Originally Posted by
Duceanahalf
we've been doing the same thing (marine upholstery, carpeting, etc. everything but canvas) here for almost 10 years.
hope you guys arent getting in over your head. it is really tough here right now. we are busy but only because most of the competition has gone out of business. most of the smaller suppliers (one of which supplies most of the automotive upholstery shops around here) are running very little stock and might not last another 6 months. almost everything has to be ordered and we are having to wait at least a week or more to get anything.
Thanks for the heads up man, but as mentioned, our family has been in this business since 1990. No worries
We're not doing this to get rich overnight, we're doing this to continue something we're passionate about & continue a family tradition. Our goals are realistic and obtainable
We have a large supply of most of the materials that we use on a regular basis (fabrics, stainless steel for boat enclosures, threads, bobbins, bindings in every color under the rainbow, zippers, etc), and for special order supplies, we have account reps that we've done business with for nearly 20 years at large suppliers like John Boyle, Southland, Keyston Bros, etc.