Brad,
The flap Ree and I have indicated is sewn into the back at the point where the
seam is. I suspect that if you look closely, you will
find the remains on the inside side of the seam. What probably happened is it
became brittle and ripped away. You should be able to
sew in a new flap if the fabric at that seam is both intact and sticks out
enough to sew on to.
Joe
Bradley D Richardson wrote:
>
> Ree,
>
> My seat back covers don't have any flaps on the inside, nor does it
> appear they ever did. The slit you talk about does exist on the foam
> though. Neither cover has the looped flap end either. My seat's are
> solid black vinyl, and as Doug described in his reply, it certainly
> appears the central sections should be glued down. However, I don't
> pretend to be an expert, that's why I'm asking for help.
>
> Brad
>
> =======================================================
>
> On my solid black vinyl '72 seats, the central
> fluted sections are definitely glued down. They
> have to be, since all the surrounding vinyl pieces are
> higher, and without glue nothing would hold the center
> sections down.
>
> Doug Braun
>
> ==========================================================
>
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:07:08 -0500 "Ree Gurley" <reegurley@mindspring.com>
> writes:
> > Brad,
> > Your seat-back cover should have a flap on the back which goes
> > into the
> > broad slit about 1/3 the way down between the two sections of foam -
> > then
> > over the third (?) elastic band - then down to the bottom of the
> > frame,
> > where it is clipped (with enough tension to keep it snug into the
> > "crease"
> > between the upper and lower foam sections). On the bottom part, I
> > had a
> > looped flap through which I ran strong twine -ran the twine down
> > through the
> > foam to the "basket" and tied it thereto. Took me a frustrating
> > amount of
> > diddling to get it right; however, I didn't use any glue in my
> > recent seat
> > project.
> >
> > Cheers, Ree G. in Mexico, NY - (sans) 78 Spit FM73070U O
>
> =========================================================
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bradley D Richardson <bradrichardson@juno.com>
> > To: <spitlist@gte.net>
> > Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 12:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: adhesive
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Joe,
> > >
> > > Perhaps I'm just dumb, but I did try an get them together without
> > glue,
> > > thinking that over time the stickiness just 'appeared'.
> > >
> > > The seat backs are the worst, I simply can't get the cover to
> > curve with
> > > the foam's curve. That's why I assumed glue was needed. How in
> > the
> > > world did you get your covers to follow the line of the seat back?
> > When
> > > I pull tight on the bottom of the back, the cover wants to go
> > 'straight',
> > > instead of following the foam's lines.
> > >
> > > The headliner was in my 85 New Yorker, my daily driver, not my
> > spit.
> > > Although both of my spits do have hardtops.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > > =====================================================
> > >
> > > On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 10:06:10 +0000 Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> > writes:
> > > > Brad,
> > > > I don't think that they were glued. The process of the covers
> > > > sticking to the foam is likely due to the aging process and the
> > heat
> > > > of
> > > > the sun. I put Houndstooth covers on my 1500 seats without any
> > > > adhesive and have had no problems in 3 years.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know about the headliner, since I don't have a hard top.
> > > >
> > > > Joe
> > >
> > > =======================================================
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Bradley D Richardson wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Ok, I'm finally going to put the seat covers back on my Spit's
> > > > seats.
> > > > > What adhesive should I use? Since it's form fitting, and
> > since it
> > > > was
> > > > > glued to the foam before I removed them, it's obvious I need
> > some
> > > > kind of
> > > > > glue. I tried contact cement, it doesn't hold at all to the
> > foam.
> > > > >
> > > > > On another thought, the headliner in my daily driver is
> > drooping?
> > > > > Obviously, it needs to be glued again also. Other than
> > removing
> > > > the
> > > > > entire stinking headliner, is there some kind of gizmo that
> > will
> > > > let me
> > > > > shoot the glue thru a small 'pin hole' in the liner?
> > > > >
> > > > > Brad
> > > > >
> > > > > ====================================================
> > > > >
> > > > > Brad Richardson
> > > > > Portland, Oregon
> > > > > 79 Spitfire (FM90541U, really a 78 as made June 78)
> > > > > 79 Spitfire (TFZDW29T001453, really a 80 as made Nov 79)
>
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