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Skin-on-Frame: Outdoor upholstery fabric for skin?
By:Justin
Date: 5/22/2010, 12:14 am

In search of a cheap skin material I found a Polyester fabric with a PVC coating on one side that is designed to be used for outdoor furniture. It seems to be fairly heavy, and the PVC side is waterproof. However I only had to scratch the coating to cause it to leak. It's obviously going to need to be painted before it can be used. But I wanted to get some opinions about it.
Will oil based paints or laquer stick to the polyester and/or the PVC side?
Has anyone used anything like this before?
I hope it is usable because it is only $3.99 a yard.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Outdoor upholstery fabric for skin?
Justin -- 5/22/2010, 12:14 am
Don't Cheap Out ... Use What's Proven
Ken Blanton -- 5/22/2010, 3:29 pm
Re: Don't Cheap Out ... Use What's Proven
Bill Hamm -- 5/23/2010, 12:31 am
Re: Don't Cheap Out ... Use What's Proven
Mike Hanks -- 5/23/2010, 12:52 am
Re: Don't Cheap Out ... Use What's Proven
Bill Hamm -- 6/3/2010, 2:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Outdoor upholstery fabric for s
Brian Nystrom -- 5/22/2010, 9:36 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Outdoor upholstery fabric for s
Justin -- 5/22/2010, 11:33 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Outdoor upholstery fabric for s
Mike Hanks -- 5/22/2010, 12:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Outdoor upholstery fabric for s
Dave Gentry -- 5/22/2010, 2:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Outdoor upholstery fabric for s
Rosanna Lovecchio -- 5/22/2010, 7:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Outdoor upholstery fabric for s
Doug S -- 5/22/2010, 1:08 am