Way to go Joe. Look forward to an article in United and TE/AE with
pictures.
BTW, what is Sun?
Larry
JParlanti@genelogic.com wrote:
>I've just finished the first of my seat bottoms as well. My seats are of
>the early strap type so the restoration sequence is significantly
>different. Martha Wheat of Pro Prep Interiors has been coaching me through
>the process which has been extremely helpful. In turn, I'm writing an
>article for the Tigers Untied site. In regards to gluing the cover down,
>Martha instructed me to spread a 1.5" wide strip of glue around the inside
>perimeter of the pleated portion of the cover, and the matching area of
>the foam cushion. I then glued the 2 together and let sit overnight before
>stretching the cover over the sides. Martha says at this point you're
>finished with the glue and the cover is held on strictly by the clips. I
>used medium-sized binder clips available at office supply stores to
>initially pull everything down, and then went back stretching each area
>one more time and installing the original clips. She also recommended
>sitting the seat in the sun to soften the cover up before starting the
>stretching process. Since we haven't seen the sun in 2 months around here,
>I used a halogen lamp which worked OK. On to the seat backs ...
>
>Joe Parlanti
>B382000026
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