Naugatuck - one half of the famous tuck and roll upholstery technique?
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Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
On 2/8/22 2:21 PM, Richard Mayor via Healeys wrote:
> Jon,
>
> I always wondered where the Naugys originated. I know that some actually
> made it to Mexico in the 60s - or maybe it was only the hides. Thanks for
> sharing this information. I always thought they had gone extinct.
>
> Richard Mayor
> Portland, Oregon
> boyracer466@gmail.com
>
>
>
>> On Feb 8, 2022, at 8:01 AM, Jonathan Einhorn <einhornlawoffice@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Many may not realize that Naugahyde comes from Naugatuck, Connecticut. If
>> you need to replace it, apparently there are still several bands of
>> free-ranging Naugys running throughout Naugatuck. If you are able to catch
>> one (they are fast), you might be able to fashion new Naugahyde seat covers.
>> While Naugys reportedly come in different colors, some say that those
>> variations are due to the latest pollution in the Naugatuck River (another
>> reason for the demise of the former home of Peter & Paul Mounds).
>>
>> jon
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 10:49 AM <rfbegani@gmail.com> wrote:
>> After working on the mechanical items of my BJ8 I turned my attention to the
>> upholstery. It is in excellent condition with no tears or scratches, only a
>> little tired, especially the dashboard. As I have a bottle of angelus
>> leather dye in Jet black for real leather, I put a layer on the dashboard,
>> and it soaked in quite nicely. After drying over night with a soft terry
>> cloth clean rag I hand rubbed and buffed the surface to a nice shine. Now
>> if it was real leather, a further layer of black carnauba shoe polish would
>> be applied. So, I used Esquire rubbing it in to the surface as I would for
>> leather shoes, let dry and rubbed the surface to a nice shine.
>>
>>
>>
>> At the same time, I removed the arm rest from the right-hand door because
>> the Naugahyde had peeled off the frame. After cleaning off all the hot glue
>> residue and using my handy Craftsman hot glue gun with bonding glue and
>> large binder paper clips to hold the fabric in place after applying the glue
>> the repair was ready for a polishing. However, I thought I would look up
>> how to restore Naugahyde and was advised to use Mequiarâ??s natural shine
>> protectant which I will apply to the dashboard also when it comes from
>> Amazon.
>>
>>
>>
>> Meanwhile, what do you members of this group recommend for the treating the
>> leatherette/Naugahyde on our Healeyâ??s for cleaning and restoration.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Begani
>>
>> 67 BJ8
>>
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