Re: Fixing upholstery...
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As an upholsterer, yes, there are a few options you can follow up on, depending on your budget.
1) Take the boat to a few local shops for written estimates. Explain what you want done. Having the blue/gold stripes replaced with either matching colors, white, or new colors should all run the same price. The vinyl is all the same price, regardless of the color. The quality of vinyls you choose will have more of an impact on cost than any color change.
2) Removing and replacing the covers will save you a lot of money as the labor in removing and recovering is the lion's share of the work involved. Be aware though, it's more difficult than you may think, depending on the seating configuration. Although the staples on the bottoms of the seats are obvious, the majority of seats have hidden rows of staples inside as well, which is what provides the countours of the seat.
3) Bring one seat at a time to a shop. believe it or not, you may get a better price on "piecing" the work than if you brought in 10 seats. A lot of times, there may be an hour or two left in the day when a shop doesn't want to start a new job, but it's too early to shut down. They will then take the small jobs that are laying around and knock them out. My shop does a lot of little repair/patch work for people and I usually charge just enough to cover the shop help or materials cost.
4) Bring in a seat and have them show you how to remove the cover and replace it. It may provide you the opportunity to determine whether or not you want to tackle any of the additional cushions yourself.
If you decide to do any of them yourself, you will need: an air compressor, a pneumatic staple gun, stainless steel staples, ample supply of "slip-eeze" (clear plastic which helps the vinyl slide over the foam and protects it from water), and any replacement vinyl trim.
If you have any further questions or require any additional information, feel free to PM me and I'll help however I can.
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