each.. I said ok and left Not sure if I got a good deal or ripped off.

[KonaKing]

Good luck on the match I looked for over a year to find a match. Nothing out there. I finally just changed them all.
from this

to this

[KonaKing]

I should mention I did all the work myself. I didn't take to many pics but it really wasn't so hard. I had the full support of an upholstery shop at the university I work at.

[Nobody]

Tige will never give out the MFG names.....and their colors seem to be their own lot. A perfect match is impossible. Buying replacement covers is too expensive from the factory. So taking it to a local shop and getting the match "close" will be the means to the end.

[ajholt7]

Tige will never give out the MFG names.....and their colors seem to be their own lot. A perfect match is impossible. Buying replacement covers is too expensive from the factory. So taking it to a local shop and getting the match "close" will be the means to the end.

My boat came with a paper from GT vinyl which I believe is the manufacturer, or at least was in 08. I believe most of the stitching is done at the factory.

[embo]

I suspect you won't be able to get the same colors or even the same vinyl anymore. But on a good note, see if you can fine a rep for ColorGlow. I used and am using one right now to clean the interior throughly. I used him to repair to small holes (cigarette size holes) in the sundeck vinyl and I would bet 90% of anyone out there couldn't tell me where the hole was. It looks fantastic. I believe all the ColorGlow reps are able to do this. I just had two cushions replaces with "best match" vinyl and he took one look at it and said he can make the new stuff match the old stuff so it looks like it is original stuff and not something strikingly new. The older vinyl is in good condition but with fading and all there is a difference. Again he said he could match the new to the old and make it "match" and not be a "best" match kind of thing.

Something to look into I think. Anyone who has a small rip or hole or anything like that should see about getting one of those guys to look at your issue. Not saying each is an expert but this guy did magic to my problem.

This also applies to any vinyl or leather tear or imperfection you might have. These guys seem to be able to fix it. I will post some pics (later_ and let you guys be the judge.

Hope this helps.

[Nobody]

My boat came with a paper from GT vinyl which I believe is the manufacturer, or at least was in 08. I believe most of the stitching is done at the factory.

Wow! You got lucky.....that info was not suppose to be leaked out.

Thanks a bazillion!!!

U da man!

[FingerLakesTige]

Any idea what a complete upholstery replacment would cost? I have a '97 and she's lookin a little tired on the inside.

[sarah.shepherd]

Any idea what a complete upholstery replacment would cost? I have a '97 and she's lookin a little tired on the inside.

We have a 98 and recently looked for some quotes for full replacement and it is looking like $2500 is middle of the pack for full replacement. If you want to disassemble and reassemble your boat on your own CopyCat Covers quoted me $1400 for a full set of vinyl skins.

[mls6722]

when I bought my boat (used), Joel at Stayton threw in a cushion for the walk through transom section of the sun deck. He had removed the vinyl to do a repair of another boat, so I got it recovered by a local upholstery shop. They found a perfect match. I paid $185 for one cushion - seems high, but we called several places and this was the ballpark.