Re: Upholstery Refresh
Posted by HH56 On 2024/3/10 13:18:56
If you are asking about the vertical upholstery panel between doors I suspect they might be the same fasteners as the 47 used. Those fasteners look very much like a wide flat headed roofing nail but the shank has serrations down its length and the diameter is slightly different than a roofing nail.
The "nail" goes thru the panel with the flat head on the outside and under the padding behind the upholstery. It is held in the panel by a round flat retainer much like a push on speednut. Panel is paced in positions and the "nail" assys are pushed into tubular receiver like pieces that insert in holes in the inner sheetmetal. The "nail" serrations catch little tabs in the insert pieces and is held quite securely.
A wide but thin and sturdy pry tool positioned above and below each "nail" will pull them out but the tabs in the receiver pieces may be damaged and if the pry tool is too far from the fastener when leverage is applied, if the upholstery backing board is brittle it can break or fastener can pull thru.
Here is what 47 used.
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The "nail" goes thru the panel with the flat head on the outside and under the padding behind the upholstery. It is held in the panel by a round flat retainer much like a push on speednut. Panel is paced in positions and the "nail" assys are pushed into tubular receiver like pieces that insert in holes in the inner sheetmetal. The "nail" serrations catch little tabs in the insert pieces and is held quite securely.
A wide but thin and sturdy pry tool positioned above and below each "nail" will pull them out but the tabs in the receiver pieces may be damaged and if the pry tool is too far from the fastener when leverage is applied, if the upholstery backing board is brittle it can break or fastener can pull thru.
Here is what 47 used.
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IMG_1227.jpeg (56.36 KB)
IMG_1228.jpeg (40.09 KB)
IMG_1224.jpeg (169.69 KB)
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