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I have worked in orthotics and prosthetics for twenty years. We shape legs, mold leather, and sew. Before your tutorials, I never knew my skills transferred to upholstery. Thanks for doing your channel. It's greatly appreciated. So far, I've fixed my kid's driver seat and done his headliner.
Great explanation! I worked in a shop for several years during high school and college, mostly doing headliners and vinyl roofs for car dealers back in the 70's. We used an ancient De Vilbiss gun that my boss had purchased in the late 50's. It worked wonderfully! We never cleaned it or emptied it, and aside from the occasional clogged tip, it never failed. The only maintenance it ever got was when it started shooting strings of adhesive (usually after sitting for the weekend or holiday), we'd put a finger over the nozzle and pull the trigger. It only used 30-40 psi, so it never hurt us, and if it stayed plugged, a little gas on a rag and a quick scrape from a thumbnail, and we were back in business! Nowdays, I'm doing my own upholstery and the cheapo Harbor Fright siphon guns work excellent! Thanks for sharing your expertise, your technique is spot on!
Hello tony, fellow traveler! Yep, the good 'Ol De Vilbiss. Way before I discovered mineral spirits, 44 years ago, we used to use gasoline! Thank you for all of your kind words. Please keep liking and watching!
@@bradrock7731 Hello Brad, Yep, when we had greasy oily hands, leaded gasoline worked great at getting clean. We're still alive to talk about it... Please keep liking and watching!
Hey Rick, Thank you so much for these videos!!! They have been a great help to me. You are a good soul and wonderful teacher. I am a little long in the tooth to be learning another trade but I seem to be developing a talent for marine upholstery which is basically all I do. I also have a great teacher up here in northeastern mass. Well, patient at the least.!! A quick video of your sewing table showing how you do the actual stitching would be a huge help to me and probably many others. Any little boost at my age could make a world of difference in speed and quality. Thanks again my friend. Yours, Irish Eddie
Hello Irish Eddie, You are so welcome! Marine upholstery is the best place to be for a great income. I do have a whole lot of stitching videos in my RUclips channel. I hope you can put them to use. Please keep liking and watching!
hello Richard. I finally finished part of my first upholstery project, the front seat re-foam and sewed new cover for 39 Chevy front seat cushion. It turned out fairly good with welted seams and half inch foam backed pleats. I am also learning to sew too and I had a couple of seams that were the first to be sewn that opened up so I had to go back and resew them. Consequently it is slightly crooked. It still looks pretty good and I had to get the tape measure out to make sure they were crooked. I think I have got my industrial machine dialed in and using 135 thread and it is sewing good now. in relation to this video, I at first sprayed the back of the polyester velour with glue and got it on so thick that it soaked through and stained the front side. It was a small piece and the first time I sprayed glue and it wasn't too bad a thing to throw it away. Now I spray at a distance as you tell us and it works out fine. Sometimes I give it two light coats. `Please keep up the good videos. I just wanted to let you know that you are teaching me and anyone watching important lessons and you are spreading knowledge. Thank you. I will try and send a pic of the seat when finished.
Hello Whitey, That is great news! Just keep going. The only way we truly learn is from mistakes, like mine and yours. This is why I always say that in upholstery 10% is knowledge, 90% is technique that is learned over time. Thank you so much for sharing, I'm so happy! Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Dag, Thank you so much for your support. You have done what most people will not do. I really appreciate you. Thanks, Richard. Please keep liking and watching!
Let it dance and fall onto the fabric baby! Be smooth as ice cream on a hot day. I don’t do much upholstery but when I am spraying, I got a cute detail gun. It too is stored full but in a zip lock bag so no solvent evaporation. You are excellent in explaining and perfect in execution of tips, techniques and procedures. The “NCIS Jeffro Gibbs” of the upholstery world. I thank you kindly for your sharing of wisdom & experience!
So glad you went over this! Bought a gallon of weldwood the other day and i already have a cheapo gun that i used with for tractor paints.....gonna give it a try. The only thing i am wondering about is the really long dry times on foam application and then cutting. Also, thank you for corresponding with me about the Juki 2810 recently.....i decided to go with the Juki 2810 and it runs fantastic! 😎👍
I slapped my forehead when I realized that using a spray gun for the adhesive had *just* as lazy a maintenance and clean up routine as I'd tolerate. To think, all these years I'd dismissed the idea of a more "professional" setup, when it's just as easy to use as a spray-can, but with better results. Face-palming again. I love the random-number tips, Richard, almost as much as I love learning from other people's experience/mistakes to avoid some of them myself. While everyone learns #98 really quickly, but ... I've already suffered from not realizing how important #71 was. Lucky for me, I was mounting foam or sound deadening materials to the BACK of panels that no one could see nor touch. Probably best that absolutely, positively no one else knows even now. Erm... except you... me, and.... anyone else on the internet that reads this! Thank you Richard for your videos, as always!
Hello Chrst, You are so welcome! Well this is how we learn, my mistakes and yours. Really the technique numbers are not what is important. What is important to know is the lower the number the more important it is! Please keep liking and watching!
When that glue you sprayed at me came out of my monitor and hit me in the eyes, mineral spirits didn't work to unglue my eyelids...Technique 1630 didn't work on me so what do I do now? :) Always enjoy your videos Richard. I appreciate today's lesson and yes I will keep watching and liking !
Hello Ven, Yep I started in 1980. I think we had a lot of the same experiences. As of early 2024 I think it is more like $140. Before 2020 it was manageable. I wonder how that happened? Please keep liking and watching!
Very helpful .. I tried a few times with spray cans and didn't like the results . Now with contact cement and spray gun it makes the job very easy and better finish .. thanks for your tips and videos .👍👍👍
Another great episode, buddy! I have watched all of them. Keep up the great work! I’m working on a ‘56 Chevy convertible that will have a custom front seat (from a ‘75 Lincoln). If you get an opportunity, I would love to see how you make a custom pattern from scratch. My intention is to make it in the original style, but with a bit more updated pattern. Sew on, my friend!
Hello Ken, Thank you so much for saying so. Thanks for hanging in there with me. Try: ruclips.net/video/TJw6d8ic9GI/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/dVJe-RbSz14/видео.html I think you will do just fine with your '56 Chev! Please keep liking and watching!
If you are not using for a time, put whole gun in refrigerator, i have a small bedroom fridge for the shop. Works good when it's really hot like phoenix 110'+, also for painting I do more paint keeps the dry spray down. Life hack to share with all of you! God Bless.
Hello Sydney, I knew that about paint, but didn't think about the glue. I was in North Scottsdale for 38 years and never did that. Oh, well, too late for me to start now. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery well the wife only let me use the frige for that once! I live in show low area now Peoria was too hot after the heat strokes, I was Chase Customs and Hot Rods then, disability retirement you know. Dabbled in upholstery on some of my own stuff, went to Simon in Litchfield for the last time on my 54 Bel-Air sled. You look familiar though.
@@sydneychase780 Hello Sydney, In the 1980's I was Getti Interior Products and Hot Tops truck convertible conversions in Phoenix and Tempe. You can see some of that here in my virtual museum: www.rudolphsupholstery.com/rudolph-s-virtual-museum Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I remember hot tops! And gettie. Used to live across union hills rd from tooter weaver upholstery, i also pinstripe under the name Squid. Small world truly. Ill keep watching buddy!
@@sydneychase780 Yep, small world. Right On! Right on. Remember Auto Neon? Now it's called Underglow? That was us too in 1984. Now auto lighting is everywhere...
Hello J, Thank you so much! Score! *(Price subject to availability, first come first served, as of March 2024, Other discounts cannot be combined, must show proof of compressor ownership, third Tuesday of leap year only.) Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
I've found that the glue that has made it inside the foam cells dries a lot slower than what stays on the surface. When the wet gets forced against the outer dry as what happens when sticking the pieces together it reactivates the dry which then stops being sticky again. At least that's my theory. As you say better to stick the two together right then and give and/or it much more time to dry completely.
Hello Vlad, I think that in a matter of a few hours, the inner and outer will cure. I just try to avoid saturating the glue into the foam. Please keep liking and watching!
Another great video explaining things clearly and concisely! The only thing I didn't see was you had nothing regarding an adjusting the knobs on the spray gun as far as pattern and so forth. In other words, how do you set up the gun to get that nice spray pattern. Could you comment on that or possibly even add another video? Thanks again for sharing your expertise in craftsmanship!
Hello Rb, Funny you should mention that. I never adjust the knobs. I just keep it at a very narrow spray pattern for glue. That would be a very short video. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Interesting. As someone who had worked in video, it seems like it would be a short quick "how to" video that shows you filling the spray gun, and then doing some test shots on paper or cardboard where you adjust the air pressure and both of the adjustment knobs to get the pattern you're looking for. I'm sure this would be very helpful for complete beginners with no spray gun experience. Seems something very basic in spraying that I think you could do very well. Thanks for your reply and have a great day!
That right thumb nail sure is pretty. Where did you have that done? Just kidding. I know that those hurt like all get out. What you have taught me about how to use an old paint sprayer to spray glue is invaluable. Thanks so much.
We had a storm blow through last week and about a thousand pound tree fell on my shop roof. I spent an entire week getting it off and repairing the metal roof. I am 77 years old and my whole body feels like that thumb looks.
Hello Whitey, Oh, yea. That was a construction accident. It took a long time to go away. I am so glad to hear. Glue away! Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Whitey, Oh, I know how you feel. I have been spending 3-4 days a week constructing our new shop building. Everything hurts. All the time. Please keep liking and watching!
Hi back. I watched the video of your new shop project a while back. A nice project Last year I bought a 20 foot TEU shipping container, ivory colored and a single tripper for less than $4,000 delivered, including tax. Nice looking unit, no dents. No property tax either. I am so happy with it. I am storing a classic car in it, it is mouse proof and weather proof, strong enough to withstand most trees falling on it, and it frees up space in my main shop for my new hobby, upholstery. Have you considered getting one to use, maybe only temporarily, so it will free up some time for you to catch up on your upholstery work and allow you a little free time to live a life too? I wish you the best of luck with it all. Tell Hottie that Fred said hello. @@oldschoolautoupholstery
@@whiteyfarm Hello Fred, I was actively trying to put a 40 footer on my property, but with the cost of the container and off road forklift, to place it. Well, thank God it didn't work out. I decided that I could buy a lot of wood with that money. SO I am building a 40X 10 X 12' high storage extension instead to my specification. One half is 2x6 walls and heavily insulated and air conditioned for food storage and solar electronics room. I am so glad I did it this way. Please keep liking and watching!
@@albertquintero5412 Hello Albert, In my RUclips channel, I have thousands and thousands of comments, and I answer every one just as I did yours. I would like to get your questions. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Smoove, If glueing a small object, I can go as low as 20 psi, to larger projects up to 60psi. On the average, I use about 35 psi. Please keep liking and watching!
I have always wondered is the DAP weldwood they sell in stock at Hone Depot in the red cans, is that the same product as the DAP landau in the blue can? I have never compared them.
Hello George, I know nothing other than the Landau contact adhesive for 44 years. I have never had to use another glue. I would figure that all contact adhesive such as for counter tops would be the same. Please keep liking and watching!
Awesome video, and extremely helpful! 👏👏 I live in Spain, and here we do not have the brands that you have in the USA, but I use a contact adhesive that I thin with a specific thinner and thankfully it works adequately 😅😅 Great tips! 😁😁😁
Hello Fire, I was right there with you. But in another place of course! Yep, another great combo was contact adhesive and lacquer thinner. Ha! Please keep liking and watching!
couple questions, on vinyl do you cut your patterns smaller on the stretch ? also on leather do you cut patterns to exact profile plus the allowance or do you take any stretch in to account? I taught myself how to sew many years ago, I actually wanted to do upholstery and did a couple cars but it has been 20 years and starting to get back into it again for my own personal cars.
Hello Non, I used to think about stretch a long time ago. I was thinking too much. The better fit guarantee is to just duplicate the original patterns. Allowance is also over rated and some people think this is rocket science, but it's not. Just go for it! After a while it becomes a force that comes naturally. There will be a flow to it. Just think how satisfied and proud you will be of the cars you will have done. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks , yeah I found your videos helpful getting back into it. I’m gonna tackle biggest project I have this time a 65 Lincoln in black leather. My first cars i did came out pretty good if I can say, for no training and learning off some books I think I did ok, even got me a brand new Juki back then. Just couldn’t get paid enough to raise my kids so back to electronics I went.
@@nonyabiznizbro Hello Non, Don't short yourself on the money-making part. Auto and furniture upholstery can make some great money. Boats and jet skis make even more money than that. Crazy money in aircraft upholstery. Check this out: ruclips.net/video/WOuzM5UPqM4/видео.html Get that '65 Lincoln done! Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Kathy, I love hearing good news like this. I only use bonded T90 nylon or polyester thread on my industrial sewing machine for everything I do. Please keep liking and watching!
I purchased the spray gun you recommended from Harbor Freight. The spray guns they now sell (green handle) have a 1/4-18 NPS air inlet. That is a straight thread and all readily available air compressor quick disconnects are NPT (national pipe taper). Therefore, the connection can't be made. I called Harbor Freight and they can't tell me what is the male thread that goes into the spray gun but I am thinking it is also straight thread maybe with an o'ring seal. Being unable to connect to my air compressor hose I am going to have to return the gun.
I went back to Harbor Freight and found the solution to the connection problem. I bought a Central Pneumatic air regulator (with valve) for $7.99. It has a 1/4-18 straight thread connection as needed to the spray gun and a 1/4 NPT inlet to attach the hose quick disconnect fitting. The compressor pressure is set to 90 psi and the regulator at the spray gun is set to 40-45 psi. Anyway thanks for the tips.
thank you for the video really help full. only question is I'm doing Valure very thin material, and the glue is seeping through and I'm at an angel letting it fall and doing it as light as I can and it still bleeding through. is there anything I can do to stop it or how can I wash it off?
Hello Jet, I think the problem will always be the very thin material. You might have a better luck with a thicker material. Contact adhesive is removable with mineral spirits. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Clem, Thanks! I usually keep it about 35psi, but you can use less for small projects or more psi for large projects. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Phillip, You are so welcome. Thank you so much for saying so. It depends on the project or application. Usually small items, I can start at 25 psi and larger items up to 50psi. I usually keep it around 35psi. Please keep liking and watching!
I just bought the HF Spray gun. the instructions say not to run it over 45 PSI. I notice a valve on yours but no gage? can you tell me how you regulate it? I have been doing leather for years by painting on the glue ( Very Messy) I hope this works for me.
Hello Dag, I use an air regulator. My guess is 20-65 psi is usable, depending on if a project is large or small. I just get a feel of what air pressure is right for what I am doing. You will know too. Or get a regulator with a gauge. Please keep liking and watching! Please keep liking and watching!
Hello, i am making a bed cover for a pickup truck. I will be gluing automotive vinyl to a sheet of aluminum. I plan to use the same glue you show in this video. Do i need to scuff up the aluminum with a sander before applying the glue, so it will adhere to the aluminum ? Also i am concerned the vinyl will absorb a lot of the glue. Should i apply more than 1 coat of glue before i lay the vinyl down on the aluminum ? Will the hot sunshine affect the bond of the vinyl to the metal ? Should i use a brush or roller or a spray gun ? I only want to do this once and get it right. Any advice or tips for my project would be greatly appreciated ! Love your how to videos ! Thanks in advance 👍😁
Hello HHS, You are so welcome! Well, here we go. You can glue landau or tonneau vinyl directly to aluminum. I would never use any other kind of vinyl. 1/4" Landau pad would make everything look a lot smoother. Be sure to only use a contact adhesive and nothing else. Can be applied by brush, or spraying is best. No need to scuff the aluminum as contact adhesive is not paint. Contact adhesive IS the adherence and sticks to anything. One even coat is all you need. Work in the shade, not the sun. Well, there you go. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Joe, I don't know as I have never used the gravity feed gun for glue because you can't set them down on a table.... Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
Will that spray contact adhesive you're using work on foam board like styrofoam or polystyrene without attacking the fosm and melting it. Thanks great video. Subscribing
I searched for "contact adhesive" on various hardware store websites and only found "contact cement" instead. Can this be bought in basic hardware stores? If so, how can I find it?
Hello Paradox, Contact adhesive is also what the counter top installers use. Maybe ask for that at the hardware store. Please keep liking and watching!
good info in the video but I think not all the glue from a box store will work well when sprayed, you could spray it?, yes, but the DAP you are using is perfect to be used with a spray gan and the tech sheet explains tip size etc.
Hello The, I guess I would not know as I only bought mine from an upholstery supplier. In 44 years, I also never read a tech sheet for glue... I just use it. Go figure. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Bobby, I use a cheapo HF gun with their 21 gal 110V air compressor. I does just fine with my staple gun and glue spray gun. Please keep liking and watching!
@@bobbybrooks5846 Hello Bobby, I think a 6 gallon will power it, but run all the time. If you are making money with your projects, it is worth upgrading for sure. You will be glad you did. Please keep liking and watching!
These spray guns are only 9.99 at HF right now, I think they are discontinuing them. I have three...if one gets gooped up I just use a new cup and leave the one with dries glue in the bottom soaking in mineral spirits for when I have time to clean it
Hello Let, for smaller projects, I use as low as 20 psi, and for larger project, as high as 60 psi. Mostly I stay around 35 psi. Please keep liking and watching!
If i did use a paint gun and probably wouldnt use it for a very long time, whats the best stuff to use to clean it? Would i just use the mineral spirts also to clean it? The reason im asking is cause i bought 2 guns a long time ago at a garage sale for $5 and just set them to the side and never used them. Now would be a good time to use them seeing how i need to replace my top on my camaro😂
Okay my top finally came in and I have everything but the cement glue😂. Nobody carries that type in stores. I did see the brand in a spray can, gallon size and larger size cans. Have you ever used that brand in the spray can? If not then I will just order a gallon of it and just store it for another project when finished. Either I will brush it on or pull out one of those old guns to sprar it with.
@@bbay1977 Hello Bbay, I think the big box stores sell contact adhesives used for countertops. The landau contact adhesive is sold by upholstery suppliers. Please keep liking and watching!
What do you use to thin the glue? I have a gallon of the glue you showing. And it has gotten too thick over time because I'm not a everyday upholstery guy
I've been lied to for years! I was always told there are only two happy days in a boat owners life,... the day he buys it and the day he sells it. Now I know that's a lie. It's actually three days, The day he buys it, the day he sells it and the day he picks it up with new upholstery that Richard has done. On a more serious note.. since I know you read all of the comments, I'm trying to figure something out. On my lazy boy there is a edge that is sewn around the back. It appears that the leather edge is sewn face to tace and 1/4" of an inche from the edge. Next, the cover is turned right side out and the edge is sewn again about 1/4 " from the edge making, for lack of a better term, a decorative welt around the edge. The issue or concern I can figure out is how to keep the initial sewn edge out as far as possible so when the decorative welt is sewn the original seem is as far out as possible. (The initial threads are at the very edge) I tried sewing the decorative welt as slowly as possible but it was impossible for me to keep the initial threads "pushed" out or near the edge. I then tried to use basting tape and folded the 1/4 edge agains the basting tape. This worked but not well. The tape wouldn't hold the edge very well folded back on itself. Richard, any thoughts on this type of "welt" and a best method to use in doing this operation? I don't remember seeing you do this type of "welt" on your videos but lazyboy go crazy with this welt. I look forward to your comments and maybe someone else can benefit from your response. I'm sure you have a techinique number for this operation.
Hello Rob, Thanks for hanging in there with me! Well, that is quite the description, but I think I got lost around the time you said the edge is sewn again. Hehe. Really the best that can happen is if you just duplicate what it had before. That is part of the puzzle solving. I have never used tape. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Don't, At the time, I was just planning on a 12V solar system for the shop. Since then, things changed, I will be able to run 220V afterall. Please keep liking and watching!
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I have worked in orthotics and prosthetics for twenty years. We shape legs, mold leather, and sew. Before your tutorials, I never knew my skills transferred to upholstery. Thanks for doing your channel. It's greatly appreciated. So far, I've fixed my kid's driver seat and done his headliner.
Hello Nuttin, You are so welcome! Well see? there we have it. Way to go! Please keep liking and watching!
Great explanation! I worked in a shop for several years during high school and college, mostly doing headliners and vinyl roofs for car dealers back in the 70's. We used an ancient De Vilbiss gun that my boss had purchased in the late 50's. It worked wonderfully! We never cleaned it or emptied it, and aside from the occasional clogged tip, it never failed. The only maintenance it ever got was when it started shooting strings of adhesive (usually after sitting for the weekend or holiday), we'd put a finger over the nozzle and pull the trigger. It only used 30-40 psi, so it never hurt us, and if it stayed plugged, a little gas on a rag and a quick scrape from a thumbnail, and we were back in business! Nowdays, I'm doing my own upholstery and the cheapo Harbor Fright siphon guns work excellent! Thanks for sharing your expertise, your technique is spot on!
Hello tony, fellow traveler! Yep, the good 'Ol De Vilbiss. Way before I discovered mineral spirits, 44 years ago, we used to use gasoline! Thank you for all of your kind words. Please keep liking and watching!
We used to use gas for paint thinner when it was less than a dollar a gallon. . Don't tell anyone.@@oldschoolautoupholstery
@@bradrock7731 Hello Brad, Yep, when we had greasy oily hands, leaded gasoline worked great at getting clean. We're still alive to talk about it... Please keep liking and watching!
Hey Rick,
Thank you so much for these videos!!! They have been a great help to me. You are a good soul and wonderful teacher. I am a little long in the tooth to be learning another trade but I seem to be developing a talent for marine upholstery which is basically all I do. I also have a great teacher up here in northeastern mass. Well, patient at the least.!! A quick video of your sewing table showing how you do the actual stitching would be a huge help to me and probably many others. Any little boost at my age could make a world of difference in speed and quality. Thanks again my friend.
Yours, Irish Eddie
Hello Irish Eddie, You are so welcome! Marine upholstery is the best place to be for a great income. I do have a whole lot of stitching videos in my RUclips channel. I hope you can put them to use. Please keep liking and watching!
Another nice tutorial Richard!
For those who like trivia, the 3men😉 company started out as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Hello Clint, Thank you so much for saying so. Darn those guys! Please keep liking and watching!
hello Richard. I finally finished part of my first upholstery project, the front seat re-foam and sewed new cover for 39 Chevy front seat cushion. It turned out fairly good with welted seams and half inch foam backed pleats. I am also learning to sew too and I had a couple of seams that were the first to be sewn that opened up so I had to go back and resew them. Consequently it is slightly crooked. It still looks pretty good and I had to get the tape measure out to make sure they were crooked. I think I have got my industrial machine dialed in and using 135 thread and it is sewing good now.
in relation to this video, I at first sprayed the back of the polyester velour with glue and got it on so thick that it soaked through and stained the front side. It was a small piece and the first time I sprayed glue and it wasn't too bad a thing to throw it away. Now I spray at a distance as you tell us and it works out fine. Sometimes I give it two light coats.
`Please keep up the good videos. I just wanted to let you know that you are teaching me and anyone watching important lessons and you are spreading knowledge. Thank you. I will try and send a pic of the seat when finished.
Hello Whitey, That is great news! Just keep going. The only way we truly learn is from mistakes, like mine and yours. This is why I always say that in upholstery 10% is knowledge, 90% is technique that is learned over time. Thank you so much for sharing, I'm so happy! Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks!
Hello Dag, Thank you so much for your support. You have done what most people will not do. I really appreciate you. Thanks, Richard. Please keep liking and watching!
I enjoyed learning more about how to spray the glue
Hello Tracy, I am so glad to hear it! We are always learning aren't we? Please keep liking and watching!
Let it dance and fall onto the fabric baby! Be smooth as ice cream on a hot day. I don’t do much upholstery but when I am spraying, I got a cute detail gun. It too is stored full but in a zip lock bag so no solvent evaporation. You are excellent in explaining and perfect in execution of tips, techniques and procedures. The “NCIS Jeffro Gibbs” of the upholstery world. I thank you kindly for your sharing of wisdom & experience!
Hello Dean, Thank you for all of your wonderful kind words. It means a lot to me. Please keep liking and watching!
So glad you went over this! Bought a gallon of weldwood the other day and i already have a cheapo gun that i used with for tractor paints.....gonna give it a try. The only thing i am wondering about is the really long dry times on foam application and then cutting.
Also, thank you for corresponding with me about the Juki 2810 recently.....i decided to go with the Juki 2810 and it runs fantastic! 😎👍
Hello Lynch, I love hearing good news like this. So nice to have the right tools. You are well on your way! Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for the education.
Hello Edward, You are so welcome! Remember, learning is doing! Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I will thank you again
@@EdwardDelgado-ym1hr Hello Edward, Right On! Right on.
Thanks!
Hello Fred, Thank you so much! I can always count on you. What a pal! Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks!
Hello Roller, Thank you so much as always for your support! Me, my channel and viewers all appreciate it! Please keep liking and watching!
Excellent tutorial. You could be a Master Instructor. I have watch more of your videos. Thank you.
Hello Joel, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you I'm learning 🙏
Hello AB, I love hearing good news like this! Please keep it with you always. Please keep liking and watching!
I slapped my forehead when I realized that using a spray gun for the adhesive had *just* as lazy a maintenance and clean up routine as I'd tolerate. To think, all these years I'd dismissed the idea of a more "professional" setup, when it's just as easy to use as a spray-can, but with better results. Face-palming again.
I love the random-number tips, Richard, almost as much as I love learning from other people's experience/mistakes to avoid some of them myself.
While everyone learns #98 really quickly, but ... I've already suffered from not realizing how important #71 was. Lucky for me, I was mounting foam or sound deadening materials to the BACK of panels that no one could see nor touch.
Probably best that absolutely, positively no one else knows even now. Erm... except you... me, and.... anyone else on the internet that reads this!
Thank you Richard for your videos, as always!
Hello Chrst, You are so welcome! Well this is how we learn, my mistakes and yours. Really the technique numbers are not what is important. What is important to know is the lower the number the more important it is! Please keep liking and watching!
That gun HF no longer sells but that gun is sold by many places just look for the SWL on the handle and the tip size is 1.8
Hello George, Great tip! Thank you so much! Please keep liking and watching!
Great information! Thanks for sharing it!
Hello Todd, you are so welcome! I am glad you liked it. Please keep liking and watching!
When that glue you sprayed at me came out of my monitor and hit me in the eyes, mineral spirits didn't work to unglue my eyelids...Technique 1630 didn't work on me so what do I do now? :) Always enjoy your videos Richard. I appreciate today's lesson and yes I will keep watching and liking !
Hello Ny, Really? I didn't think that would really happen. Hehe. Thanks for hanging in there with me. Please keep liking and watching!
Great info ... helps alot ...
Hello Joe, I love hearing good news like this! Please keep liking and watching!
When I started in 1981. That 5 gallon can was $30. Times sure have changed,
Hello Ven, Yep I started in 1980. I think we had a lot of the same experiences. As of early 2024 I think it is more like $140. Before 2020 it was manageable. I wonder how that happened? Please keep liking and watching!
I really enjoy your videos, knowledge and informative teaching.... Thanks so much!!
Hello Daryl, You are so welcome! Thanks for hanging in there with me. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I will... I've subscribed and will hit the vertical rising thumb as I watch...🙂
@@daryljackiedunnegan5287 Hello Daryl, Welcome aboard! I appreciate you so much!
Excellent! No one ever says what they use and how to use it but you do. Thank you
Hello Jack, Thanks pal! I am just trying to help those that don't know and maybe just starting out. Please keep liking and watching!
Very helpful .. I tried a few times with spray cans and didn't like the results . Now with contact cement and spray gun it makes the job very easy and better finish .. thanks for your tips and videos .👍👍👍
Hello Luis, You are so welcome! I love hearing good news like this. Please keep liking and watching!
Another great episode, buddy! I have watched all of them. Keep up the great work! I’m working on a ‘56 Chevy convertible that will have a custom front seat (from a ‘75 Lincoln). If you get an opportunity, I would love to see how you make a custom pattern from scratch. My intention is to make it in the original style, but with a bit more updated pattern. Sew on, my friend!
Hello Ken, Thank you so much for saying so. Thanks for hanging in there with me. Try: ruclips.net/video/TJw6d8ic9GI/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/dVJe-RbSz14/видео.html I think you will do just fine with your '56 Chev! Please keep liking and watching!
If you are not using for a time, put whole gun in refrigerator, i have a small bedroom fridge for the shop. Works good when it's really hot like phoenix 110'+, also for painting I do more paint keeps the dry spray down. Life hack to share with all of you! God Bless.
Hello Sydney, I knew that about paint, but didn't think about the glue. I was in North Scottsdale for 38 years and never did that. Oh, well, too late for me to start now. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery well the wife only let me use the frige for that once! I live in show low area now Peoria was too hot after the heat strokes, I was Chase Customs and Hot Rods then, disability retirement you know. Dabbled in upholstery on some of my own stuff, went to Simon in Litchfield for the last time on my 54 Bel-Air sled. You look familiar though.
@@sydneychase780 Hello Sydney, In the 1980's I was Getti Interior Products and Hot Tops truck convertible conversions in Phoenix and Tempe. You can see some of that here in my virtual museum: www.rudolphsupholstery.com/rudolph-s-virtual-museum Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I remember hot tops! And gettie. Used to live across union hills rd from tooter weaver upholstery, i also pinstripe under the name Squid. Small world truly. Ill keep watching buddy!
@@sydneychase780 Yep, small world. Right On! Right on. Remember Auto Neon? Now it's called Underglow? That was us too in 1984. Now auto lighting is everywhere...
Great video, that's a 2.0mm tip, that gun is on clearance for 9.97 at harbor fright, part number 43760
Hello J, Thank you so much! Score! *(Price subject to availability, first come first served, as of March 2024, Other discounts cannot be combined, must show proof of compressor ownership, third Tuesday of leap year only.) Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery lol
@@jlawlar Hello J, Right on! Right on.
I've found that the glue that has made it inside the foam cells dries a lot slower than what stays on the surface. When the wet gets forced against the outer dry as what happens when sticking the pieces together it reactivates the dry which then stops being sticky again. At least that's my theory. As you say better to stick the two together right then and give and/or it much more time to dry completely.
Hello Vlad, I think that in a matter of a few hours, the inner and outer will cure. I just try to avoid saturating the glue into the foam. Please keep liking and watching!
Another great video explaining things clearly and concisely! The only thing I didn't see was you had nothing regarding an adjusting the knobs on the spray gun as far as pattern and so forth. In other words, how do you set up the gun to get that nice spray pattern. Could you comment on that or possibly even add another video? Thanks again for sharing your expertise in craftsmanship!
Hello Rb, Funny you should mention that. I never adjust the knobs. I just keep it at a very narrow spray pattern for glue. That would be a very short video. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Interesting. As someone who had worked in video, it seems like it would be a short quick "how to" video that shows you filling the spray gun, and then doing some test shots on paper or cardboard where you adjust the air pressure and both of the adjustment knobs to get the pattern you're looking for. I'm sure this would be very helpful for complete beginners with no spray gun experience. Seems something very basic in spraying that I think you could do very well. Thanks for your reply and have a great day!
@@RBourn9 Hello RB, Ok, ok. There may be a how to adjust a spray gun for glue video in the future. Please keep liking and watching!
Cool videos! Thanks for sharing.
Hello Bur, You are so welcome! Thanks for saying so. Please keep liking and watching!
Awesome episode!
Hello Odg, Thank you so much for saying so! I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
That right thumb nail sure is pretty. Where did you have that done? Just kidding. I know that those hurt like all get out. What you have taught me about how to use an old paint sprayer to spray glue is invaluable. Thanks so much.
We had a storm blow through last week and about a thousand pound tree fell on my shop roof. I spent an entire week getting it off and repairing the metal roof. I am 77 years old and my whole body feels like that thumb looks.
Hello Whitey, Oh, yea. That was a construction accident. It took a long time to go away. I am so glad to hear. Glue away! Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Whitey, Oh, I know how you feel. I have been spending 3-4 days a week constructing our new shop building. Everything hurts. All the time. Please keep liking and watching!
Hi back. I watched the video of your new shop project a while back. A nice project Last year I bought a 20 foot TEU shipping container, ivory colored and a single tripper for less than $4,000 delivered, including tax. Nice looking unit, no dents. No property tax either. I am so happy with it. I am storing a classic car in it, it is mouse proof and weather proof, strong enough to withstand most trees falling on it, and it frees up space in my main shop for my new hobby, upholstery. Have you considered getting one to use, maybe only temporarily, so it will free up some time for you to catch up on your upholstery work and allow you a little free time to live a life too? I wish you the best of luck with it all. Tell Hottie that Fred said hello.
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Excellent videos 👍
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What good air compressor for small jobs like I have generator so I would work at storage lot
Hello Albert, I just use a small 21 gallon 110volt air compressor I bought at Harbor Freight. Works just fine. Easy. Please keep liking and watching!
@ thank you for replying I’ll look out for budget 🙏🏼
@@albertquintero5412 Hello Albert, In my RUclips channel, I have thousands and thousands of comments, and I answer every one just as I did yours. I would like to get your questions. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for the content.
Hello Dew, You are so welcome! I am so glad you liked it. Please keep liking and watching!
Nice tip , thanks
Hello Flint, You are so welcome! I'm so glad you liked it. Please keep liking and watching!
Hi there I was wondering what you have the air pressure set at going into the spray gun.
Hello Smoove, If glueing a small object, I can go as low as 20 psi, to larger projects up to 60psi. On the average, I use about 35 psi. Please keep liking and watching!
I have always wondered is the DAP weldwood they sell in stock at Hone Depot in the red cans, is that the same product as the DAP landau in the blue can? I have never compared them.
Hello George, I know nothing other than the Landau contact adhesive for 44 years. I have never had to use another glue. I would figure that all contact adhesive such as for counter tops would be the same. Please keep liking and watching!
Awesome video, and extremely helpful! 👏👏 I live in Spain, and here we do not have the brands that you have in the USA, but I use a contact adhesive that I thin with a specific thinner and thankfully it works adequately 😅😅 Great tips! 😁😁😁
Hello Delta in Spain. Thank you so much for saying so. I love hearing good news like this! Please keep liking and watching!
I would like to know the real world shelf life of the contact adhesive you use.
Hello Top, Just take a container of contact adhesive and put it on a shelf. Hehe. It really depends on your climate. Please keep liking and watching!
My time was 1976-1987. Prime vinyl top years. Smelling that old green glue and gasoline for cleaning. Surprised I still have brain cells.
Hello Fire, I was right there with you. But in another place of course! Yep, another great combo was contact adhesive and lacquer thinner. Ha! Please keep liking and watching!
couple questions, on vinyl do you cut your patterns smaller on the stretch ? also on leather do you cut patterns to exact profile plus the allowance or do you take any stretch in to account? I taught myself how to sew many years ago, I actually wanted to do upholstery and did a couple cars but it has been 20 years and starting to get back into it again for my own personal cars.
Hello Non, I used to think about stretch a long time ago. I was thinking too much. The better fit guarantee is to just duplicate the original patterns. Allowance is also over rated and some people think this is rocket science, but it's not. Just go for it! After a while it becomes a force that comes naturally. There will be a flow to it. Just think how satisfied and proud you will be of the cars you will have done. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks , yeah I found your videos helpful getting back into it. I’m gonna tackle biggest project I have this time a 65 Lincoln in black leather. My first cars i did came out pretty good if I can say, for no training and learning off some books I think I did ok, even got me a brand new Juki back then. Just couldn’t get paid enough to raise my kids so back to electronics I went.
@@nonyabiznizbro Hello Non, Don't short yourself on the money-making part. Auto and furniture upholstery can make some great money. Boats and jet skis make even more money than that. Crazy money in aircraft upholstery. Check this out: ruclips.net/video/WOuzM5UPqM4/видео.html Get that '65 Lincoln done! Please keep liking and watching!
I have learned a lot from your video, I. Would some thread advice, please tell what thread weight you generally use thanks
Hello Kathy, I love hearing good news like this. I only use bonded T90 nylon or polyester thread on my industrial sewing machine for everything I do. Please keep liking and watching!
I purchased the spray gun you recommended from Harbor Freight. The spray guns they now sell (green handle) have a 1/4-18 NPS air inlet. That is a straight thread and all readily available air compressor quick disconnects are NPT (national pipe taper). Therefore, the connection can't be made. I called Harbor Freight and they can't tell me what is the male thread that goes into the spray gun but I am thinking it is also straight thread maybe with an o'ring seal. Being unable to connect to my air compressor hose I am going to have to return the gun.
Hello Mark, Oh, I never knew that they changed. I guess I have been using the old school spray gun. Please keep liking and watching!
I went back to Harbor Freight and found the solution to the connection problem. I bought a Central Pneumatic air regulator (with valve) for $7.99. It has a 1/4-18 straight thread connection as needed to the spray gun and a 1/4 NPT inlet to attach the hose quick disconnect fitting. The compressor pressure is set to 90 psi and the regulator at the spray gun is set to 40-45 psi. Anyway thanks for the tips.
@@MarkRobison-ug6ti Hello Mark, I am so glad you got it figured out. Happy spraying for you! Please keep liking and watching!
@MarkRobison-ug6ti thanks for the update, going to keep this in mind whenever I need to get another harbor freight gun
I like all your videos, learned alot from your work. But where do you buy the china marker that u use ?
Hello Willie, Thanks for hanging in there with me! I get my Sharpie China markers on Amazon. Please keep liking and watching!
thank you for the video really help full. only question is I'm doing Valure very thin material, and the glue is seeping through and I'm at an angel letting it fall and doing it as light as I can and it still bleeding through. is there anything I can do to stop it or how can I wash it off?
Hello Jet, I think the problem will always be the very thin material. You might have a better luck with a thicker material. Contact adhesive is removable with mineral spirits. Please keep liking and watching!
Always enjoy your videos, you are a true craftsman, thanks!
Hello John, You are so welcome! Such wonderful words. Thanks for hanging in there with me! Please keep liking and watching!
Great video,thanks, only question is how much air pressure are you using to spray glue
Hello Clem, Thanks! I usually keep it about 35psi, but you can use less for small projects or more psi for large projects. Please keep liking and watching!
@oldschoolautoupholstery thanks for the information, I got a 95 jeep Cherokee and a 05 gmc crew cab to do
@@clemsxj Hello Clem, I love hearing good news like this! Just keep 'em coming! Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks Richard. Good video. What PSI do you use for spraying the glue with this gun? Thanks again!
Phillip Hall
Hello Phillip, You are so welcome. Thank you so much for saying so. It depends on the project or application. Usually small items, I can start at 25 psi and larger items up to 50psi. I usually keep it around 35psi. Please keep liking and watching!
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Thanks again!
Phillip Hall
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Thanks Again!
Phillip Hall
@@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, Right On! Right on. Please keep liking and watching!
@@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, Thanks for hanging in there with me! Please keep liking and watching!
I just bought the HF Spray gun. the instructions say not to run it over 45 PSI. I notice a valve on yours but no gage? can you tell me how you regulate it? I have been doing leather for years by painting on the glue ( Very Messy) I hope this works for me.
Hello Dag, I use an air regulator. My guess is 20-65 psi is usable, depending on if a project is large or small. I just get a feel of what air pressure is right for what I am doing. You will know too. Or get a regulator with a gauge. Please keep liking and watching! Please keep liking and watching!
Hello, i am making a bed cover for a pickup truck. I will be gluing automotive vinyl to a sheet of aluminum. I plan to use the same glue you show in this video. Do i need to scuff up the aluminum with a sander before applying the glue, so it will adhere to the aluminum ? Also i am concerned the vinyl will absorb a lot of the glue. Should i apply more than 1 coat of glue before i lay the vinyl down on the aluminum ? Will the hot sunshine affect the bond of the vinyl to the metal ? Should i use a brush or roller or a spray gun ? I only want to do this once and get it right. Any advice or tips for my project would be greatly appreciated ! Love your how to videos ! Thanks in advance 👍😁
Hello HHS, You are so welcome! Well, here we go. You can glue landau or tonneau vinyl directly to aluminum. I would never use any other kind of vinyl. 1/4" Landau pad would make everything look a lot smoother. Be sure to only use a contact adhesive and nothing else. Can be applied by brush, or spraying is best. No need to scuff the aluminum as contact adhesive is not paint. Contact adhesive IS the adherence and sticks to anything. One even coat is all you need. Work in the shade, not the sun. Well, there you go. Please keep liking and watching!
Does the gravity feed version of the spray gun work just as well?
Hello Joe, I don't know as I have never used the gravity feed gun for glue because you can't set them down on a table.... Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
How much of a problem is changing black leather dye to a blue color ? Thanks
Hello Frank, Black to a dark blue would not be so bad. Black to a light blue will be a little tougher. Please keep liking and watching!
Never seen that version of Weldwood on the shelf. I'm thinking it is thinned enough for spraying at the factory.
Hello Vlad, I have always bought this from an upholstery supplier. Please keep liking and watching!
Will that spray contact adhesive you're using work on foam board like styrofoam or polystyrene without attacking the fosm and melting it. Thanks great video. Subscribing
Hello Rick, Welcome aboard! I would not use the contact adhesive on Styrofoam or polystyrene. Please keep liking and watching!
I searched for "contact adhesive" on various hardware store websites and only found "contact cement" instead. Can this be bought in basic hardware stores? If so, how can I find it?
Hello Paradox, Contact adhesive is also what the counter top installers use. Maybe ask for that at the hardware store. Please keep liking and watching!
Amazon sells this exact product
good info in the video but I think not all the glue from a box store will work well when sprayed, you could spray it?, yes, but the DAP you are using is perfect to be used with a spray gan and the tech sheet explains tip size etc.
Hello The, I guess I would not know as I only bought mine from an upholstery supplier. In 44 years, I also never read a tech sheet for glue... I just use it. Go figure. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
What size compressor are you using? I looked at some guns at HF, but they require a 30+ gallon compressor
Hello Bobby, I use a cheapo HF gun with their 21 gal 110V air compressor. I does just fine with my staple gun and glue spray gun. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I bought the $14 HF gun today, but my compressor is only 6 gallon
@@bobbybrooks5846 Hello Bobby, I think a 6 gallon will power it, but run all the time. If you are making money with your projects, it is worth upgrading for sure. You will be glad you did. Please keep liking and watching!
These spray guns are only 9.99 at HF right now, I think they are discontinuing them. I have three...if one gets gooped up I just use a new cup and leave the one with dries glue in the bottom soaking in mineral spirits for when I have time to clean it
Hello O, Yep, right now you are telling us how it is done! Please keep liking and watching!
What psi is being used for the spray gun?
Hello Let, for smaller projects, I use as low as 20 psi, and for larger project, as high as 60 psi. Mostly I stay around 35 psi. Please keep liking and watching!
Can you use a brush to put it on
Hello Turbo, Yep. A brush works just fine with the contact adhesive. Please keep liking and watching!
If i did use a paint gun and probably wouldnt use it for a very long time, whats the best stuff to use to clean it? Would i just use the mineral spirts also to clean it?
The reason im asking is cause i bought 2 guns a long time ago at a garage sale for $5 and just set them to the side and never used them. Now would be a good time to use them seeing how i need to replace my top on my camaro😂
Hello Bbay, Yep, mineral spirits for cleaning contact adhesive is all that is needed. Now go attack that Camaro! Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Thanks
@@bbay1977 Hello Bbay, Right On! Right on.
Okay my top finally came in and I have everything but the cement glue😂. Nobody carries that type in stores. I did see the brand in a spray can, gallon size and larger size cans. Have you ever used that brand in the spray can? If not then I will just order a gallon of it and just store it for another project when finished. Either I will brush it on or pull out one of those old guns to sprar it with.
@@bbay1977 Hello Bbay, I think the big box stores sell contact adhesives used for countertops. The landau contact adhesive is sold by upholstery suppliers. Please keep liking and watching!
What do you use to thin the glue? I have a gallon of the glue you showing. And it has gotten too thick over time because I'm not a everyday upholstery guy
Hello Candy, I never thin it, so I do not know. Please keep liking and watching!
Xylene
@@kq2799 Hello Kq, Uh, huh... Please keep liking and watching!
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Hello Ron, Thank you! Thanks, thanks, thanks! Please keep liking and watching!
The three men company means three times the price.
Hello User, Yea, you got that right! Right? Please keep liking and watching!
I forget... what was Technique # 904,289 again?
Hello Lieut, Silly, technique numbers do not go that high. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
I've been lied to for years! I was always told there are only two happy days in a boat owners life,... the day he buys it and the day he sells it. Now I know that's a lie. It's actually three days, The day he buys it, the day he sells it and the day he picks it up with new upholstery that Richard has done. On a more serious note.. since I know you read all of the comments, I'm trying to figure something out. On my lazy boy there is a edge that is sewn around the back. It appears that the leather edge is sewn face to tace and 1/4" of an inche from the edge. Next, the cover is turned right side out and the edge is sewn again about 1/4 " from the edge making, for lack of a better term, a decorative welt around the edge. The issue or concern I can figure out is how to keep the initial sewn edge out as far as possible so when the decorative welt is sewn the original seem is as far out as possible. (The initial threads are at the very edge) I tried sewing the decorative welt as slowly as possible but it was impossible for me to keep the initial threads "pushed" out or near the edge. I then tried to use basting tape and folded the 1/4 edge agains the basting tape. This worked but not well. The tape wouldn't hold the edge very well folded back on itself. Richard, any thoughts on this type of "welt" and a best method to use in doing this operation? I don't remember seeing you do this type of "welt" on your videos but lazyboy go crazy with this welt. I look forward to your comments and maybe someone else can benefit from your response. I'm sure you have a techinique number for this operation.
Hello Rob, Thanks for hanging in there with me! Well, that is quite the description, but I think I got lost around the time you said the edge is sewn again. Hehe. Really the best that can happen is if you just duplicate what it had before. That is part of the puzzle solving. I have never used tape. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
Ironically... The big 220v compressor will require less power (kwh) than the little 110v unit.
Hello Don't, At the time, I was just planning on a 12V solar system for the shop. Since then, things changed, I will be able to run 220V afterall. Please keep liking and watching!
By the looks of your purple right thumb nail it was pretty sore. I hate when that happens. Fred.
Hello Fred, Injury unrelated to upholstery. I dropped some wood when working on a buildings roof. Yep, ouch! Please keep liking and watching!
I just paid $66 for a k grip gun 🤦♂️
Hello Bobby, It sounds like it could be a good one! Please keep liking and watching!
Sticky Situation!!
Hello Unfinished, Yep! Stuck on you! Hehe! Please keep liking and watching!
Easier to use a brush or roller
Hello Sada, Yes, you could do that if you want to. Please keep liking and watching!
Tell those people to mind their own buisness. Yeah. Peace
Hello Not, Yea, I know right? Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I always like that you never take smart ass remarks serious.
@@notgivennotgiven7776 Hello Not, WHat? I'm so offenddedd! Ed! ed! Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
I got some glue on my newly painted door panels. What do you recommend to get it off?
Hello Free, I have always used Mineral spirits to remove non-hard glues like contact adhesive. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks!
Hello Whitey, Thank you so much for your support as always. Your so awesome! Please keep liking and watching!