Yeah, I think I might give it a try. I've never done any upholstery work before, and I don't want it to look like a third grader did it. Fortunately, it's not in an area that's in direct sight. The problem is all the disassembly: Removing the bench seat from the car, removing both of the seat backs (never did that before), removing the seat cover itself and then driving it (about 90 minutes) to the only car upholstery guy that I trust up here. It appears that its not the cover that's torn, but rather the skirt where it's sewn to the cover. The skirt material has separated where the weight of the driver is concentrated. So the upholsterer would presumably fab up a new skirt and install it. So that's why I was seeking a simpler solution. For example, I recently had minor surgery and they closed up the incision with glue. No stitches and it worked perfectly. So I thought that if the medical world was using a product like this, that the auto industry might have evolved along similar lines to where they had a new adhesive that could easily and permanently close a rip like this without all the hassle and expense. But I guess not, which is why I was asking my FABO brethren for advice. So it looks like I'll be doing it the old fashioned way. BTW, the original owner had the front seat back and bottom recovered with NOS material about 25 years ago, and they did a great job. The seat bottom material in the photo is NOS replacement material, not factory original. So in any case, I'll head out to the cold garage (10 degrees here in Minneapolis this morning, 15 below with the wind chill) and get going on it. I'll post finished photos, but it'll be awhile since my guy is pretty backed up. Thanks again for all the advice (and abuse for being a cheap bastard, which I probably deserve). Be well all and I'll post photos when done.
