Originally Posted by
jet sanchEz
Cool, is that 3M 80 Adhesive the only thing holding the vinyl to the base? My favourite saddle needs to be recovered (or chucked out) and it has staples holding the cover down, this spray is strong enough?
Yes, just the adhesive. When I took the several day old cover off last night I actually ripped a bit of the vinyl the adhesive was so strong. Looks like it fully outgasses in a few days and gets pretty hard.
Originally Posted by
Chombi
Professional looking re-cover job there! Do you plan on using perforated leather on a future recovering job?? That would be awesome if you will. You can make a small business out of this for bikers that want to revive their old favorite saddles or do custom jobbies. Chombi
Thanks! Hadn't considered perforated although I had gone to Tandy and got leather, then chickened out and returned it. Now that I feel like I have the process down somewhat I'll probably try leather again. Cut up leather jacket from a thrift store? Hmmmm...custom recovering...hmmmm.
Originally Posted by
Oldpeddaller
Nice job Keith! The wool felt is a great idea and one I'll try on my next vinyl saddle rescue.
Again, it was only to cover my screwup in removing the first recover. The first one was nice and smooth without the felt. But if in the process of pulling the old cover you "roughen up" the surface it seems to fit the bill.