Thanks Roger. Just went and bought some. Apparently you've got to get
the right stuff, some of the spray adhesives said they might eat the
cushion foam.
Brad
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On Tue, 8 Aug 2000 16:31:28 -0500 (CDT) Roger Elliott
<relliott@cjnetworks.com> writes:
> 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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