It's time for me to tackle getting my Suburban seats redone. My plans are to
powder coat the frames in a close to original color. I also want to have two
sets of covers made for the seats per a plan that we have used with our home
couch and love seat. . .nice standard conventionally installed upholstery as
a base but with slip on, form fitting, zip to hold in place seat covers that
go over the nice stuff for daily wear and tear. The base is in upholstery
fabric; the covers are upholstery grade denim.
I really ought to take the seats down to the springs and replace the padding.
Where can I get original style padding? I've got most of the regular
catalogs. Many of them have upholstery kits, but I don't think that they
show the burlap (jute?) style padding.
Or should I not worry about trying for original? Most shops these days just
use foam, don't they?
Any suggestions?
Mark Noakes
Knoxville, TN
58/56 Chevy Suburban, V8, 3speed + OD
59 GMC Suburban, V8/Hydramatic truck looking for the V8 and a NAPCO
conversion kit
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