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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
where you getting your seat foam ? TIA
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Randy from USA1. I order multiple pieces, and then he will have them pallet shipped to me, directly from the manufacturer.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Nice work as usual TK!
If you are ever in the Syracuse NY area, I got a couple seat cores that you can take home with ya. Last edited by Danmcg; 08-17-2019 at 04:40 AM. |
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Saddle Tan Vinyl Deluxe is completed. 81-87 bench seat using the original foam. Frame, tracks and hardware have been restored also.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Worked on some seat tracks today. Sandblasted & repainted 3 sets of tracks. These things are what takes me the longest to do. Took almost most of the day, just to get 3 sets done. See the Before & After? Rusty to looking new again, and they will slide like new too.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
How do you restore the slides? I´ve tried sandblasting but its hard to clean them afterwards. Been thinking bathing them in citric acid to get rid of the rust. I´m a little bit scared of removing the rivet in order to pull them apart. Any suggestions?
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
I don’t take them apart, I’ve got a system down now for sandblasting them. I spend the most time on the wheels and bearings, because those are the mechanics of the tracks. I move them just a little at a time to get everything cleaned of the rust. Once I’m done, I rinse them in the sink with the sprayer. Then blow them dry with an air nozzle, using the air compressor. Once they are repainted, and dried overnight, the wheels & bearings get lubricated. Then it’s just a matter of working the slides back & forth, getting the lubricant worked in the slide system.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Got quite a few of my frames back from the sandblaster. Spend the last several days making any needed repairs to the frames before repainting them. I also got a few tracks done, and I do those myself. I spend a lot of time on sandblasting the tracks. I want them to slide again, like they did when they were new.
Pic #1 are the 81-87 seat bottom frames Pic #2 & #3 are all the 77-80 tilting frames Pic #4 are the 81-87 tracks
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Picked up several seat cores. 2 from Michigan and 1 local.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
I just want to recommend TKCR and his craftsmanship. She took the time to show me what she is doing and her process. Top notch looking quality and a great resource full of valuable information!
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Thanks Blake, I appreciate that. I hope to be able to help you out with a seat or any other questions you may have, regarding your interior.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Working on more frames today. Most of these are the seat backs.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Got a lot more frames done this weekend. And the Seat She Shed is getting back under control.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Doesn't look like retirement has slowed you down one bit! Nice looking inventory there.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Nope it hasn’t. But that’s the way I like it!
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Build another Charcoal Velour Deluxe.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Spent the day getting several sets of Garnishes cleaned and freshened up. Starting to actually get ahead on some steps. These are ready to go, when I start building a seat that particular color.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
I also got a couple of seats built. Black Velour Deluxe and a Saddle Velour Deluxe. I have the Black Seat listed for sale in the parts forum.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
And here are some pics of the underside of the seats. Frame, tracks and all the hardware have been restored also. And just as a reminder, an upholstery shop will not touch these items. All they will do, is put a new upholstered cover on the seat. All these items are just as important, as the rest of the seat.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
Nice work TK!
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
I recently acquired a seat, that I bought from someone locally. The seat was very nice, but I still strip them completely down for restoration. The guy ended up purchasing a Snowden Seat for his truck, because he didn’t like how his factory bench sagged. He said he felt like he was sitting on the floor of the cab. Well here’s why, broken and/or missing springs. As you can see, in the last pic, 2 springs are missing. Just putting light pressure on the grid, it goes directly to the floor!
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
I find all sorts of issues that need repaired, while I’m restoring these seats. Again, let me reiterate. Upholstery shops do not do any of this.
I find a lot of these too. Seat backs that have the weld broken. These all get welded back together.
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Re: Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
I need a seat like this
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