Need cure for "yellow dandruff'

[ken cleversy <cleversy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Excuse my "newbieness" (if such a word exist ;-) ) I am experiencing the
dandruff problem with my 59 Crown. I suspect there may have been a
re-upholstering in the early 70's. I want to redo the interior. 
 Does anyone know where i could find pictures to see how my car looked in
59, so as to see if the interior was redone in the 70's or if it is an
original survivior?

 Ken - San Diego
 59 Crown Sedan


--- Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, we have a number of auto upholstery supply houses in the LA area,
> but
> the only nationwide chain I have personally used is "Keyston Brothers".
> Not knowing where you live, I can't find the closest one for you, but
> you
> can do it on Google, or ask your upholstery guy where he gets his
> supplies.
> You'll need other stuff also, like hog rings etc.  Since you have an
> original seat to pattern after, you can just copy the way the original
> supplier built the seats - it ain't rocket science!
> 
>  
> 
> Dick Benjamin (who has done both)
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger
> Casagrande
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:14 PM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: Need cure for "yellow dandruff'
> 
>  
> 
> Dick;
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for the guiding light based on your experiences. I've already
> completed the "Dikes" step and the old seat covers are at Ron Fryer's.
> The
> foam appeared to about 1" thick and was behind the seat cover and in
> fact
> was sewn-in onto cardboard backing at the fabric-to-leather stitch areas
> on
> both the bottom cushions and the seat backs. The other padding was also
> about an inch thick with bulk batting around the corners of the front
> seat
> back cushion. I've taken pictures as I was disassembling the seats. 
> 
>  
> 
> Now I ask for a source for good latex foam. On the internet there are
> several manufacturers, but they seem to concentrate on selling foam
> mattresses and thin pads. Do you remember the sources available to you
> when
> you did that to your autos?
> 
>  
> 
> Roger
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: Dick Benjamin <mailto:dickb@xxxxxxxxx>  
> 
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> 
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:40 PM
> 
> Subject: RE: IML: Need cure for "yellow dandruff'
> 
>  
> 
> 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
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:53 AM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: IML: Need cure for "yellow dandruff'
> 
>  
> 
> 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.
> 
> Don Dickinson
> Prospect, KY 
> 
> 1955 Imperial Newport, Canyon Tan and Desert Sand
> 1967 Imperial Custom Convertible, Ivory and Burgundy
> 
>