Selecting thread for visors
 

I posted on somebody else's thread the question and then realized I should have just made a thread about the my subject. My subject is thread. I would like to sew the visors on my truck, all that is wrong with them is the thread deteriorated and they popped open. Can anybody tell what size thread the factory used to sew the visors? I understand thread comes in TEX sizes, and there are many thicknesses. I would like to get the right one. I have saddle interior, so looking for some light brown thread that would be suitable, and needle and thimble.

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I cannot help with the OEM size of thread, but I have always found the nylon threads to be the best for more heavy duty applications. The best of the best is called Bonded Nylon Upholstery Thread. I would take a sample of your old thread to a place like Hobby Lobby and just compare thickness by eye and you should be able to find a very close color match. It's not a seat, so it won't see severe duty use...you just want it to look original, last a long time, and be easy to re-apply. Error on the smaller/thinner side so that you can use a needle that passes through the existing holes easier.

Hope that helps!

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I use thread for tying fishing rods, comes in many colors and sizes , try to contact Gudebrod out of Pottstown PA

If you can't find them lmk

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Albrightssupply.com

Thread - https://www.albrightssupply.com/thread-bobbins

Use 2" round needles you need 2 -

https://www.albrightssupply.com/curv...needle-2-501-2

Very time consuming , It's not fun . :smoke:

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Sewing them is also hard on the fingers. When I did my black visors I used some older J&P Coates Button and Carpet Thread I had on hand. It worked Fine. The first ones I did years ago I used thread for sewing leather. It worked OK but it was a little overkill for the job....:)

As Grumpy said two needles, one for each end of the Looong piece of thread. I used straight needles 'cause that's what my wife had.

LockDoc

Re: Selecting thread for visors
 

Thanks for the replies. I knew you guys would know how to choose supplies for this obscure project.

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OK it is not working out for me. I believe my coordination and eyesight prevent me from sewing up my split open visors. What guidance can you folks offer? My objective is to have good visors that work and are about the same color as my other interior items which is a light saddle color. Is there some place I can send my visors to have them re-stitched and re-dyed? Or is there a light saddle visor that is fully assembled that I can just buy? When I look online I see colors other than what I have and it is not clear at all what I'm going to get.

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I found a guy locally who does this kind of upholstery and he is going to fix them up.

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I see you found a solution, but another avenue is carpet binding thread. I used to do my own carpet base when I was doing commercial interiors and had a carpet binding machine. You can get carpet base threads in a multiple of colors online. I’ve repaired a seat cover on the carpet binding machine, I would think a visor could be.
Just a thought