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Upholstery project complete! - Fred Hulse - 03-28-2011 14:20

Well after a considerable amount of time we finally have the front area of the coach finished.
Having the pilot and co-pilot seats reupholstered and then the road side couch and curbside couch redone
we managed to give the coach a new and fresh look.
There are a couple of ladies nearby that have been doing upholstery work for a long time and we finally figured out a
schedule that we all could work with.
We ordered 11 cow hides and had them dyed appropriately for our project and the girls went to work,
doing one piece at a time. Chairs first and the couches next.
Of a special note, we made a support inside the curbside couch arm next to the door and attached a matching handrail to that piece
for extra assistance when climbing up the entry steps.
I am very pleased with the outcome
I have posted a few pics in the Forum gallery titled “ Hulse 97 WLWB 41. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/photos/album/907168324/pic/list
Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown,Arizona
97 WLWB41


Upholstery project complete! - Curt Sprenger - 03-28-2011 17:05

Fred,
Looks Great!. I'm jealous of your upgrade. Beautiful. Wished we had the center door.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA
"curtsprenger@gmail.com"





On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Fred Hulse <"fhulse@wildblue.net"> wrote:

 



Well after a considerable amount of time we finally have the front area of the coach finished.
Having the pilot and co-pilot seats reupholstered and then the road side couch and curbside couch redone
we managed to give the coach a new and fresh look.
There are a couple of ladies nearby that have been doing upholstery work for a long time and we finally figured out a
schedule that we all could work with.
We ordered 11 cow hides and had them dyed appropriately for our project and the girls went to work,
doing one piece at a time. Chairs first and the couches next.
Of a special note, we made a support inside the curbside couch arm next to the door and attached a matching handrail to that piece
for extra assistance when climbing up the entry steps.
I am very pleased with the outcome
I have posted a few pics in the Forum gallery titled “ Hulse 97 WLWB 41. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/photos/album/907168324/pic/list
 
Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown,Arizona
97 WLWB41


Upholstery project complete! - Ernie Ekberg - 03-28-2011 23:51

Fred, what a difference a couple months has made since I was in your coach!! Very nice. You guys coming east for the April rally?
We can't make it cause Brenda will have wrist surgery on Apr 6

Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Weatherford, Tx 76086
817-475-3991

--- On Mon, 3/28/11, Fred Hulse wrote:

From: Fred Hulse
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Upholstery project complete!
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, fhulse@...
Date: Monday, March 28, 2011, 9:20 PM


Well after a considerable amount of time we finally have the front area of the coach finished.
Having the pilot and co-pilot seats reupholstered and then the road side couch and curbside couch redone
we managed to give the coach a new and fresh look.
There are a couple of ladies nearby that have been doing upholstery work for a long time and we finally figured out a
schedule that we all could work with.
We ordered 11 cow hides and had them dyed appropriately for our project and the girls went to work,
doing one piece at a time. Chairs first and the couches next.
Of a special note, we made a support inside the curbside couch arm next to the door and attached a matching handrail to that piece
for extra assistance when climbing up the entry steps.
I am very pleased with the outcome
I have posted a few pics in the Forum gallery titled “ Hulse 97 WLWB 41. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/photos/album/907168324/pic/list
Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown,Arizona
97 WLWB41


Upholstery project complete! - birdshill123 - 03-29-2011 01:57

Fred: Looks awesome. Those ladies do nice work. I bet the girls will like the
new look.

Bruce

Upholstery project complete! - Fred Hulse - 03-29-2011 02:38

Thank you Bruce,
We are looking forward to seeing their reaction!!
The couches are going to be more comfortable also.Of course,that’s their beds too.
There is nothing that compares to good leather seating.
Fred


Upholstery project complete! - Fred Hulse - 03-29-2011 03:14

Thanks Curt
The project was truly worth the effort and time sacrificed.
Now we can be a little more liberal in our plans.
Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown,Arizona
97 WLWB41


Upholstery project complete! - Fred Hulse - 03-29-2011 03:19

Hi Ernie,
Thanks,I am so pleased with the results.
We are stuck close to home right now as Anita ( Jeanne’s Sister) is having some medical stuff and she is going to need our help for a while.
I am disappointed we won’t come over because I just about promised all the Texas friends we were with at the Balloon Fiesta.
I hope there will be another opportunity.
Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown,Arizona
97 WLWB41