Any one know a good foam to use ?

[chainftw]

I use the regular and high quality Neoprene foam from Foam and More and a few other suppliers but it is just not "soft " or "squishy " enough .

It's fine for small chopper seats like the one I did in the pic , but when i have to make a large custom pan and seat it is just to hard. I cant find anything like the stock foam used on LePera or Harley seats that is water proof , i know alot of those are molded foam . Anyone know of a good supplier of a softer style foam in sheet or block style ?

Thanks ,Chain

[MADMAX22]

I dont think any of those foams they use are water proof. Most of the time they will put a plastic sheeting over them then wrap the seat with leather/vynal or whatever. Usually if I remember right its a high density open cell foam, I have gotten similer to this at a local craftshop (not joanns there high density foam is Bull). Foam and more should have it on had as well. The stuff I got was a yellowish color like the stock stuff and is pretty firm but no where near as firm as the closed cell stuff like neoprene.

[chainftw]

I dont think any of those foams they use are water proof. Most of the time they will put a plastic sheeting over them then wrap the seat with leather/vynal or whatever. Usually if I remember right its a high density open cell foam, I have gotten similer to this at a local craftshop (not joanns there high density foam is Bull). Foam and more should have it on had as well. The stuff I got was a yellowish color like the stock stuff and is pretty firm but no where near as firm as the closed cell stuff like neoprene.

Hey madmax22

Thanks for the info . The main thing with covering it with plastic is I like to glue the top leather piece to the foam so it wont move when i lace it .

Not sure what to do . I don't want to use the hard neoprene and I can't plastic cover the open cell stuff !!!

Chain

[electrathon]

I have never made a real chopper seat but I built a mini-bike chopper a few years back. I used foam carpet padding, glued togeather for thickness. It was easy to work with and readily available. It should handle water pretty well too.

[MADMAX22]

Hey madmax22

Thanks for the info . The main thing with covering it with plastic is I like to glue the top leather piece to the foam so it wont move when i lace it .

Not sure what to do . I don't want to use the hard neoprene and I can't plastic cover the open cell stuff !!!

Chain

On my yamaha seat the cover was glued to the foam in the center of the seat. The plastic wrap stuff was glued to the top edge and the bottom edge so that it basically acted like a moisture barrier where it was laced. Just an idea.

I am by no means a pro at this so please try and get some info from some others that do alot more of this then I do. Good luck and be sure to post what you come up with.

[celticleather]

Take a look here . . .

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...057&hl=foam

. . . may be what you're looking for.

[rcsaddles]

I have a friend looking for a supplier of the high density foam used to make ATV and motorcycle seats. Anyone here be able to give me a few names and contact info? He is a mechanic at the Honda shop here and repairs the seats that come in. He jsut happens to use me to do all his stitching.

Thanks for the help.

Joe

[Hilly]

If you're looking for any specific type (or description) of foam, your best bet is to call an upholstery supply place, and tell them exactly what your needs are. They can steer you to what you need to use for the project at hand. Be prepared though, foam is almost worth its weight in gold.

Hope this helps a bit.

[Frank]

I'm not sure if this is the type you are looking for but Weaver does carry a good dense closed cell foam. I have used it on top of ground seats for a half seat saddle and it works very well and have had no complaints so far. It will glue to leather and skive fairly easily too.

[St8LineGunsmith]

this is where I buy my foam

open cell rebond foam is a good seat cushion foam

there are a wide selection of foam to choose from