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#Post#: 102316--------------------------------------------------
seat repair
By: magnetman Date: May 30, 2017, 6:23 am
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Hi Guys, I have a 73 SWB county station wagon, with deluxe black
vinyl seats, the seats are very soft and comfy, much better than
the replacements I have seen, which are rock hard in comparison.
because of this I am running a constant battle trying to keep my
old ones fixed.
the seat tops on all three front seats have cracks in them, but
I have tracked down some vinyl which looks very similar for a
fix. the problem is, I cant get any adhesive to stick to the old
vinyl, I have tried contact adhesives, spray adhesives, the lot,
but nothing stays stuck to the old black vinyl surface.....
has anyone else had the same problem? any fixes?
thanks in advance
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Re: seat repair
By: hippydave Date: May 30, 2017, 3:54 pm
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Have you tried evo stick impact adhesive.
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Re: seat repair
By: magnetman Date: May 31, 2017, 10:39 am
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Hi
I tried the evo stick in a red tube, I think that's the same
stuff, it stuck to the back of the new vinyl but just peeled off
the front of the old vinyl....
Best result so far was gorilla tape, but even that is peeling
off now.
On another tack, is there anywhere you can get a good thick sump
gasket for series landys?
My sump leaks like a sieve, purely due to the thin paper gasket
I was forced to use. A good thick cork one would solve the
problem.....
#Post#: 102323--------------------------------------------------
Re: seat repair
By: pintofale Date: June 1, 2017, 3:09 am
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For the seats, I agree about Evo Impact Adhesive. If you can
bear to, scratch up the old seats with some rough sandpaper or
emery, then paint on a thin layer of evostick and let it dry.
This will give you a base to glue onto. When you come to stick
on the new ones, you have to paint both surfaces and let it go
tacky, then press them together and it should hold. Leave it
for a while to properly go off.
On the sump gasket, sounds like you need to get the big pliers
or hammer out on the sump and get it back into shape a bit
better. But there is nothing stopping you from using two or
three paper gaskets if one won't do the job.
#Post#: 102324--------------------------------------------------
Re: seat repair
By: magnetman Date: June 1, 2017, 4:04 am
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thanks guys! had not thought about scratching the old surface,
will give that a go......
re the sump gasket, the sump is true and straight, the reason it
wont seal is that the gasket is not thick enough to cope with
the lumps caused by the spot welds which hold the flange
strengtheners on.
I recently had to do a sump gasket on my old 1964 tractor, and
found a great thick cork gasket, result is my old tractor is
oil-leak free for the first time in 15 years!
the thin paper gasket I am currently using was coated both sides
with blue hylomar before I put it on, but it still leaks....
a good cork gasket would be best, are they available?
#Post#: 102326--------------------------------------------------
Re: seat repair
By: magnetman Date: June 1, 2017, 7:25 am
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update:
cork gasket tracked down and ordered, will post opinion when it
arrives.......
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