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15-06-20, 07:16 AM | #11 |
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15-06-20, 07:21 AM | #12 |
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I didn't try and recreate the groove the frame base bolster support fit in, I just left the it as a slot, worked fine, don't try and over think it.
Because I wanted to create a slot I masked up a bit of the foam with this template, this was the glue only got applied to the mating surfaces I wanted and created that slot for the seat back bolster support to locate in. A bit more of the old foam was breaking up, just cut it out and let a bit in, again less glue here I found worked better that a thick coating |
15-06-20, 07:26 AM | #13 |
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Trimmed with the carving knife and shaping with the cheese grater.
And the same here, reinforced with burlap. Tip, when gluing use a cardboard template so you only apply glue to one side of the burlap and foam, stick these first and then apply glue to the other sides, or you will be cussing as its almost impossible to get this to slide in with glue on all 4 sides. I also stuck the burlap around onto the side of the seat back foam to give added strength here as it is a very thin bit of foam Audi gave us. |
15-06-20, 07:39 AM | #14 |
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Padding out with some 1/4" foam
Don't try and stretch the foam too much, just make a pigs ear as shown And snip off tight to the existing Gently cheese grater shaping Also added a bit here over the back wire to stop them cutting into the foam back. Also on mine the foam was held to the frame first with hog rings as can be seen. |
15-06-20, 07:44 AM | #15 |
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Stretching the material back over and on to the stabby things. You have to work or walk the material down the foam, it wont just pull from the bottom.
If you find your material wont slide over the foam a little tip is to fit a bin liner over the seat foam, little bit of spray glue on the top to hold the bin liner in place, cut the bin liner where you don't want it and you will find the cover will slide over easy. Just leave the bin liner in place, providing you don't have any massive lumps you wont notice it. Hog rings holding the bolster material down |
15-06-20, 07:52 AM | #16 |
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And back together and cleaned.
Little tip, don't wash and dry the material before you recover the seat, it will shrink a bit and stiffen up and it will be a pig to refit, leave it all baggy and soft until refitted and clean once fitted. This is still quite wet despite using a vax machine, hopefully the mark will come out, but they are 20 years old. There were a few areas I could have done with a bit more padding as I found some of the material had really stretched over the years, but they don't really notice and wasn't worth the effort to remove again. If you are doing vinyl or leather do it out in the sun, it will soften the covers and make it so much easier, but do be careful not to over stretch it also. I found when we use to recover and retirm the classics in the winter we would use a warm air blower for 5 min in front of the covers or slide the cover on the foam and put a hair drier so it could blow hot air up inside the seat foam cover cavity and soften the material that way. |
15-06-20, 07:42 PM | #17 |
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Good stuff mate
Thanks for taking the time. Looks to be a good result
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