Tom,
I did not use the hog rings because they need to poke thru the material
which would make it weak at the installation time. The clips that I used are
the original clips used by whoever made the seats for GM in the old days. I
would not want to buy new material, stretch it while installing it and then
poke it with hog rings. The clips that I used may not work for every seat
frame, but they sure worked for my '53 seat bench.
Antonio,
'53 3100
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From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of tcape
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 7:20 PM
To: old-chevy-truck; Oletrucks
Subject: [oletrucks] Upholstering seats
Any tips on the best way to upholstery a seat? My next project is to
replace the seat covers in my '66 Mustang, but I may also need to re-do my
truck seat at some point. I'd sure appreciate any tips anyone can provide.
Seems like most people use the hog rings, but I did notice Antonio used some
other kind of fasteners. What works best? What's the best way to
start......go from front to back....do the front, then the back.....or sides
first? What's the best way to stretch the material for a good fit when
putting on the hog rings? I'd sure like to do this only once and do it
right. Thanks in advance for the help.
Tom Caperton
47-2nd 3100....in Whiteville, NC
tcape@weblnk.net
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