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No, there is no easy way.
However, the repair job is not difficult – I’ve done this repair to
many of my cars. The seat covering is held on with hog rings, so you’ll
need a pair of good diagonal cutters (known to the trade as “Dikes”)
to cut off the old rings, and a pair of hog ring pliers (available at an
upholstery supply house) to put the new ones on. You’ll also
need some replacement foam. There are various qualities, get the best
they have, and you can shape it with an electric carving knife.
Probably the right thickness will be 3 inches, which you will cover with some
white fuzz for a little more comfortable feel. The white fuzz is
basically the modern equivalent of horsehair – it is resilient and very
durable. It comes in 24 inch wide sheets which they will roll off a
larger roll for you, it is very cheap. You’ll be amazed at
how much better the seat feels. If the burlap is shredded (it protects
the bottom of the foam from the metal springs), you’ll need to replace
that too. Just copy the way the seat was originally made, then hog ring
the covering back in place and you’re done! From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of DONALDDICKINSOND@xxxxxx I am continually cleaning up residue on my burgundy carpet
that looks like "yellow dandruff." In reality it is urethane
foam particles from my seats. The foam is getting hard and brittle from
age and I was curious if anyone has found a way to slow or stop this aging
process short of a complete seat redu. |
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