In his latest article for The Shop, veteran auto upholstery professional Harry Weimann teaches rookies how to properly replace a foam-back headliner. … [Read more...] about Upholstery Lesson 5: Foam Headliners
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Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 3
The third and final installment of our interview series with Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit show "Pimp My Ride," is the most personal. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 3
Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 2
In part one of our three-part interview series with Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit show "Pimp My Ride," he told us all about his humble beginnings — starting as a troubled kid in South Central Los Angeles, who was forced to work in his uncle’s auto upholstery shop to stay out of trouble, to becoming a world-famous auto upholsterer. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 2
Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 1
Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit television show "Pimp My Ride," singlehandedly made auto upholstery cool again. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 1
Dodge Brothers Upholstery Assembly Line
Check out this beautiful photo taken in 1915 of an upholstery assembly line at the Dodge Brothers Motor Company auto plant in Hamtramck, Michigan. … [Read more...] about Dodge Brothers Upholstery Assembly Line
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