Seat upholstery - Damaged original or redo?
Posted by Charles On 2014/2/18 19:07:20
So during the long winter I have been thinking about the upholstery in my car. I know the striped broadcloth is supposed to not be available except through SMS at a substantial price and delivery period. By the way in case you don't know my car is a '51 200.
Not remembering what I was hiding under the striped sheet I had covered my seat with many years ago, my original thought was to patch a rip or two, clean the fabric and reuse the original material on new foam and burlap.
Today being a nice day, I thought I would go and remove the hog rings from the green vinyl seat covers and then remove the original broadcloth. My plan fell apart after removing the sheet and seeing the extent of the damage. It's a real shame that the rest of the seat is in fine condition except for this area (pics below). It is not just a rip, but material is also missing from the "hole". My seat back appears to be in good shape from what I can see under the seat cover and my rear seat is like it was never sat on.
I have some questions for those who have been here before. Should I patch this area with a similar material (maybe a swatch from someones roached car) which would not look great, but preserve the original material or just bite the bullet and reupholster? I know it's my car and my decision but I would really like others input on it.
If I reupholster, I would not buy the SMS fabric. Too expensive for my project. Has anyone used the upholstery kits provided by Kanter or seen them on cars? The generic pic they show is not convincing. Maybe if I saw it installed it would look better?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
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Not remembering what I was hiding under the striped sheet I had covered my seat with many years ago, my original thought was to patch a rip or two, clean the fabric and reuse the original material on new foam and burlap.
Today being a nice day, I thought I would go and remove the hog rings from the green vinyl seat covers and then remove the original broadcloth. My plan fell apart after removing the sheet and seeing the extent of the damage. It's a real shame that the rest of the seat is in fine condition except for this area (pics below). It is not just a rip, but material is also missing from the "hole". My seat back appears to be in good shape from what I can see under the seat cover and my rear seat is like it was never sat on.
I have some questions for those who have been here before. Should I patch this area with a similar material (maybe a swatch from someones roached car) which would not look great, but preserve the original material or just bite the bullet and reupholster? I know it's my car and my decision but I would really like others input on it.
If I reupholster, I would not buy the SMS fabric. Too expensive for my project. Has anyone used the upholstery kits provided by Kanter or seen them on cars? The generic pic they show is not convincing. Maybe if I saw it installed it would look better?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
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