replacement top/vinyls-SMS

[randalpark@xxxxxxx]

If its not a specialty item I won't pay a specialty price either. The 
fact is, there are few items available for our cars which are not 
specialty items. Spark plugs, oil, and anti-freeze come to mind, but 
those things all change over time as well.

Paul W.


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Subject: Re: IML: replacement top/vinyls-SMS



I agree up to a point.  If I can buy from a parts store that has what I 
need I
will do that.
---- randalpark@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I totally agree with this, and will add that IMHO we should support 
the
> businesses who provide us with the things that we need. Of course, 
they
> will be expensive. These are specialty businesses with a limited
> clientele. They deserve to make a profit and therefore have a good
> reason to continue practicing their trade.
>
> When I am looking for quality, I expect to pay for it. If not, then I
> usually get what I pay for. That said, if I pay a high price for 
crummy
> workmanship, I do my best to learn quickly not to return for more 
abuse.
>
> Paul W.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg and Russell <65luxuryliner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 4:47 pm
> Subject: Re: IML: replacement top/vinyls-SMS
>
>
> I have worked with SMS on two vinyl top projects and I've been very
> pleased with the quality of the materials used as well as the
> workmanship. No, they aren't inexpensive, but the grain of the vinyl
> was an EXACT match and the tops look GREAT. Sure, I'd love to find 
the
> same quality SMS provides at a lesser price but that isn't always
> something that's easy to do. They are known for having either the
> original material (NOS) or excellent reproductions of the original. 
If
> authenticity is important to you, I'd stick with SMS even though 
their
> price is higher. Parchment is not an easy color to find and in the
> correct grain as well...
>
> You may want to contact Original Auto Interiors just to see if they
> have the color and grain you need. But I am not sure if they actually
> fabricate the top with the correct seams or not. If they do not offer
> fabrication, don't think you can just buy the yardage and any
> upholstery shop can replicate the seams correctly. Those seams (on my
> Cadillacs, they are referred to as French seams) are not easy to do 
and
> the upholstery shop I work with told me they absolutely could not
> replicate them. They even suggested I let SMS fabricate it so it 
would
> be 'right' (upholstery shop owner's word choice).
>
> Greg McDonnell
> '65 Crown convertible
>
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