Soak the leather in water for a while before fitting it. That'll make it
easier to stretch. Tehn stretch it to fit, clamp it in place and let it
dry. Then you can remove it and glue it into place.
Geo Hahn wrote:
>
> I'm about to recover the door caps and the dog-leg caps behind the
> doors. Using leather it appears that a whole lotta stretching is going
> to have to occur to get these covered smoothly without puckering
> (especially the compound curves of the dog-leg).
>
> I've done this before using vinyl and that was pretty easy to stretch as
> needed but leather is another matter. The leather is the standard stuff
> included in the Moss interior kit.
>
> Any suggestions/tips? TIA
>
> Geo Hahn
> 59 TR3A
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George Richardson
Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559LT -
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
Griffin - '71 Triumph Stag - undergoing restoration
Pikachu - '75 Triumph TR6 - undergoing repair
Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Daily Driver
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