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Post by Crusty on Oct 8, 2010 20:20:12 GMT
I need to replace the seat cover on mine.
Looking at the base, the original is held on with staples. I'm loath to try and staple on a replacement as I'm concerned that the end of the staples will protrude through the plastic into the outside of the seat.
My question is, has anyone tried to do this with impact cement like evostick, and does it work?
Alternately, how did you do yours?
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Post by tomster on Oct 8, 2010 21:03:07 GMT
You can pop rivet them on but it would be interesting to give the contact adhesive a go. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, as the saying goes
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Post by fz750horse on Oct 8, 2010 22:13:16 GMT
I've done several but always with the staples. So long as you use short staples (about 5mm) there's no problem with them coming through. You need to use the very stretchy viny and expect to take a couple of practice runs before you get a tidy result.
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Post by Graham on Oct 9, 2010 15:21:16 GMT
I have made a seat for my FZ using A TRX850 base with the front pointy bit from an FZ melted to it. I have a sheet of seat cover material which is not very stretchy but still managed to get a tidy result using brute force & staples. 5mm as above & a hand held stapler, nothing has poked through. I'm convinced that glue would eventually break down & let go.
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Post by boatbuster on Oct 12, 2010 9:47:44 GMT
you have to staple it, use a good quality vinyl and some spray glue. 3M makes a great glue for this. When you put your vinyl on make sure to use a heat gun to heat your vinyl to make it stretch better, don't worry, it won't damage the vinyl. When it cools down it will accept the shape of your seat. I did mine after following these instructions from a boat builder and had no issues.
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