Joe:
Looking forward to the article--thanks for keeping a record of what you
did--will there be pictures?
Best regards
David Sosna
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
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