I bought a massive bit of foam and cut it myself to fit the rock n roll bed. Im having a massive dilemma as to which type of material to use that will be hard wearing, not horribly scratchy on your legs and still cool enough to look good!
We recently did similar and used basic material. So far we don't know how it will look in say a year, however, by using cheap material we have found it slips round the edge of the foam, if that makes sense? It has been sewn very well and fits the foam tightly but needs readjusting to sit nicely. Not sure what material to use next time but will make do with this till we can afford new foam and something better. Maybe upholstery vinyl. Jon.
1982 Diesel hightop. 1Y engine. Still work in progress but running and taking us on holidays.
Thanks for your input John - I found some plain upholstery material on ebay which says its similar material to what is used on settees - looks good and hardwearing but is around £7.50 a metre and Im guessing I might need around £80 worth. I suppose thats okay, although I've not compared it to other prices.
Emma&Al wrote:Thanks for your input John - I found some plain upholstery material on ebay which says its similar material to what is used on settees - looks good and hardwearing but is around £7.50 a metre and Im guessing I might need around £80 worth. I suppose thats okay, although I've not compared it to other prices.
Have you a link to what you are thinking of using. this is on our to do list!
1984 Voltswagen 25 Pop-Top (No idea what type!?) 1.9 W/C Petrol based in Guernsey, C.I.