The Upholstery Forum

Was goin on ppl I’m new to upholstery and just starting to do jobs, I’m having a hard time finding a variety of different colors wen it comes to carpets vinyls leathers n suedes, I’m using Albright and dltcorp do yal have any suggestions for places that have a variety of Colors in all?

You probably need to contact the manufacturer of the product line that you are interested in a get a swatch card for the product. Distributors do not stock all of the available colors, but they can get them if you can tell them want you want including the number on the card for the color that you want.

I use Keyston Bros mostly because they are close, but do on occasion have to work with a different distributor to get certain product lines.

May help if we knew your location perhaps to direct you to some supplier close to you.

albrights, Miami corp, keystone bros, perfect fit upholstery, bry tech, relicate leather, duglass interior products. Those are my go to suppliers for my business. Albrights is my favorite because of the service and free shipping. However i haven't found a supplier that has everything you could ever need. So its important to have multiple suppliers.

Thanks I didn’t even know that was a option lol

I’m located in Chattanooga Tn thanks for the help guys

Closest place may be Knoxville. About 2 hours away. Foam Rubber and Fabric Outlet. Ad says they carry foam, fabric and vinyl. Hope that helps.

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My suppliers seam to have books that go back at least to the 70s that I have seen. I am doing a 74 Maverick right now. There is a supplier is Oregon that can supply just about anything. Problem is for the fabric for the Maverick it was $100.00 a yard and up to 6 months wait.

On repairs it usually is difficult to impossible to find an exact match. If you do find OEM material the color still wont match due to sun fading on the old material. The customer almost always has to accept a compromise on jobs like that.

Albright has an extensive collection of OEM material. You can search their database here https://autooriginals.com/

I ordered from that Oregon supplier, a year ago. Still waiting…. But, I knew it would be a wait. Was going to order headliner material, and it was cheaper to have them sew it up, and that was only a month wait.