Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2024/4/4 16:17:26

Seats are getting close to being done. The upholstery shop finished the rear seat, so my wife picked it up while she was in that town and brought it back. I took a quick look at them. Overall they look great. Maybe a couple of adjustments needed.

They stripped down to the springs and frames, sandblasted and powdercoated


New burlap, cotton and some foam. We did not replicate the burlap sacks around the rear springs. The back two rows of springs on the rear seat are the only springs that had burlap surrounding them originally.


I think I would like to see more padding on the upper corners of the rear backrest. It should be a bit puffier than what it is now. But the stitching overall looks great.


Tuck and roll pleats, as original. We were able to save the original stainless trim and reuse it


Rear backrest. Might be a little too much padding on top edge. Looks square instead of rounded.


This angle shows it best


I quickly threw them in the car to see how they look, which then made me late for work. But work can wait.


I sat in them for a short minute and they definitely feel stiffer than original. Some of that is going to be the new padding (not sure what thickness of foam they used, but they did put cotton no the outer layer), and some of it is going to be new fabric that isn't falling apart.


I may talk to them about taking a bit of the padding off the upper edge of the backrest, and adding more to each upper corner of the backrest. Not a deal breaker, but I do think it would help look a bit nicer.

-Kevin