Canvas nose sheel cover replacement

[Jim Menconi]

Thanks you Andreas for the work and time you have spent on this. Thank you also for sending it to me. Hope to meet you someday.

Jim

[Andreas Riedel]

Glad you got it Jim and I could be of help. This should solve the problem of nose wheel covers for the future.
Andreas

[Jerry Mazza]

Have you thought about making extras and selling them? I would love to have a spare for when mine needs replacement. Selling them withoutnthe snaps installed would be good, even better would be to offer a " snap kit" to invlude the snaps and the tool to install them.

[Jim Menconi]

I am going to make more than I need for current requests although I am having to do allot of work myself to keep the cost down. I will in fact have the snaps included with spares. I was unsure of including a snap tool as they are pretty easy to buy. I am working with the upholstery guy now. Thanks for your comments as I will have one made for you as well.
Jim

[Mickey Stateler]

Jim,
Pat Keefer put me on to this thread, as I was unaware, but was telling her my similar story of attempting to get one of these made. I took my torn and tattered, but still fully assembled cover to a local canvas shop in Fort Worth. They quickly reproduced it in black as requested, but the snaps they used were the standard size you might find on a boat cover. Problem is that the snaps the connected to the aircraft are oversized. I sent it back and they attempted to come up with the snaps, but cam up empty handed. In the end, they repaired holes in my original, and gave both pieces to me for no charge. Any idea where I can purchase the smaller snaps and a tool for installing them?
Thank you,
--mick
T67 - Fort Worth

[Jim Menconi]

Mick,
I am working with a shop that for years did airplane upholstery and interiors and said that he will get the right snaps. When I get that info, I will forward it on. For those who have requested one and are following this blog, I have ordered the canvas material and am waiting for it to be delivered. The template is made and ready to by transferred to the material as soon as I get it. It won't be long after that when the covers will be finished. Thanks for your patience.
Jim

[Kristin Winter]

Jim,

If you find a source for the right size snaps, please post for all.

Thanks!

[jeffrey aryan]

Kristin,

I have the correct size snaps and tool. When you get down to the So-Cal area stop by.

Jeff

[Jim Menconi]

Ok everyone, I know it's been awhile, but I have them ready to send out at the end of this week. It's been a major job to get this done as I did much of the work myself. The upholstery shop I used charges $100 per hour and there is allot of sewing in these. I also have added some patches in the high stress areas to add some life to the cover. The two, that I used to make this with, have tears in the same areas which are the areas I reinforced. I also treated the edges with a seam sealing glue to keep the material from coming apart. The biggest issue is the snap installing tool as I had to buy one and will make it available to anyone who want to use it. I am not installing the snaps but will include them as every aircraft is different with the snaps slightly different for each one. I will also make sure you have extra snaps in case a mistake is made during installation.
I am going to have these available for $185, including the snaps, use of tool and shipping. They were selling for $200, without extra snaps, use of a tool, additional reinforcing patches and shipping. Problem is that no one has any to sell as there is no one making these anymore.
Please check in so that I can make a fresh list of those wanting one. Thanks,
Jim

[md11flyer]

Jim, thanks for doing the work. I will take one and if there are any other Canadians that want one, maybe it would be a good idea to have the snap installation tools sent to one of us and then when done we could ship it domestically in Canada until everyone in Canada that wants one has installed the snaps and then ships the tool back to the next guy in line in the Us. Or visa versa do the Us guys first and then ship it to Canada for the round here.
Maybe you could put a mail in the Delphi site and see if anybody there needs one as well.

Thanks,

Gary

[Kristin Winter]

Jim,

Are you done with my old cover?

[steen]

Canvas???? Mine is leather. What happened and which is original?
Steen

[9089P]

Wow, you got the Eddie Bauer edition Comanche!:-)

Canvas was original.

Don

[Jim Menconi]

I have never seen or heard of a leather cover, can do it if you want to pay for it.
My upholster guy turned up with the flu on Sunday and called to postpone our sewing day till later on this week. I don't want to get what he has. This will unfortunately set me back a few days so it will probably be next week. I appreciate the idea about Canada and the sharing of the tool. When I get a final inventory of guys that want them, I will set up a schedule as some need it sooner since they are in or going into annual soon. I am in mine right now. Thanks for the input and I will be back soon with final details.
Jim

[Jody Brausch]

Jim,

I would like to order one from you. Let me know how you would like to arrange payment. Thank you for your work on this project.