The price for Upholstery can very for a lot of reasons.
If you need foam work or foam replacement that will raise the price. It can really get expensive if you need spring or frame work. The grade of vinyl is a big one as well. You can get vinyl’s from $7 a yard up to $60 and that’s not including the exotic vinyls. Cloth Fabric has big price range as well as Quality. For Vinyl I would suggest Naugahyde its alittle more expensive on the front side but will last longer than the cheaper vinyls.
Another reason is the detail in the seat itself (Straight Back, Channel, Tufted and so on). The general rule of thumb is, the more sewing there is the more expensive it is. Then there’s Quality and Workload of the Upholstery Shop. You can also save yourself some money by takeing the seat out yourself. If they have to remove and Install the seat there will be additional labor charges. I would say 175-350 would not be unreasonable. Upholsterers do not make a lot of profit on basic recovers. It’s the custom jobs where they make their money.
As far as putting on a pre made cover… They should be a little bit tight. Use heat guns and steamers for stretching vinyl for installation. This is also how you get rid of minor wrinkles. If you decide to use a heat gun BE VERY CAREFULL!! You will melt the vinyl before you know it. I suggest that you take a heat gun and an extra piece of vinyl to get a fill for it. Steamers are pretty expensive and work better on cloth fabrics. You can also put the cover under heat lamps for 15-20 minutes to warm up the vinyl, just dont get the lamps to close or you could melt or scortch the vinyl. I hold no responsibility for melting the cover or your hands. Use at your Own Risk.
Im sorry this was so long and hard on the eyes im not that geat at makeing posts.
Last edited by Jayson; 09/13/2008 2:50 AM.
