Choosing the right boat upholstery fabric comes down to one question: where does this cushion live? A helm seat in direct Florida sun, a V-berth in a shaded saloon and a transom bench in a saltwater wash line face completely different problems, and they should not wear the same cloth. Most guides answer this question … Read more
Yes, you can clean boat vinyl seats without cracking them, as long as you use a pH-neutral cleaner, stay away from bleach, ammonia, alcohol, and abrasive pads, and finish every cleaning with a UV protectant. Vinyl does not crack because you cleaned it. It cracks because the plasticizers that keep it soft have slowly drained … Read more
Learning how to fit marine carpet in a boat is one of those jobs that looks far harder than it is. Strip the deck, mark the grain, cut, glue, roll and trim, and a tired cuddy deck turns into a surface that grips when it is wet and stays cool under bare feet in July. … Read more
Most boat owners meet their first failed fastener the same way: a gust of wind gets under the cover, the canvas flaps hard, and one corner comes loose. That corner is almost always held by a metal snap, and once you know what the parts are called, replacing a boat cover fastener turns into a … Read more
If you want to know how to reupholster a campervan bed cushion, the short answer is this: take the old cover off, check the foam, use the old cover as your pattern, then fit new fabric either stapled to a hardboard backing or sewn as a zipped box cover. Most of the work is not … Read more
Learning how to replace motorhome curtains and blinds is one of the highest-impact jobs on any RV renovation list. Factory window treatments yellow, sag, and crumble at the folds after a few seasons of hard sun, and a motorhome is a hard place for fabric: UV through the glass, vibration on the road, and a … Read more
Most campervan seating problems trace back to one number on a foam quote, and that number is usually density. Learning how to choose foam for campervan seating means understanding that every cushion is described by two independent specs: density, which tells you how long the foam will last, and firmness or ILD, which tells you … Read more
A campervan headliner is the finished ceiling lining inside a van, and learning how to make a campervan headliner is one of the highest-impact steps in a conversion. The headliner is the surface that hides bare roof ribs, wiring and airbag components while giving the interior a finished, insulated and quiet feel. Most builders put … Read more
Fitting carpet lining is the step that turns a bare metal shell into a space you can actually sleep in. In short: prepare the surface, cut the carpet oversized, spray both surfaces, wait for tack, stretch from the centre outwards, then trim and finish the edges. This guide walks the whole sequence, including the moisture … Read more
A van bulkhead is the steel partition between the cab and the load space, and on most factory panel vans it is raked backwards so the front seats can travel as far as possible before they hit it. That raked profile is the reason the panel is awkward to work with: it is curved, it … Read more