Marine Fabricator September/October 2024 - 36

Shop Talk Interior
Helping customers choose
upholstery materials
by Kyle Van Damme, MFC
M
Making a choice
can be hard
when there are
endless options.
aking a choice can be hard
when there are endless
options, and that's exactly
how it can feel for customers trying
to select fabrics and materials for an
upholstery project, including proper
colors, textures and materials.
It's best for a marine shop to have
an established plan for helping guide
customers through this process. I'll
begin with the basics and run through
the process we use at Marine Tops
Unlimited to get from the starting line
to the finish line of materials selections,
so we can progress to the starting line
of working on the project.
A picture of the finished product.
Establish the project scope
Let's set the scene: John and Jane Doe
walk into our shop. They have a 1998
Baja .38 Special performance boat.
The Doe family is looking for all-new
upholstery in the cockpit of the boat
and want to change the colors and
design of the cockpit upholstery.
One of the first things we do is
talk about the scope of the project
and their rough ideas. This helps us
create a quote as a starting point to
ensure this is something they want to
move forward with and will fit their
budget. We don't want to waste hours
discussing all the options only to have
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