The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Interiors seat foam for 55 2nd?

My original bench seat has a 10 inch rip and the foam is cracked at the rip.The foam is powdery too.
Can I patch it, or should I replace all the foam?
What foam do I use and where do you get it?
Thanks, guys!

check yer phone book for an upholstery shop that does auto and boat work, they'll have the right foam - you'll be happier with all new foam

Bill

The original seat in my '51 had Burlap over the spring, 1" of cotton batting and 1" of foam. When I reupholstered the seats I replaced the burlap and batting with something reccomended by the upholstery shop that looked like a blanket of different colored stuff (like a carpet pad), and 2" of firm foam. It was about about $50 for the foam and other stuff for just the bottom, $100 for bottom and back.

Upholstery foam ain't cheap, but you really appreciate the difference between it and the original stuff.

The seat covers I got from Jim Carter were nice but $140. So, I paid $250 and I could have paid $325 including materials to have someone else re-upholster the seat.

Next time, I'll have someone else reupholster my seat. It'll be about the same cost and lots less effort.

replace it cause your a$$ sits there and it will love the feel
otherwise you'll complain about how you could have but did not.
my .02

Before you decide on the thickness, have your upholsterer lend you a slab of 2" and another 3" then put it on the seat and sit there for a spell. There's a big difference between the two. I liked the extra height I got from the 3" and my gut is still on the verge so I fit comfortably behind the steering wheel with the added height.

Great thought, Larry! Thanks!

I used a great "how to" article on replacing the seat back springs by screwing a 3/4" piece of plywood to the seatback and using poturpedic (sp) foam on the wood. Not only do you get a thinner seat with more room, it's 100% more comfortable.

Where is the article located at? Sounds interesting. Give us more detail on how you did it. Thanks

HI,

I read your post on using posturpedic foam on the seat back. I want to do the same. Can you let me know where can I purchase this foam? I did a search on the web, and only came up with a bunch of links for Sealy posturpedic mattresses. Thanks

try searching for "memory foam" ... caution if yer sensitive to chemicals, memory foam gasses off strongly, and for a long time

Bill