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Keith True · 01-17-2025, 10:51 AM

My friend was a trimmer,and is disabled now.I talked to him about making spare tire covers,and open car arm pads.What shocked me was that while the square feet of materials used in a spare tire cover was small,you have to use a big piece to get it.If you want one piece panels,you have to cut them out of a 3X3 piece of material.Not normally a scrap sized piece.To cut a corner you could use scrap pieces for the back panel,facing the car,but you would have a few seams in it.The only trimmer local to me will make them,time and materials,$85.per hour plus materials.He has done a few,he says to bring him a mounted tire and figure on two hours.He also said if we wanted 10 of them,same size and materials,to be bought all at once,he would charge one hour labor each.

01-17-2025, 10:51 AM	#5
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,423	Re: Spare tire covers available at Classtique My friend was a trimmer,and is disabled now.I talked to him about making spare tire covers,and open car arm pads.What shocked me was that while the square feet of materials used in a spare tire cover was small,you have to use a big piece to get it.If you want one piece panels,you have to cut them out of a 3X3 piece of material.Not normally a scrap sized piece.To cut a corner you could use scrap pieces for the back panel,facing the car,but you would have a few seams in it.The only trimmer local to me will make them,time and materials,$85.per hour plus materials.He has done a few,he says to bring him a mounted tire and figure on two hours.He also said if we wanted 10 of them,same size and materials,to be bought all at once,he would charge one hour labor each.