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Matching Leather, leather-ette, and cloth is available
to complete your interior.
Leather
is best used for “contact points”; places the occupants touch
- feel - and come in contact with the interior ( like the seats )
Because leather-ette is less expensive I recommend using it on large
parts like dashboards and door panels.
1. Leather is sold by the
square foot. Leather is not a nice rectangle; it is shaped like a cow.
Hides average 55 square feet. Being a natural
product hides contain flaws like brand marks, bee stings, and bullet
holes. The rule of thumb is leather hides have a 20% waste rate. Leather
is priced at $7 sq. ft. for full hides, $8 sq. ft. for half hides, and $10
sq. ft. for cut pieces.
2. Cut
Pieces of leather are used for small areas like door armrests,
roll bars, and
console lids. You send MrMike paper patterns of what you need and I cut these pieces for you from a
seat matching leather hide.
Measurements are converted from square inches to square feet, such as: a 9
X 17 inch cut piece is 153 square inches or 1.06 square feet or $10.60.
These cut pieces are free of flaws.
3.
Leather-ette and Cloth is 54 inches wide and sold by
the running yard, meaning they are connected. 1 yard is 54” X 36”, 2 yards
is 54” X 72”, 3 yards is 54” X 108”, etc. Each yard contains 13 and ˝
square feet. The price of vinyl or cloth is $16 per running yard, or about
$1 per square foot ($26 per yard for German imported leather-ette). These are synthetic manufactured products so the quality is consistent
and free of flaws.
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