I just dropped my seats, new covers and foams off today with a professional
upholstery place that was highly recommended by a local LBC repair facility.
$45 per seat and they're going to brush and paint the frames and baskets,
too.
MONEY WELL SPENT.
I can't wait to see how they turn out.
Cheers,
Jeff in San Diego
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith R. Stewart <kstewart@wwdc.com>
To: Walt Fogle <foglew@hotmail.com>; <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: Reupholstery tips?
>
> Walt Fogle enlightened us with
> >
> > I bought seat covers and foams for my '73 Spit last Spring. I
originally
> > intended to recover the seats myself but, after consideration, took them
> to
> > a pro shop. I'm really glad I did.
> >
> > Lot's of folks do the work themselves with excellent results. I felt
> better
> > about letting a pro do the stretching, etc. so that I wouldn't rip the
> > material (and raise my blood pressure to a dangerous level). While the
> > seats were out I took the time to sandblast and paint the seat rails and
> do
> > some interior detailing. Good luck with your project.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Walt Fogle
> ...and I must concur. I also did the whole shooting match last year. I
> worked ever so carefully because of the high cost of all the components
> (upholstery, foams, straps, diaphragms, etc. I dry fitted, refitted,
> measured, checked, etc. etc. before every punching a hole or glueing a
> piece. I kept all the old pieces in their correct location relative to one
> another in order to aid on reassembly. The installation instructions were
> very limited ... I believe because they want to encourage you to use the
> pros. I consulted all my spitfire books (and my TR6 rebuild book, and my
TR4
> books). and still was not pleased with the first seat. Some of the pieces
I
> couldn't figure out where they went. I have seen nice looking jobs done by
> upholstery shops from scratch that cost less than what I spent on
materials.
> I should also add that mine were the highback MkIII seats which
apparaently
> were the most complex ones used by Triumph.
>
> In the end, I stopped using glue and did not cut excess material but
tucked
> it away hoping the pros can fix it up. I stopped after the first seat.
I'll
> have it finished by the pros.
>
> Just my .02, Cheers
> Keith
>
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