Dear Upholstery Experts-
On the outer bolsters of the backpad, the vinyl where it meets the field and the bolster is anchored to the back board with a strip of some backing material that the staples are driven through. After 50 years this is brittle and crumbling.
What is this material?
Or, what is used as a substitute today?
Thank you,
Sean
I've used heavy vegetable tanned leather, like tooling, harness or skirting.. just 'cause I've had it around. You could probably get less than a whole side via ebay.
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Hey Sean, a heavy old belt should work, I'd think. I used an 'easier' method for the back pad on this latest car.. but from memory, IIRC I stapled the outside bolster of the backpad to the vinyl of the big flat area, along the edge (face side to face side, and the curvatures matching up). Then I went back and glued the leather strip to the underside at the staples line . Then stapled this combo to the backer just under the thick foam.
Thanks for the kind words on my project - doing this stuff outdoors is a challenge, you gotta stay determined , gotta stay hungry
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