Hi,
When I did my seats i was looking at the restoration guide for Spitfires,
GT6, Heralds and Vitesses. ( I don't remeber the exact name). They
indicate that you should use adhesive on the center part of both the seat
cushion and the back. I used 3M Super trim adhesive.
Roger Elliott
On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, 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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