Paul’s Auto Upholstery & Tops

Yes, Karl is getting up in years. Yes, he can be cranky. No, he is not the place to take your Honda to for a full leather interior.
He does careful, high quality work at his own pace. Think of him for the odd, the unusual, the vintage, the seat repair on your BMW or Mercedes.
I have never had an issue with this company, but I rarely have time constraints on the work they do. I’ve never thought they were outrageously priced, and I doubt that he will ever lack for work. I like that I can have something done by someone where I know the quality will be there when I go pick it up.
How many businesses can you say that about these days?

Called to ask for a quote on total reupholstery of my car in to leather. He laughed at me and asked what kind of car and if it was new or old. After that he quoted me $ 5,000. I’ve called around and other places are quoting $ 1,500 which he thought that was rediculous and hung up before I was finished saying thank you for your time. (and I seriously was not being rude) He may be an amazing mechanic but he did not seem to know how to sell his services or know much about the latest products. Too bad, he was close to my house but I will be going elsewhere.

He is very knowledgeable and helpful. I have has three cars with challenges. He
figured it out. He’s busy so if he came off rude I suspect you weren’t respectful of
his time.

EBV
I am restoring a vintage sailboat from stem to stern. As part of the cosmetic work, I took my old cabin seat cushions to Paul’s for a quote. The owner who looks very experienced, said he could use the remnants of the severely deteriorated cushions as a pattern. We reviewed his inventory of available vinyl stock, as well as other samples from his various supplier’s catalogues. The choices were many but my wife and I agreed on nautical blue. The cushions are now in our boat, they look fantastic. We couldn’t be more pleased. The workmanship was first rate, the price reasonable. I would not hesitate to recommend Paul’s to anyone.

Extremely rude. Called to inquire about his service and he was very rude and irritable. Definitely wouldn’t want to go there!!!

The workmanship on my ’67 Volvo seat was good. Karle (his name isnt Paul) made good suggestions and did a decent job of repairing the seat. However, when it came time to pay he charged me $ 40 more than estimated. It made for a really uncomfortable situation and I did not appreciate it. He finally knocked it down to the initial quote price, but my recommendation for anyone going here is to make sure to get your entire estimate in writing. About Paul, the guy is old but knows what he’s talking about, and I appreciated that. I would probably go back, because of the work and location, but it won’t be out of dedication to this place.

By all (and I mean all) appearances, this shop has been around and its owner has been at it for many, many decades. That’s not to say the shop is falling apart or anything, it’s just old. There’s a variable assortment of interesting cars in the workshop, some of which are quite high-​endy in one way or another – antique, special interest, limited production, seldom-​seen, or otherwise collectible – and the place is crammed with materials. I will eventually be in need of some auto upholstery work, and since my friend in SeaTac who used to do it for me has moved away, I’ve no doubt I’ll be patronising Paul’s for that work.
This review is based on some non-​automotive work I had done by Paul’s. I have two Henredon armchairs, 35 years old. The bottom cushions were growing saggy to such an extent that not only was I sitting too low, but I was afraid the upholstery would eventually split. I removed the seat bottoms and took them to Paul’s. He quickly, efficiently, and cost-​effectively refurbished them to better-​than-​new condition, and took the time to explain how the cushion was originally constructed and how he was able to improve it. He was right; they are more supportive and comfortable than when they were new.
Such was my satisfaction with that job that I took him two of four chairs from my grandfather’s house. These have been in the house since at least the mid-​1960s, and they had begun to sag from years of being sat upon. Here again, Paul came through like a champ. He called a couple days after I dropped them off to let me know he wouldn’t be able to rework them without new vinyl; there was not enough original material to cover the refurbished bottom cushion and still remain secure to the chair in the long run. I told him to go ahead and use new vinyl. These chairs, too, he upgraded and they, like the others, are now far more comfortable and supportive than before. The new vinyl is an exact match, and the craftsmanship is flawless. Skill and talent like this is difficult to find these days! I picked up the first two of the quartet of chairs and dropped off the other two; I’m sure they’ll be equally terrific when I pick them up.

I had a great experience here getting a seat from my old BMW repaired. This is a one man shop that has been there over 30 years. No they don’t clean cars, but he does great work on reupholstering and his shop is often full of old classics getting work done.

extremely rude. called to get my called cleaned, etc. come to find out, quite abruptly, they do not clean, only upholster cars.
before i could ask if he had a shop he recommended i go to, he slammed the phone down.
i will never go here for any kind of service. i suggest you do the same.