so, i decided to get cracking on my seats, took my back rest to work and got started on striping the seat and rebuilding the rubber (foam).
this is what i started with:
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/47b98888.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/2f6c7f65.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/c3895c3f.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/aecb4ccc.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/63513013.jpg)
this is what we use to trim and cut rubber, its basicly an electric knife,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/cd262230.jpg)
after i cut out all the all the bad stuff,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/06e9102d.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/a4d85a9d.jpg)
then i cut a piece of 3" rubber and cut out a spot for the rail,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/0c3231e9.jpg)
then glued it on, we use a presurized container with an industrial adheasive,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/34f5115a.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/5ee1731f.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/2534f622.jpg)
then backed it with 1/2" rubber,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/4e716f69.jpg)
now the hard part, this is all done by eye and experience. im still learning this part, but is very artistic, its basicly sculpting, a word of advise, go slow, take very little at a time.
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/96964165.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/29fcdc01.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/d79e0390.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/dd8fd782.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/37a49ad5.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/4bd3d58c.jpg)
once i feel like its close enough, i cover both pieces of rubber with 1/4" rubber, it smoothes out all the imperfections, and brings back some of the size that the ruibber has lost over the last 20 years,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/4bd3d58c.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/1e2c6bb1.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/692c602b.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/f29cf332.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/45c52bf6.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/b99d5e0f.jpg)
well thats as much as i got done on friday, maybe this week ill get to paterning and sewing.
this is what i started with:
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/47b98888.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/2f6c7f65.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/c3895c3f.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/aecb4ccc.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/63513013.jpg)
this is what we use to trim and cut rubber, its basicly an electric knife,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/cd262230.jpg)
after i cut out all the all the bad stuff,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/06e9102d.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/a4d85a9d.jpg)
then i cut a piece of 3" rubber and cut out a spot for the rail,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/0c3231e9.jpg)
then glued it on, we use a presurized container with an industrial adheasive,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/34f5115a.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/5ee1731f.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/2534f622.jpg)
then backed it with 1/2" rubber,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/4e716f69.jpg)
now the hard part, this is all done by eye and experience. im still learning this part, but is very artistic, its basicly sculpting, a word of advise, go slow, take very little at a time.
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/96964165.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/29fcdc01.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/d79e0390.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/dd8fd782.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/37a49ad5.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/4bd3d58c.jpg)
once i feel like its close enough, i cover both pieces of rubber with 1/4" rubber, it smoothes out all the imperfections, and brings back some of the size that the ruibber has lost over the last 20 years,
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/4bd3d58c.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/1e2c6bb1.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/692c602b.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/f29cf332.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/45c52bf6.jpg)
![](http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac350/Ethirty/b99d5e0f.jpg)
well thats as much as i got done on friday, maybe this week ill get to paterning and sewing.
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