Seat Covers

I just finished one seat, turned out good, I used the "Bag method" for the top cover. I put the contact adhesive on the foam after I pullled the cover on. It was a difficult job and I couldn't get the adhesive every where I wanted. Is it possible to apply the contact adhesive first? Before the bag and seat cover?

I've never used the bag method, but I think that is the plan; adhesive, bag, cover, remove bag.
I pull the cover over, spray the adhesive in, prop the cover up and away until the adhesive is ready, then attach.

Are you using the spray type? All you are suppose to put the glue on is the center panel. I just spray it up in there. Then I put a board on it and some weight till the glue sets up. If you put the glue on before you put the cover on you may have the glue set up to long.

Maybe that is why they suggest the bagin the first place. For speed. I like to have my cover where I want it before I glue so I'm not rushed.

Tom, on the last seat I did it just as use described. I used spray adhesive and sprayed it up in there, I too used boards to help the glue set up. They are 70 style seats, with the fatter bolsters on the outside of the upper part of the seat and "hump" on the bottom. It just took awhile to get them back into shape and I think it may have looked better if I could have better directed the spray. I didn't know if there was a better method.

There may be, but that's the way I have always done it.

Huh. I never thought of boards. I just used my arms and pressed down for awhile to catch the groove. Boards sounds good.

Chris, I acutally used 1 x 3 boards cut to fit the length of the seam and set a battery on top! (Optima leak free of course)

I have a board that is cut to fit and I put bricks on it.

I need to pull both of mine and re-glue them. The glue evidently didn't take so the covers don't fit the form of the seat. I didn't do them. It's not a prject I'm looking forward to.

Go slow on removal, or you will lose the backing material. But you knew that, which is why you aren't looking forward to it, right?

Get 3M super . It has a picture of a guy gluing a vinyl top on. I can't remember the #. When it sticks it is stuck. I use it for everything carpet, and hood insulator pads.

Yeah Tom that's what I used, good stuff. The number is 08090.

That may be his probelm! That's what I use also, and when I dscovered that I had almost perfectly attached the d/s cover to the p/s, it was an issue to get it loose to install it where it belonged.
Won't make that mistake again!

I know the bottoms have a left and right side, do the tops? I didn't think so...

The place where the bottom of the cover wraps around the bar is going to be a pain but the rest of it shouldn't be a problem since it never stuck anyway. I'm going to try some 3M glue softener. I'll be gluing it back with the 3M Super adhesive.

Speaking of contact cement, the biggest problem I have is waiting for the stuff to get dry enough to stick. Put the two sides together too soon and it will come apart every time. I just cannot force myself to wait then cuss myself later for not having patience. I waited till the glue was dry on my seats then just pushed down on the center panels and it worked great