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Reupholstering the ca72 early seat today.

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apolo1100
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Reupholstering the ca72 early seat today.

Post by apolo1100 » Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:09 am

Hi there .
Oh well I couldn't resist today and got my hands on the seat project..
After reading a post from one of the members here, I deside to copy him to see if it wwill work ...and it did, look
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after cleaning the frame got paint
after cleaning the frame got paint
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top layer of fiber for cushing
top layer of fiber for cushing
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re glue the tail section I used carpet base .
re glue the tail section I used carpet base .
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leather strips cut to glue on the side
leather strips cut to glue on the side
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plastic wrap for easy fitting
plastic wrap for easy fitting
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Post by apolo1100 » Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:13 am

here some more pics
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Post by apolo1100 » Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:55 pm

Hi
after waiting for summer, to have a bit of heat so the leather on the seat cover can be expose to the sun.. well here is the seat already finish
just need to re chrome the old molding.
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Post by Eljeef » Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:09 pm

That looks great. I work in an industrial seating business. You did a fantastic job.
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Post by G-Man » Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:24 pm

Superb work. Many thanks for sharing the detail.

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Post by Maximum Carnage » Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:47 pm

Where did the seat cover come from?

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