Auto Interiors in Raleigh, NC. is doing the upholstery work and Lee's Collision here in Garner is painting the interior metal panels. I've been dealing with Tommy Gardner at Auto Interiors since they first sewed the new sandalwood dover fabric in the seats and side panels back in 1996 and have been dealing with Phillip Lee at Lees for a  few years now. Both have been in business 30+ years and very familiar with working with classic vehicles.  Phillip painted the side metal trim on the bench seat about 6 months ago to check out the match and thought it was close enough to just try the panels that have to be removed from dash anyway first.

I'm going to get very busy around the weekend of Nov 8-10th as I should get all parts back from both locations on that Friday, and then have a car show the following weekend!

Got the rear seat, rear qtr interior,  and rear package tray out and have posted pictures in this photo album:http://6364cadillac.ning.com/photo/albums/jason-coupe-1964-deville-...
 
Most of the headliner is very nice, however, the thin strip below the rear window had wrinkled and was wavy and looked bad.  Just like my interior guy indicated, once I removed that piece, the cardboard was really decent and the 50 year old material had just come unglued and needed cleaning and pressing a bit. I cleaned with some carpet cleaner then took inside for some gentle steaming and ironing by my wife Cheryl. It is going to be not bad at all when I get it glued back to the cardboard and reinstalled. The new rear package tray was just a little bit wider on the outer curved area but have it marked and can easily cut it down a bit when ready to go in.

I'll post more pictures as I go along. Check out the photo album of all pictures.  Here are a couple showing the rear interior items removed.

With rear interior out I took the opportunity to get some pictures of those rear seatbelts mounted in placed.

I really, really, really like these rear Fleetwood 60S courtesy lights but believe they will come out and will replace with the original with eggshell plastic lenses. These is a Super Nice set with excellent chrome and will sell the complete setup including harness for $100.

I've made a bit of progress on my interior by cleaning and reinstalling that headliner material on the strip below the rear window that had detached from the board below and had some dirt and staining. I gave it a good cleaning with carpet cleaning and then let my wife gently steam iron with a cloth barrier.  Next I hit it with Westley's bleche-wite and a brush then let dry again. Right before it was completely dry I hit it with the iron again and let sun dry on my black metal car hauler. I also took the thick resin cardboard backing and wet a bit and laid a board across and let it dry flat. That was yesterday.

Today I glued the fabric back with the 3M 90 spray adhesive and have to say I was very, very pleased. My interior guy, Tommy Gardner at Auto Interiors was spot on when he said I might be able to remove clean and re glue and save that piece instead of trying to match up the headliner material..which thankfully so far is all 100% original and pretty nice condition other than this piece. There are more pictures in the photo album at http://6364cadillac.ning.com/photo/albums/jason-coupe-1964-deville-... but will insert before and after pictures here:

Must add my wife Cheryl was a big help with that piece..it definitely helped having a 2nd set of hands and unlike the engine work I did last year (and most of the year!) she could get into this more. Next up is trimming down the new rear package tray and installing.

I installed the new rear package tray this evening and am quite pleased.  I had to trim it down a bit to fit and glue that front vinyl and foam piece down.  The trick is to spray both sides and let it tack a bit then put together. I did go ahead and hang the rear upper seat to press against it some over night but really didn't have to as it the 3M 90 stuff bonds pretty fast.

I think next up will be replaced the Fleetwood 60S rear courtesy lights with the correct DeVille light fixtures.

Here are a couple of pictures:

Thanks Tony and Gérald.  It is much appreciated!  Working on the package shelf has been a pretty easy project with a lot of reward for me as this was an eyesore inside the car.  Other than the cost of the package shelf, and a bit of glue I already had, this was very inexpensive in terms of getting the bang for the buck!  I'll be out of town Friday and Saturday and will be itching to get back to my car and make some more progress. I'm trying to get as much done before my interior and paint shop calls and says bring money and come pick up everything! LOL. I can pick at the small items for now and make progress.

I do encourage everyone to share their restoration projects, maintenance tips, and other experiences here on the website as we all learn from each other.   There are no rules here on the site and each of you can start a blog and document your projects, and include pictures, embedded videos, etc.

I guess you could say I am going from the rear forward on my interior work. With rear package tray installed yesterday I switched out the Fleetwood 60 Special rear courtesy lights with some new original style courtesy lights for the Devilles.  I was not pleased with the new semi-transparent lenses I bought from OPGI and have sourced more on ebay for less (the OPGI ones will be returned). 

Next up I will take advantage of the fact I have the side interior panels out of the car, and remove the inspection covers on the rear qtrs to replace the tired rear window motors with some strong tested motors that have been cleaned and regreased.  I will also do the same on the fronts. All of my windows go up and down, however right rear is sluggish and have some really strong ones stashed away.I will also clean and lube the tracks, cams and regulator mechanism and rollers to make sure everything is nice and smooth.  I hope to at least make a start on the rear regulators this evening after work.

I am on a tight schedule to complete everything by Nov 16 when I have a car show as posted on the chat last night. There are items such as addressing sluggish window motors, that I want to knock out once and for all regardless if I make the show or not, but am using it as a goal to push myself each day.  Once I hit the dash area I know I will want to address vacuum lines, and maybe even the AC system before I put the dash panels back on.....but know it probably is unrealistic to try and address all of that by Nov 16!! LOL

Gerald, I'll be good with Very Nice...or Very Good. I've yet to do anything "perfect" on the Caddy but do push myself to make gradual upgrades. For everything I've done in the last year or so including the engine rebuild, I would say all has been "good" to "very good" quality. Once I bring the entire car to very good overall condition (probably several years away) I will push a bit further but still may never have anything what I consider perfect.

here's a bit of video testing the right rear qtr window and motor after regreasing the gear:

Wires through left/front left door almost always have to be repaired or replaced over time.  These are heavy gauge wires and swinging the driver door open and shut thousands of times over 50 years causes them to simply wear out and break.

PIcked up the long coupe DeVille armrests today from Auto Interiors downtown Raleigh and they look fantastic. I had painted them Wimbledon white many years back to give some semblance of blending in with the rest of the interior and to cover the scratches in plastic and cracks in the leather. While the leather was not falling apart there were some very ugly cracks on my 162K mile Coupe DeVille on the driver arm rest.

They matched the color using the color from the back side where the leather lipped over and the back of the plastic and did a wonderful job. The price was $125 per arm rest..and believe it was well worth it!! That's the main thing that stood out as needing some work when you swung my door open...that and the rear package tray and both have been addressed now.

I'm off 3 days and need to make some solid progress getting those motors and regulators in and to start piecing the dash panels back which I received a couple days ago!

Here's a quick picture of those armrests:

Here is some video testing the right rear qtr window in my 1964 Cadillac Coupe DeVille after the motor and regulator, tracks, cams and guides were removed, cleaned and greased and reinstalled.

I knocked out the rear interior of the 64 CDV today  by removing the left rear regulator and motor and cleaning and regreasing everything, and installing the rear side qtr panels and rear seats. Everything was cleaned well while it was out.

I have posted about 20 pictures on my Interior project album located at this link:
http://6364cadillac.ning.com/photo/albums/jason-coupe-1964-deville-...

To note a couple of pictures.... below are the sash cam channel and rear guide with the old caked in grease and a picture below of the channels cleaned and coated with white lithium grease:

Below are the tools of the trade including the old standbys WD 40 and 0000 Steel Wool, spray and cup white lithium grease, and Rustoleum Leak Seal Rubber Spray Coating which I used to seal the rear qtr inspection pans and bolt heads:

Here's a picture of the left rear qtr completed with the inspection qtr sealed:

Right Rear Qtr Installed

left rear qtr installed:

rear seats and seat belts installed:

Package tray area 100% better than before!

I continued my work on the interior today by jumping past the doors to the dash and installing parts I had painted including the right side ash tray, over the column dash piece, and steering column.   It is really nice to see the ignition switch area not scratched up, and the column mating the dash color again.   I have to say the steering column going back in is much slower than coming out LOL. Of course the goal is to make sure nothing gets scratched up and so far so good. I have loaded more pictures to the photo album and will post a few pictures here below:

Over the column piece installed below. You can see how close the removal pieces I had painted match the original dash which I did not remove.

Right side ash tray installed.  I actually spend quite a bit of time lining it up and using the glove box door to make sure it will line up when it is installed:

Had to install the external tilt switch and neutral safety switch to the column:

I actually ended up taking the steering coupler off the bottom of column and installing onto steering gear and then installing column into top end when installing the column. Seems easier to line up:

Steering Column Installed!

Well I was back at work today so my time was limited in the afternoon and evening but got all wiring under dash off column reconnected, and installed the dash box door, and lower instrument panel cover below column. I also readjusted the column by moving the front large hanger bracket to align it perfectly with the round top ridge of the over the column piece. It had never lined up perfectly and probably spent upwards of an hour on getting it right.  Only thing missing on the dash now are the gear shift lever and turn signal lever which I'll install tomorrow evening after work.

Here are a few pictures with dash panels installed:

Thanks Gerald.  I've got the bench seat home, rails cleaned, transmission removed, cleaned greased, and bench seat sitting up in the car but not bolted down.   Also have turn signal and gear shift lever installed. They were able to dye the gear shift lever cap with a color they had on hand that was very close to the dark sandalwood I was after.  They even gave me the rest of the spray can as they said they had this color (already forgot what they called it) from another project.  More later!

Bench seat is installed, but first took the seat transmission apart and cleaned out the old grease and sprayed shafts with white lithium spray grease and liberally applied white lithium cup grease to the cavity.  I also thoroughly cleaned the seat rails and actuator and sprayed a layer of the white lithium grease up in the track.

Below are a few pictures which have also been added to the photo album at:

Carpet cleaned and ready for Bench Seat Installed. I actually cleaned the carpet yesterday while on a lunch break from work. I've been pinching every minute trying to have car ready for Saturday!

Bench Seat installed and tested. Transmission works great!

The 6 way power seat transmission was disassembled, cleaned and new lithium grease added. The casing comes apart via Phillips screws.  Be sure to note the way the everything comes apart. 

The cavity and solenoid shafts should be completely cleaned. The grease dries very heard preventing the solenoid slide plates from popping out engage the seat cable gears. I use 0000 steel wool and WD 40 to clean shafts and cavity. Make sure the slide plates on the shafts are slid completely off the "squared" section and all dried grease is removed.  I had to really bear down to get the old brown dried grease out of the cavity. Here it is nice and clean:

 Ready to put back together:

Installed under the seat with cleaned seat rails and actuators.

New Carpet installed on the seats bottom back. They also added new padding and added a couple of missing buttons:

Picture of the painted/dyed sandalwood cap. I was very pleased how close the got the color to the tilt and turn signal lever caps...and gave me a half can of the paint for future touchups.

Well, door tracks and channels are regreased and alignment adjusted and door panels are installed and will stick a fork in this project and call it done!  Well I still have to adjust the left side ash tray a bit and paint the kick panel rear finish trim but the big items are done!  Now to get everything cleaned up and ready for the Carolina Collector Auto Fest tomorrow.  CALL IT CUTTING IT CLOSE!!

Here are a couple of pictures with my door panels and refurbished arm rests installed:

Bumping up for Alex are any one else that might need to clean and grease the window motors, cam channels, and guides.

They are rare. Of 43 parts cars and 5 driver 1963's and 1964's maybe 5 or 6 had rear seat belts.   Snake-Oyl and others can provide seat belts, but finding them with the original mounting hardware, belts, and crested buckles is hard.  For any one looking for the original belts, I can add you to the Wait List. Just shoot me an email with fabric color preference. 

Mark, Are you talking about the rear seat package shelf? I bought from Class Tech Parts - www.class-tech-cars.com as listed on our Parts Supplier page, but do not see the package tray anymore. OPGI sells for sedans but not 2 door hard top coupes. I would google and check on eBay. USA Parts may also have them, as well as SMS Fabrics and Interiors.

I used TCP Global - http://www.tcpglobal.com/.

Since the interior light sandalwood is the same color as the exterior Bahama Sand (Trim Code 44), any auto body shop should be able to have the color mixed for you.

For a bit more detail, Interiors that have the Sandalwood interior called the color light sandalwood (#95323) as you indicated, and is also listed as the Exterior Bahama Sand (Cadillac Code 44) color.  IT is often used on interiors with Cadillacs with bahama sand, golds, and red exterior paint. See chart below:

I remember being able to look it up on the TCB Global website with just the interior trim code. In fact I found out they were the same color in an "Ah Ha" moment looking at the Paint Chip charts closely!