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Re: adhesive

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Subject: Re: adhesive
From: Bradley D Richardson <bradrichardson@juno.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:46:12 -0700
Joe,

Nope, no such fabric, not even a sign that one ever existed, no fabric,
no sewing holes, no glue, nothing.

However, there IS now.  I just finished sewing one on one of the seats.

And, no holes in my fingers.

Brad

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On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 12:21:14 +0000 Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> writes:
> 
> Brad,
> There should be a piece of fabric that goes into a slit in the back 
> foam and is stretched into place and attached to something (I think
> a bar) in the back structure of the seat.  If that is ripped off 
> your upholstery, then it would explain why the back cover won't stay
> in place.
> 
> Joe
> 
> Bradley D Richardson wrote:
> > 
> > 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.

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