Richard - when I had a shop re-work my seats about 5 years ago, they used a
strip of some type of composite material which allowed stapling, tacking,
etc. but was pliable enough to make the bend. Contact a upholstery shop and
ask to buy 3 feet of it. Mine were done with heavy duty staples.
Carl
-----Original Message-----
From: Augustine, Richard S. (LNG-SHEP)
[mailto:Richard.Augustine@LexisNexis.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 6:54 PM
To: 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
Subject: TR3 Seat Reupholstery Question
What have people used to replace the 3/16 plywood tack strip at the bottom
of the TR3 seats when redoing them? Seems like there would be a modern
(plastic?) replacement for the stuff that crumbled into slivers upon
disassembly of my original seats, I mean it only lasted for 42 years!
Is everyone using staples now for reassembly? When I was picking up staples
at the local home store they had a small brad gun that looked like it would
replicate the original nailing technique quite well. Are staples better,
easier, more readily availible? Do I need a new toy...I mean vital
restoration tool?
Thanks,
Scott Augustine
1959 TR-3A
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