Any motor trimmers on here????

[Absinth]

I have removed the seat covers from some seats I have to restore and re-upholster but the frames have a lot of surface rust on them....

I was thinking of removing the foam cushions from the frames and having them bead blasted and painting them... the cushions are glued on in several places and I am wondering if it is very difficult to glue them back down properly or is it not advisable to do this.... don't want to screw up some very good seats.


I was amazed at how stained the cushions are.... many years of built up sweat on those... can they be cleaned????



The frames are solid and in good nik but have a lot of surface rust on them, would be nice to clean them up and re-piant them to stop them rusting more..... and they just look shitty...

[Blocker]

Absinth my trimmer removed the foams off the frames so they could be blasted. I am doing the same with another pair of seats.

The foams were cleaned and reused, where he found some worn foam he cut out blocks and replaced, particularly in the head/shoulder rest area.

[Absinth]

Cool, thanks Blocker... I'll remove the foam and wash them... unreal that the frames are just bare metal, a bit of rust and it is no wonder the vinyl wears and splits around the bases.

Do you use winner products? Can you ask a price for some SL/R covers for two front seats next time you are there... (1) slate black with herringbone cloth inserts.... and (2) slate black with grey golfball vinyl inserts...

[Blocker]

I've not used Winner but spoken with them and seen their operations. I used a small business trimmer - works on his own and is ex-GMH Adelaide.

He did add a more dense foam around the shoulder sections where the backing plates tend to cut through, that was the only modification he made. The rest was original.

The next set I will record the process to upload here.

[GNW1974]

any idea on cost, I will need to retrim my seats in the coming months? Powder coating would be a good option as well to consider.

[Blocker]

I received quotes varying from $550 to $950 for a pair of seats. That's a big gap, so probably not very helpful to your question.

Just a note that I remember when getting your frames blasted. The back rest wires are separated by raffia paper to keep them apart from each other. Blasting WILL destroy these so take precautions.