RE: Re-upholstering? ? ?

[Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

I use Barge Cement for gluing vinyl to metal.  Meaning the back side of 
the vinyl to the metal.  You can buy it at Tandy leather stores.  It is 
a contact type adhesive.  For gluing vinyl to foam or foam to foam I use 
 3M #77 which can be purchased at automotive stores and some of the home 
centers.  It is a spray adhesive.  There was an adhesive we used to buy 
at work when we did more upholstering that we used to glue vinyl to 
vinyl.  We had it made up by a specialty chemical company.  It was like 
model cement.  We bought it by the quart and it was brushed on.
If you had some experience and knew what you were looking for it would 
probably be possible to construct your seat foam.  But it's not 
something I would have a lot of confidence doing.  The type of foam used 
in car seats is hard to find too.
Our list member Plucked Chicken bought new seat covers for his Newport 
for about $400+ by the time you bought all the naterial and went through 
the learning process $400 would look like a bargain.

Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
Don Owen wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Steve The Upholtery Man:
> Related Question if you don't mind:
> What is that yellowish glue (and where can one get it)
> 
> which is used on our cars for gluing vinyl to steel
> 
> surfaces, eg door panel assemblies. This stuff appears to be brushed on, 
> and looks a little like yellow
> 
> weatherstrip adhesive. If not this stuff, what do you recommend. Thanks 
> very much,
> 
> Donny, 64 Belvedere
>  
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > From: sderby@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Re-upholstering? ? ?
> > Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 09:47:23 -0700
> > 
> > 
> > John,
> > I am an upholsterer. In my humble opinion, unless you want something 
> > radically different, or go to Tijuana for a mexi job, very few, if any, 
> > upholsterers will be able to do it cheaper than say legendary or some 
> > other 
> > aftermarket seat company. It is very time consuming to make patterns, 
> > buy 
> > material and build them. If you want to do yourself, make sure you use 
> > your 
> > old set as a pattern, cut every piece on the seams with a razor blade, I 
> > 
> > then use an old iron to iron out the old seats, lay them on the new 
> > vinyl, 
> > cut out and sew together exactly the same. You will need a welting foot 
> > to 
> > make welts etc. and an industrial machine to sew.Also my 2 cents is 
> > always 
> > get new foam if possible, you will have a tighter fitting cover that 
> > will 
> > fill out the corners and believe me you won't believe the different 
> > between 
> > that and old dead 40 year old foam.
> > For the best bang for your buck, buy the kit and re and re. You can do 
> > that 
> > yourself quite easily and save the labour and have a factory looking job 
> > 
> > very easily.
> > cheers
> > Steve
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "John Pettitt" <john.pettitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:29 AM
> > Subject: Re-upholstering? ? ?
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > Quick question. Give me all your various thoughts on the matter.
> > >
> > > I am wanting to re-upholster the seats in my '65 Coronet.
> > >
> > > 1) Is this something that I could learn to do?
> > >
> > > 2) If I did it myself, is it something I would be able to do , where I 
> > > would be pleased with the end product?
> > >
> > > 3) Are there any good instruction books, or web-sites on the topic?
> > >
> > > 4) Would I be better off paying someone to do it?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for all your responses.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
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