Where would I get something like this???? ( pics )

[Tampon]

I am doing a few testers for the local council ( reupholstering offices chairs ) they were in brown orange leather before and now want them in grey leather. Getting to the end of the first few and assembling them and realise that some of the plastic strips that hide staple lines can been seen and they are totally the wrong colour.

Looks like in comes in one long strip that you cut to size, any one know where I should start looking ( tried my normal supplier of upholstery sundries ).

Anyone know where I could buy something like this ? I am stuck.

[mechsympathy]

It looks like furniture trim like this.

[Tampon]

mechsympathy said:

It looks like furniture trim like this.

Thankyou very much, I have emailed them with the pics.

Anyone one else ?

[Nolar Dog]

Would carpet edging type strips be suitable?

Something like this, I was thinking:



In stores they have a much wider range in various sizes of "T", various colours/finishes and plastic and metal types.

Hope it helps?

[thinfourth2]

Tampon said:

I am doing a few testers for the local council ( reupholstering offices chairs ) they were in brown orange leather before and now want them in grey leather. .

Annoyed

Very annoyed

Where i work (oil service company) we have an office chair with one caster missing and can't get a new one until one gets chucked in the rubbish skip and we shall procure it for the workshop office

But its a job that payes enough for my council tax bill

[Tampon]

thinfourth2 said:

Tampon said:

I am doing a few testers for the local council ( reupholstering offices chairs ) they were in brown orange leather before and now want them in grey leather. .

Annoyed

Very annoyed

Where i work (oil service company) we have an office chair with one caster missing and can't get a new one until one gets chucked in the rubbish skip and we shall procure it for the workshop office

But its a job that payes enough for my council tax bill

The chairs are 30 years old, the leather is worn smooth, most have casters broken or jammed, they are getting refurbed as the cost of new ones are 33% more, I would say that they are spending your tax money pretty well.

The old chairs look rough, and in the main debating chambers where there are tv crew etc it would look alot better if the room was a coherent design and not just a mishmash of different colours and knackered equipment.

[Pesty]

paint the strips grey?

[Tampon]

pioneer said:

And we wonder what our tax is being spent on?

Refurbing a major hall once every 30 years when they are sticking in new technology ( loud speaker systems linked with mics on each desk, 100 desks ), overhauling the old lighting system for a more modern economical system etc etc

I can see what you might be saying but this really isn;t a councilor jolly, some suit playing Changing Rooms on a whim.

[Tampon]

Pesty said:

paint the strips grey?

Yeah I am starting to think this might be the best idea, need to find a matt paint that will stick to plastic now, thinking of bumper paint for cars ?

[Pesty]

or if you have retrimmed the cusions in leather can you not use some actual grey leather and stich that over the area?

[Tampon]

Pesty said:

or if you have retrimmed the cusions in leather can you not use some actual grey leather and stich that over the area?

Again a thought I have had, but as there are so many I need to think about the time it is going to take me as I have small margins already, also the extra leather etc etc.

Bunging the plastic in is the easiest way, so am thinking to get that first.

Thanks for the suggestions though.

[Tampon]

Cheers Pesty, I sprayed them in the end, they look great, looks like I landed the contract so thankyou all for your help.