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Another Seat - 1969 XLH Sportster

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Ok, here's the other seat I was talking about. It's still in progress but coming along nicely...

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Attach the belly skirt, a little more lacing, some oil and sealer.... BAM! :thumbsup:

more as it develops....

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Like the Way You did the Inside of the Numbers and Letters, Gives it that BLING look! Nicely Done cant wait to see the finished product... :thumbsup:

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Yeah nice touch on the letters/numbers. Good looking seat so far.

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Nice seat man, almost looks like an inlay.

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Thanks guys!

Yeah, I was trying to capture that 1969 "Old Skool" look. The antiquing actually turned out better than I had planned. I planned on antiquing the whole seat, then reapplying black dye over everything except the lettering. Then I took the pictures to send my customer and the picture really brings out that REAL OLD look! My customer emailed me back saying "That's it! That's the colors!!"....., so I started braiding...

I'll have this one done this week but I have 3 other jobs on my bench that need some attention too ...

more as it develops...

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Well, as promised, Here's the Final Results...

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Whatcha Think??

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A few more showing the braided seam and the laced edge ....

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I really need to work on my picture takin' ... :crazy:

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Dayum Troy I love that seat!!

Simple and sweet.

:You_Rock_Emoticon:

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Well, as promised, Here's the Final Results...

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Whatcha Think??

I THINK YOU GOT IT GOING YOUR WAY. FINE BRAIDING..... :red_bandana::notworthy:

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Well, how did I miss this? Very nice looking. A very classic look to it.

I like it a lot, you should be proud of it.

Dave Theobald

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Beautiful work, compadre! Thanks for the underside pics, too. I was wondering how ya'll did that part. Very sweet indeed.

Did you use a resist on the letters, and if so, what did you use? That is just incredible the way the letters stand out. Excellent job.

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Dayum Troy I love that seat!!

Simple and sweet.

:You_Rock_Emoticon:

Thank Ya Bree! I like the simple things....

I THINK YOU GOT IT GOING YOUR WAY. FINE BRAIDING..... :red_bandana::notworthy:

Thanks Luke! As difficult as that braid looks, it's simple once I found the rhythm... My next venture is to tackle a 2 tone Mexican Round Edge Braid! I just got a shipment of seat pans in yesterday and look forward to the task... :)

Well, how did I miss this? Very nice looking. A very classic look to it.

I like it a lot, you should be proud of it.

Dave Theobald

Thanks Dave! I posted the original post a while back... just finished it up...

Beautiful work, compadre! Thanks for the underside pics, too. I was wondering how ya'll did that part. Very sweet indeed.

Did you use a resist on the letters, and if so, what did you use? That is just incredible the way the letters stand out. Excellent job.

Thanks Tex! Yeah, I used Blockout from your local Tandy store... I only applied one coat to the letters and then antiqued it with Black Antique Gel. Once it dried, I applied several coats of Coal Black to the rest of the seat, sealed it with Satin Sheen and added a final coat of Atom Wax...

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Well, as promised, Here's the Final Results...

Whatcha Think??

Outstanding :clapping:

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real nice work. I know your customer is loving it

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I'm about to tackle my first seat and was wondering how you attach the bottom leather piece to the pan?

By the way, excellent job!

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I'm about to tackle my first seat and was wondering how you attach the bottom leather piece to the pan? By the way, excellent job!

Thank You!

I rivet them in place. This was a re-cover of a "Drag Specialties" seat so I just used the holes that were already drilled in the pan. Some people use a pneumatic stapler to attach to plastic but I prefer rivets. I also like to add decorative finish washers under my rivets to give more surface area for the rivet to bite into the leather.

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Thank You!

I rivet them in place. This was a re-cover of a "Drag Specialties" seat so I just used the holes that were already drilled in the pan. Some people use a pneumatic stapler to attach to plastic but I prefer rivets. I also like to add decorative finish washers under my rivets to give more surface area for the rivet to bite into the leather.

Yeah, I thought it looked like you riveted it, but it was the finish washers that threw me, thanks and again, great job!!

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