David Brothers of Berkeley

the David here claims to be a brother of Narsai David and i don’t doubt it. i received a bottle of wine from him purportedly crafted by narasi david.
Decades ago i brought ivelco trucks here for servicing. service was ok. just wasn’t convenient, time wise, for us to drop off and pick up the trucks all the time.
when we no longer had ivelco trucks, i stopped comng here.

I have a wonderfully restored 1960’s muscle car that needed a new vinyl top. All the local slapdash insurance work shops around here had no idea what I meant when I talked about certain vintage grains, etc. I also looked carefully at work in progress and was less than enthused. I went to David Bros. on a reference from another classic car nut and they pulled out a bunch of catalogs and spent some time until they found the exact match. Once ordered, they got the top in quickly and it looks like a FACTORY job. Fair price, too. These are old school guys who do it right.

I’ve only taken dozens of cushions from older furniture that needed reupholdstering, so this review does not apply to any other service they provide.
The few times we’ve used their services, Rick has been very helpful in providing various types of material to use and the turnaround time was VERY quick. I brought him about 13 single seater cushions which was finished in one day. He also discounted the price to be surprisingly fair for the speed and quality, which was icing. The chair cushions came out superb, and received compliments left and right regarding look and comfort.
The back stock of material that they carry is enormous, maybe because they also work on old school cars and boats too, so you have a big variety to choose from. And they can special order any other type if they don’t have it.
One con is they don’t accept card, so bring your check or cash if you plan on using them. This is also the only reupholdstery place I’ve used, so my experience is very relative, but my boss who’s wise in home furnishings gave them two thumbs up. So thanks Rick, you Marilyn Monroe addict!