Re: Upholstery Refresh
Posted by 53 Cavalier On 2023/12/17 1:41:11
Materials are coming from all over!
The base of the seat is coir instead of the jute pad. The reinforcing that was stitched to the jute I replaced with polyester fabric from a screen shade. (I do window coverings.) I sewed it to the coir. Bought this off Amazon. Picture of this through the seat springs.
The cotton is coming from an upholstery shop. A "bale" is $130 and they said it will be more than enough to do my car. I might do one layer of polyester fill just because it will be a bit more springy than the cotton, but the top layer will be cotton covered with muslin, the way it was originally.
The foam came from a place that specializes in foam, they'll cut what size and density you want.
Burlap for the springs came from Amazon.
I spent $300 on foam for the front and back seats thinking that was the way to go, but in the end I only needed $80 worth of foam and have a bale of cotton on order.
I was told by several professionals that using foam with a layer of fill over it was the answer, but for me it is 100% not the answer. I'm so glad that I was doing my seats myself and discovered this right away, rather than after everything was done and back together.
Learning LOTS on this project!
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The base of the seat is coir instead of the jute pad. The reinforcing that was stitched to the jute I replaced with polyester fabric from a screen shade. (I do window coverings.) I sewed it to the coir. Bought this off Amazon. Picture of this through the seat springs.
The cotton is coming from an upholstery shop. A "bale" is $130 and they said it will be more than enough to do my car. I might do one layer of polyester fill just because it will be a bit more springy than the cotton, but the top layer will be cotton covered with muslin, the way it was originally.
The foam came from a place that specializes in foam, they'll cut what size and density you want.
Burlap for the springs came from Amazon.
I spent $300 on foam for the front and back seats thinking that was the way to go, but in the end I only needed $80 worth of foam and have a bale of cotton on order.
I was told by several professionals that using foam with a layer of fill over it was the answer, but for me it is 100% not the answer. I'm so glad that I was doing my seats myself and discovered this right away, rather than after everything was done and back together.
Learning LOTS on this project!
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