Solo Seat

[Rich Dee]

I am making a couple of solo seats..I am not sure if I need to glue the leather to the foam.

[MADMAX22]

Well since noone else has spoken up yet Ill throw my pennies out there.

I glue the top seat portion. Atleast on my big cruiser style seats and Ive scene it done on many chopper style as well. In my experience this will help immensely when you do the wet forming of the seat as you stretch it around the seat pan. Since your not glueing the sides you can still wet them and do your forming as you get the leather wrapped around and staple or rivet it in place or however your doing it. Also it will help hold the leather in place atleast until it gets broken in properly.

[David]

I make solo seats and don't use any glue on my seats. I don't wet mold either.

David Theobald

[MADMAX22]

Hey David I was wondering do you ever have any issues with the center of the seat rising on your seats that have a definite seat arch in them? I guess it may help to get the right tention on the leather when you put it on the seat.

I know the cruiser seats Ive had to glue them down on top but those you gotta wet form to get the shape of the thicker foam padding and odd shape of the seats. With the seat pans for the choppers I could see not having to play with any of that but was wondering how well the leather lays on the seat.

[Rich Dee]

Thanks for the replies..

[David]

Hey David I was wondering do you ever have any issues with the center of the seat rising on your seats that have a definite seat arch in them? I guess it may help to get the right tention on the leather when you put it on the seat.

I know the cruiser seats Ive had to glue them down on top but those you gotta wet form to get the shape of the thicker foam padding and odd shape of the seats. With the seat pans for the choppers I could see not having to play with any of that but was wondering how well the leather lays on the seat.

I haven't had any problem with the centers rising. When you build seats the way I do, the critical factor is getting a pattern that really fits. I have nothing against using glue or thick foam padding and then wet forming. For me it is a matter of my hands. They just won't do the wet molding any more.

Dave

[MADMAX22]

Thanks David.

Yeah I hear ya about that wet forming on those seats.