Mercedes Benz door panel - How to upholster an upper panel (4/5)

✅Get our courses at: ------------------------------------------ 🔸 To work with leather is not the same as working with vinyl. Vinyl stretches evenly regardless if it is 2 way stretch vinyl or a 4 way stretch one. Leather behaves almost similarly. It is more stretching breadthwise than lengthwise. But the rule is not 100% to be followed. Some leather fibers are loose and others are tight lined up in the same direction. 🔸 Before performing a project in leather that needs to be shaped we should choose a soft and pliable leather material to make things easier. If we learn, understand and put in practice these shoemaking techniques we will be capable of saving unnecessary sewings and our job will be close to an OEM piece from the factory. 🔸 Nowadays, different car interior pieces are manufactured in a different way as they were done in the past. Door panels are included in this new array of manufacturing. For instance, plastic material has come to replace cardboard that was used in the past years. 🔸 A door panel is composed of several plastic sections, including the armrest which are attached by using melted plastic clips. Most of us the upholsterers are afraid of disassembling these parts and wonder how to put them back again. ------------------------------------------ 👉NOTICE: This sample is part of our full course about door panels and customize as OEM. 🔸It is taught how to wrap in leather the two parts of a door panel which are frequently reupholstered: the upper elongated trim and the armrest. 🔸By learning how to approach these two parts you will understand the process and be able to cover the whole door panel. 🔸The disassembling and assembling of the pieces are also taught with some tips included to solve minor issues. 🔸If you want to step to the next level and upholster the complete door, this bonus videos will be your guide in the process. César Part 1✅ Part 2✅ Part 3✅