Thanks for the kind words fellas! I am very happy with how it’s turned out thus far. I put 20 miles on her today but still have some bugs to work out. Now to catch up on posts.
The seat was pretty beat up, I had the pan powdercoated with the frame, which was all good but the foam had seen better days.
I cleaned it off, brushed away any loose foam and used some tape to dam off the sides.
I used Smooth On’s Flex Foam-it FR 7 to pour into any voids and damaged areas. Once cured, I trimmed it down to match the contours of the seat. This took a couple rounds of pouring and trimming.
Eventually I got it looking nice and smooth.
Once the foam has been repaired and shaped, I used another Smooth on product at their rep’s recommendation to seal the foam. This worked great for some of the eroded areas where the foam cells had opened up to protect from further degradation. I dyed it black for a uniform look.
Next I covered the whole seat pad with 1/2” foam to smooth out any rough areas. I covered the foam with plastic wrap, a trick I saw in an upholstery video, not for waterproofing but to help the vinyl slide along the foam to make installation easier. The backside of the vinyl really grips the foam so this makes things much smoother. Pliobond 25 contact adhesive was the recommended glue.
I used a million binder clips to secure the glued areas. I am not a fan of gluing seat covers LOL.
It turned out quite good. Now that it’s settled in there’s a couple of little loose areas that I may try to pull out later, but overall a huge improvement.
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