An Automotive upholsterer is also known as a Trimmer, Coachtrimmer or Motor Trimmer.
The trade shares many of the skills required in upholstery, in addition to
being able to work with carpet. The term Coachtrimmer derives from the days when
car bodies were produced by manufactures and delivered to Coachbuilders to add
a car body and interior trimmings. Trimmers would produce soft furnishings, carpets,
soft tops and roof linings often to order to customer specifications.
Later
Trim shops were often an in-house part of the production line
as the production process was broken down into smaller parts manageable by semi-skilled
labor. Many automotive trimmers now work either in automotive design or
with aftermarket trim shops carrying out repairs, restorations or conversions
for customers directly. A few bespoke motor car manufacturers still employ trimmers,
for example Aston Martin. |
