65 Dart Revisited II
Hello Members. I finished my rear seat bench upholstery this morning, and it was a challenge. I found it best to remove the old burlap and cotton batting that was under the original seat. I tried to re-use the pad prep that was there, but wound up with a bunch of wrinkles which would not stretch out. Anyway, I removed it all, and I went by Legendary's video using new burlap, and one inch HD foam over the burlap. Apparently, I must have stretched the vinyl a bit too much on my first try, so I added a one inch cotton pad over the foam....this stuff compresses to near nothing. I mentioned talcum powder in my earlier post, but I found what works even better as a slip sheet between the seat cover and the pad is a piece of 3M masking light weight film...plastic. The seat cover stretches nicely over the film, and it does not bind or have any friction. Made the job much easier. There are a few wrinkles....hardly noticeable, and I think these wrinkles will work themselves out. The seats are complete, and now it is on to the carpet, window glass, and door panels. Enclosed are some photos of the finished rear seat bench. I am picking up my front windshield this weekend from Classic Auto Glass in Isanti, Minnesota. Again, a great price on the windshield, and I have their phone number listed in one of my previous posts. New, not used, for a great price. I understand that rear windows are no longer available from any source....Am I correct on this? Thanks for following. sgrip65
Hello Members. I finished my rear seat bench upholstery this morning, and it was a challenge. I found it best to remove the old burlap and cotton batting that was under the original seat. I tried to re-use the pad prep that was there, but wound up with a bunch of wrinkles which would not stretch out. Anyway, I removed it all, and I went by Legendary's video using new burlap, and one inch HD foam over the burlap. Apparently, I must have stretched the vinyl a bit too much on my first try, so I added a one inch cotton pad over the foam....this stuff compresses to near nothing. I mentioned talcum powder in my earlier post, but I found what works even better as a slip sheet between the seat cover and the pad is a piece of 3M masking light weight film...plastic. The seat cover stretches nicely over the film, and it does not bind or have any friction. Made the job much easier. There are a few wrinkles....hardly noticeable, and I think these wrinkles will work themselves out. The seats are complete, and now it is on to the carpet, window glass, and door panels. Enclosed are some photos of the finished rear seat bench. I am picking up my front windshield this weekend from Classic Auto Glass in Isanti, Minnesota. Again, a great price on the windshield, and I have their phone number listed in one of my previous posts. New, not used, for a great price. I understand that rear windows are no longer available from any source....Am I correct on this? Thanks for following. sgrip65
