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Advantage Interiors Guide To Upholstery Repair Nothing can detract from the comfort and aesthetics of a car quite like dirty, torn, ripped or damaged upholstery. Whether it?s made of fabric, leather, vinyl or some other material, it definitely pays to take good care of your car?s upholstery.What is auto upholstery? Many people may assume that car upholstery strictly refers to the seats within the vehicle, but that doesn?t quite cover it. Upholstery and upholstery repairs can apply to many components of a car?s interior.A few examples of items an automotive upholsterer or trimmer may be able to repair, replace or customize include:- Interior carpets ? In addition to the carpet you?ll find on the floor of most passenger cars and trucks, you can usually find a fair amount of carpet and other fabric in the trunk as well. Automotive carpet is designed to be extremely durable and stain resistant, but the material can wear out or become damaged with regular wear and tear.- Seats ? Most car owners probably frequently associate auto upholstery with the seats. Depending on the fabric, including fabric, vinyl or leather, care and repair upkeep will differ.- Headliners - The headliner on a car is the fabric material that covers the ceiling, but may also include fabric-covered roof support frames. It?s especially common to find sagging, rippled or loose headliners on older vehicles.- Convertible tops and vinyl roof covers - A talented and experience auto upholsterer will be able to repair or restore both convertible top fabric and frames as well as the vinyl or canvas roof covers featured on some older vehicles or modern luxury cars.- - Door panels ? Doors and interior door panels get a lot of use and often take more abuse than other upholstery features, so it?s not unusual for the fabric or other materials that cover them to become damaged.What do auto upholsterers do? Upholsterers, also known as trimmers, coach trimmers have been around since before the advent of motorized transportation. Once strictly limited to building the interiors and finery associated with horse drawn carriages, when automobiles began their rise in popularity many coach trimmers or upholsterers started in the auto industry by building custom interiors for auto manufacturers and wealthy clients. Today, auto upholsterers work on a wide range of vehicles from luxury and custom cars to everyday rivers.Depending on the shop and the upholsterer?s expertise and experience, a modern auto upholsterer can perform a number of tasks, including:- Upholstery replacement ? When the seat, carpet or interior trim of a vehicle is beyond replacement or when a customer wants a new interior, for a custom car for example, a talented auto upholsterer can replace the entire upholstery of a vehicle. In cases where only one component or section of a vehicle?s upholstery is being replaced, such as a damaged seat, an effective auto upholstery replacement job requires that the new material match the existing material as closely as possible.- Upholstery repair ? If the damage to a vehicle?s upholstery isn't too significant or widespread, experienced upholsterers can repair minor damages such as burns, rips and tears for a wide range of upholstery such as seat covers and headliners and materials including vinyl, plastic, leather, fabric and carpet.- Headliner repair ? Because it?s typically attached to the interior roof using adhesives, special steps usually need to be taken to repair a sagging headliner.- Upholstery restoration ? For owners of vintage or classic cars who wish to preserve their vehicles? original equipment, replacing old upholstery with new isn?t always an option. An upholsterer with experience in upholstering classic and older