How To Restore Classic Car Interiors & Customize Automotive Interiors 2 Book Set

Features • Instruments • Dashboards • Seats • Headlinings • Carpets • 

Wooden & synthetic components • Steering wheels • Radios • 3D printing

Packed with restoration know-how on all kinds of interior fittings in your classic car: carpets, headlinings, seats, wood and synthetic material parts, instruments, steering wheels: even how to succeed in making your radio sound just like new! Includes reproduction of parts on a 3D printer.

Here is the ultimate resource packed with restoration know-how on all kinds of interior fittings in your classic car. Starting with an initial cleaning, this new volume, produced in close co-operation with the editors of Europe’s largest vintage car magazine OLDTIMER MARKT, provides easy-to-follow guidance on how to repair and renovate carpets, headlinings, seats, wood and synthetic material parts, instruments, steering wheels: even how to succeed in making your radio sound just like new! A special chapter is dedicated to the reproduction of parts on a 3D printer.

A major part of any auto restoration is bringing the interior back to life, and How to Restore and Customize Automotive Interiors provides you with the tools and knowledge you need to tackle any job on any type of car, from prewar classics to full-on customs to modern vehicles. Veteran author Dennis Parks takes you step-by-step through all the processes, from restoring seats, door panels, floor coverings, and headliners to adding sound dampening and thermal insulation. With tips and advice for selecting the right tools and planning your job, as well as maintaining your restored interior, How to Restore and Customize Automotive Interiors is the only book you’ll need to get the job done. 

Installing Floor Coverings 

Repairing Re-covering Seats 

Making Custom Door Panels 

Crafting Custom Headliners, Consoles, and More 

Upholstery Maintenance and Care