Has anyone had any experience with re-covering seats??
I have a Gipiemme saddle off a Norco that I bought for my brother that was in a right state (torn, scratched and stained cover). I pulled off the old cover, and the foam looks OK underneath. Its in good 'mechanical' nick, so I'd like to re-cover it.
What material should be used?
Where can I get it?
What sot of glue or adhesive should be used?
Is there anyone who does this for a fee?
Jim
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Postby HappyHumber » Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:09 pm
it looks a little moth eaten, but I reckon it'd still be serviceble - if hardly concourse condition
I'm sure I've seen a pictorial HOW-TO, or at least "HOW-I-DID-IT" on such matters somewhere - google some keywords with "site:bikeforums.net" added... it might be there.
What I do remember was the guy traced out the outline of the seat onto his new covering material - thinn leather, or vinyl I'm not sure - but he added like a 1-2" border with the tracing. Then it was just a matter of using some sort of hand clip stapler or similar and just gently tucking the added skirt in around the underside of the seat.
Failing that - take it to a motor trimmers or an upholestrers - probably a trifling little job for them (still charge ya though I bet!) I'm sure it's the same basic process - just smaller area.
that reminds me of wanting to get my favourite tatty old rocker-recliner lounge chair recovered in canvas. The perfect back verandah chair. (yes yes... in my bachelor pad)
I'm sure I've seen a pictorial HOW-TO, or at least "HOW-I-DID-IT" on such matters somewhere - google some keywords with "site:bikeforums.net" added... it might be there.
What I do remember was the guy traced out the outline of the seat onto his new covering material - thinn leather, or vinyl I'm not sure - but he added like a 1-2" border with the tracing. Then it was just a matter of using some sort of hand clip stapler or similar and just gently tucking the added skirt in around the underside of the seat.
Failing that - take it to a motor trimmers or an upholestrers - probably a trifling little job for them (still charge ya though I bet!) I'm sure it's the same basic process - just smaller area.
that reminds me of wanting to get my favourite tatty old rocker-recliner lounge chair recovered in canvas. The perfect back verandah chair. (yes yes... in my bachelor pad)
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Postby familyguy » Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:06 pm
Thats the bad side. The back corner was an obvious road rash patch, so the foam may need a little extra pad there, but its workable. Far from a bin job if I can re-cover the thing.531db wrote:Actually, the foam looks pretty well 'gone' to me, a fair few chunks missing.
Found the BF.net link here for those interested.
Thanks.
Jim
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Postby HappyHumber » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:36 pm
that's exactly the puppy I was thinking of. That bloke 'singlespeedemon' did a good job. It's worth having a shot at I reckon. Wonder how well it'd wear.familyguy wrote:Found the BF.net link here for those interested.
What sort of staples & guns do you think people are using? The only staples I am used to are the 26/6 office variety.
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Postby Unapomer » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:54 pm
A good tutorial here:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ver+saddle
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ver+saddle
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Re: Re-covering seats
Postby familyguy » Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:24 am
EPIC THREAD DIG!!
Finally got sick of this hanging around, sourced some leather on ebay, and got the job done. The material is probably a little bit too thick to be perfect for the job, but after some stretching and such it folded away quite neatly.
Jim
Finally got sick of this hanging around, sourced some leather on ebay, and got the job done. The material is probably a little bit too thick to be perfect for the job, but after some stretching and such it folded away quite neatly.
Jim
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Postby Stuey » Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:59 pm
Heavy duty staple gun from the hardware store, which you hold sort of like a pistol and squeeze. Using ~4-5mm staples (that's the depth of the sharp points, not the width).HappyHumber wrote:that's exactly the puppy I was thinking of. That bloke 'singlespeedemon' did a good job. It's worth having a shot at I reckon. Wonder how well it'd wear.familyguy wrote:Found the BF.net link here for those interested.
What sort of staples & guns do you think people are using? The only staples I am used to are the 26/6 office variety.
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Re: Re-covering seats
Postby ldrcycles » Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:12 pm
Well at least you didn't rush and do a half job familyguy . Looks good.
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