yeah its a domestic one.

You can use a teflon spray or use calico ONTOP of your vinyl and pull it out after you have sewn it to overcome the sticky problem.

IIRC I did the beading buy stitching them up first while leaving both ends of the panel ( front panel, back panel ) open. I put the foam in glad wrap and pulled it through with some wire.

There really is a few ways to skin a cat (or re skin a seat)

I was going to do piping but I didnt because it may have been to hard. Looking back I think it would have been do-able.

Vinyl is cheap and forgiving. Warm it up a little with a hair dry and it becomes soft and stretchy like rubber, this will help with tight bends etc.

don't be shy to put some extra runs of stitching here and there too it will make it stronger in the long run.

It may look a bit shitty at first but vinyl really does "settle" a lot. Wrinkles disappear and the whole thing gets better over time...

Even though as soon as I got mine finished I covered em with seat covers... just so they stay nice..

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It's a general auto trimming book - the seats covered are not specific MK1 - but close - a Jag I think and very similar ( apart from the fact he is using leather) I'll post a pic of the book when I find it.

Found it

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

A mate and I did mine whole interior but we used mainly leather
as it was at a good price at the time

He had a bit of background in office furniture which helped