Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered

[TKCR]

Just finished up an 81-87 Saddle Tan Seat with NEW FOAM. This one is SOLD and will be on its way to Wyoming. The minor wrinkles will fade once it spends a day soaking up the hot sun.
First time using a new foam. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a good experience. Just like all the other seats I do, frame and tracks were sandblasted & repainted. Any broken springs are replaced with new. Hinge garnishes are new and painted to match the upholstery.

[TKCR]

Here's a few more that I have done recently.

[Don Quixote]

I'd like to know if you get more into the 71 & 72 bench seats. I'm interested and I have a decent core.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Don Quixote

I'd like to know if you get more into the 71 & 72 bench seats. I'm interested and I have a decent core.

I don't see them at all. The one I did, had to be scrapped, it was rusted too bad.

[TKCR]

Another stock pile.

[TKCR]

More restored seats.
Medium Blue Deluxe Velour
Black Vinyl Deluxe
Saddle Tan Deluxe Velour
Burgundy/Maroon Deluxe Velour
Medium Blue Vinyl Non-Tilt Poor Mans

[TKCR]

Got some more seats. I had to get a storage unit to house all my Salvaged Saets.

[TKCR]

Did a seat today for someone. This is a Black Velour/Black Vinyl Deluxe

[UKNOWME]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Got some more seats. I had to get a storage unit to house all my Salvaged Saets.

Holy cow! That’s a lot of seat pads.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by UKNOWME

Holy cow! That’s a lot of seat pads.

I got my frames & tracks in there too. When I get home with the seats I saved from the Salvage Yards, I strip them completely down. Make any necessary repairs, like replace broken springs. If the frames aren't to rusty, I'll sandblast them myself or I'll take them to have them sandblasted by a guy who have a lot bigger sandblaster!! Then they get repainted.

I do all the tracks and hardware in my own cabinet. And then they too, get repainted.

[TKCR]

Any seat foam that needs repaired, will get repaired.

In some cases, a new seat bottom foam will be used. Rebuilt kits are also used.

[TKCR]

Have a friend at work that asks me to do his GTO Bucket seats. He has already bought everything. New covers, trim parts, springs, and foam. He just needed someone to tear them down and rebuild them. So I am going to sandblast his frames & tracks before rebuilding them. These seats were nothing but Giant mice nests!! Got everything torn down

[TKCR]

Started sandblasting today. The ball bearings were rusted, so tracks didn’t even slide. They do now!!

[UKNOWME]

Wow those are gonna be nice

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by UKNOWME

Wow those are gonna be nice

Thanks!! I hope so, I'm really nervous about working on something I'm not familiar with.

[UKNOWME]

You weren’t familiar with the bench seat the first time you tackled that either.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by UKNOWME

You weren’t familiar with the bench seat the first time you tackled that either.

Your right, I wasn't. I know I need to try something different, I get asked a lot.

[TKCR]

Got the tracks done. They were seized up bad, couldn't even get them to move. Well they do now!!

Tried to load a video, showing how easy the tracks slide. Not sure how that works, loading a video.

[TKCR]

Went on a little road trip to Kentucky. Picked up a few bench seats. Got to get them torn down and ready for restoration. 6 total.

3 1977-1980 Tilt
2 1981-1987 Tilt
1 1981-1987 Non-tilt

[TKCR]

Did a Mahogany Tweed Deluxe. Sold already, going to Texas

[wazzabie]

Have you worked on K5 blazer seats?

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by wazzabie

Have you worked on K5 blazer seats?

No I haven't, not yet anyways.

[TKCR]

Just got back all my frames and the GTO bucket frames from sandblasting. I have a friend that does them for me, when I have a lot that needs done. All the frames are from the seats in post #96.
The buckets, I posted a before and after pic.

[blindbug]

Let me ask, do you have any direction on how to get the belt protector 'cups' on the upholstry in a good way? Mine were not put on very well from the start and are trying to come off the seat. The little teeth inside never seem to grip well. Do I have to take the hog rings off and re-do them and then put the cover back on, or can I do it with the cover on in some way?

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by blindbug

Let me ask, do you have any direction on how to get the belt protector 'cups' on the upholstry in a good way? Mine were not put on very well from the start and are trying to come off the seat. The little teeth inside never seem to grip well. Do I have to take the hog rings off and re-do them and then put the cover back on, or can I do it with the cover on in some way?

They are pretty difficult to set with the cover still on the seat.