Hey Guys,


I am in the process of recovering my seats and the rear seat has a ton of wrinkles. I tried steaming them out with a Shark but no luck - do you think these will flatten out in the sun or should I pull the cover and add more stuffing. The seats are for a 1970 442 and the covers are from PUI. Because of they way they were package there were a lot of wrinkles and the piping is wavy on one side. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks
JD

 

If you are using the old foam it wouldn't hurt to glue a thin layer of high density Dacron to the old foam, I'd pull the cover and start over sounds like the cover was a little cool when you installed it, warm it up in the sun and then stretch the heck out of it when reinstalling also make certain it's straight if it's a little crooked it will wrinkle. The wrinkles won't come out on there own and will probably get worse if someone sits on them.

 

Ive recovered several sets of seats which all came out nice, so. You may need to add a layer of high density foam, cotton batting or both. For the foam I think no more than 1 inch thick. The cover needs to be pulled tight and evenly as you work around the seat. With the seat cover on loose and the seat up side down compress the springs some, as in push down on the spring assembly at the same time your pulling the new covers up to hog ring them. Then when you release the pressure the springs will rebound making the cover alittle tighter. Im no expert on this but I think you should do most of the front edge first then pull from the back side, turning it over frequently to be sure the piping is straight and on the edge where it should be. Theres another guy here that has a side business of covering seats, sorry cant think of who it was. Maybe he will chime in here and give you better advise. Once you get your groove goin its not to difficult.
And if you can heat the covers or put them in the sun for a while they will stretch better and easier.
Steve

 

Steve,


Thanks for the feedback. I had installed the metal rod on the back first - perhaps I should try it your way. I have done several sets of seats in the past but none came out this bad..


JD

 

John,
Here's a link to Ben's website. Classic Seat Restorations You can also PM him on site - goes by RAMBOW. He specializes in upholstery and is great for answering questions like yours. Great guy and can also offer some tips.

 

Alan,


Once again, thank you for your help. It is people like you who make this board great.


JD

 

Right hes the guy I couldn't think of his name
Steve

 

If you're not struggling to get the covers in place, they're too loose and it will show. If not right away, then not long after you start sitting on them.

Joe