Fitting Seat Cover

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Its been many years since Ive fitted a new seat cover.

From memory:
1. On radiator to remove any creases from packing.
2. Put cover onto seat and tack a couple of staples in the middle.
3. Tack another couple of staples at either end.
4. Work out from middle, carefully stretching cover as I go.
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Falcon 3/1/2022 1:27pm
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Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me:

1. Remove the old seat cover and staples. (Sorry if that's a "duh.")
2. Place the nose of the seat into the cover and align it so it is straight and true. Put one or two staples in the front.
3. Press the cover down onto the seat as you slide your hand all the way back to the rear of the seat. You're trying to see exactly where the seat cover would meet the rear fender. Hold the seat cover here, then pull just a fraction of an inch farther. Drop a few staples back there. You should now have a seat cover which is raised slightly above the seat foam.
4. Pull both sides of the seat cover down around the corners of the seat pan where your knees would be. Do this at the same time, pulling the cover tight, then release one side as you keep the other clamped in your grip. Run a few staples around this area. Now pull the other side tight and staple those.
5. The rest is just cleanup. Pull the cover snugly and staple from the nose to the corners on each side, then pull and staple from the corners back to the rear.
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kb228 3/1/2022 3:01pm
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I do a staple on the front and back and then the middle on the sides. Stretch and fit to where you need it. Pretty gravy
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AJ565 3/1/2022 4:16pm
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kb228 wrote:
I do a staple on the front and back and then the middle on the sides. Stretch and fit to where you need it. Pretty gravy
This. I also either put it in the sun for a bit if it’s warm out or toss it in the dryer for a while to get it warm so it’s stretches better and when it cools it tightens back down for an even better fit.
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murph783 3/2/2022 6:24am
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Falcon wrote:
Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me: 1. Remove the old seat...
Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me:

1. Remove the old seat cover and staples. (Sorry if that's a "duh.")
2. Place the nose of the seat into the cover and align it so it is straight and true. Put one or two staples in the front.
3. Press the cover down onto the seat as you slide your hand all the way back to the rear of the seat. You're trying to see exactly where the seat cover would meet the rear fender. Hold the seat cover here, then pull just a fraction of an inch farther. Drop a few staples back there. You should now have a seat cover which is raised slightly above the seat foam.
4. Pull both sides of the seat cover down around the corners of the seat pan where your knees would be. Do this at the same time, pulling the cover tight, then release one side as you keep the other clamped in your grip. Run a few staples around this area. Now pull the other side tight and staple those.
5. The rest is just cleanup. Pull the cover snugly and staple from the nose to the corners on each side, then pull and staple from the corners back to the rear.
I basically follow exactly this procedure. Heat also helps. It’s really not all that bad. But for the love of god get yourself a pneumatic stapler if you value your forearms.
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profeshenal125 3/2/2022 7:53pm
3/2/2022 7:53pm
I put the new cover over the old one. It make the seat a tiny bit taller and adds a little cushion.
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Hoseclamp 3/3/2022 5:02pm
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I always heard and have always followed Falcons method. Tack the front, then the back, and work it from there.
garagedog 3/4/2022 11:29am
3/4/2022 11:29am
Do it in a warm room. Keep that cover warm. I like to toss it in the dryer. Makes it more pliable.
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kb228 3/4/2022 1:49pm
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Falcon wrote:
Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me: 1. Remove the old seat...
Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me:

1. Remove the old seat cover and staples. (Sorry if that's a "duh.")
2. Place the nose of the seat into the cover and align it so it is straight and true. Put one or two staples in the front.
3. Press the cover down onto the seat as you slide your hand all the way back to the rear of the seat. You're trying to see exactly where the seat cover would meet the rear fender. Hold the seat cover here, then pull just a fraction of an inch farther. Drop a few staples back there. You should now have a seat cover which is raised slightly above the seat foam.
4. Pull both sides of the seat cover down around the corners of the seat pan where your knees would be. Do this at the same time, pulling the cover tight, then release one side as you keep the other clamped in your grip. Run a few staples around this area. Now pull the other side tight and staple those.
5. The rest is just cleanup. Pull the cover snugly and staple from the nose to the corners on each side, then pull and staple from the corners back to the rear.
murph783 wrote:
I basically follow exactly this procedure. Heat also helps. It’s really not all that bad. But for the love of god get yourself a pneumatic stapler...
I basically follow exactly this procedure. Heat also helps. It’s really not all that bad. But for the love of god get yourself a pneumatic stapler if you value your forearms.
I have yet to see a hand stapler strong enough to drive the stapes into the plastic. X2 on pneumatic stapler
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Falcon 3/10/2022 3:53pm
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garagedog wrote:
Do it in a warm room. Keep that cover warm. I like to toss it in the dryer. Makes it more pliable.
I put mine out in the sunlight for a while. Warm is definitely better.
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murph783 3/11/2022 5:18am
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Falcon wrote:
Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me: 1. Remove the old seat...
Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me:

1. Remove the old seat cover and staples. (Sorry if that's a "duh.")
2. Place the nose of the seat into the cover and align it so it is straight and true. Put one or two staples in the front.
3. Press the cover down onto the seat as you slide your hand all the way back to the rear of the seat. You're trying to see exactly where the seat cover would meet the rear fender. Hold the seat cover here, then pull just a fraction of an inch farther. Drop a few staples back there. You should now have a seat cover which is raised slightly above the seat foam.
4. Pull both sides of the seat cover down around the corners of the seat pan where your knees would be. Do this at the same time, pulling the cover tight, then release one side as you keep the other clamped in your grip. Run a few staples around this area. Now pull the other side tight and staple those.
5. The rest is just cleanup. Pull the cover snugly and staple from the nose to the corners on each side, then pull and staple from the corners back to the rear.
murph783 wrote:
I basically follow exactly this procedure. Heat also helps. It’s really not all that bad. But for the love of god get yourself a pneumatic stapler...
I basically follow exactly this procedure. Heat also helps. It’s really not all that bad. But for the love of god get yourself a pneumatic stapler if you value your forearms.
kb228 wrote:
I have yet to see a hand stapler strong enough to drive the stapes into the plastic. X2 on pneumatic stapler
I have one that will, but it’s still a bastard
TheGetFresh 3/11/2022 3:30pm
3/11/2022 3:30pm
I line up and tack the front first, then line up the rear. I bend the seat pan ever so slightly so that it bows a little front and rear under the tension of the seat cover and then tack the rear, then sides. Then go through and push loose material to the edge and tack that.
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shuggs 3/18/2022 12:18pm
3/18/2022 12:18pm
Falcon wrote:
Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me: 1. Remove the old seat...
Here is the tried-and-true method I learned from a guy at CEET Racing many years ago. It has never failed me:

1. Remove the old seat cover and staples. (Sorry if that's a "duh.")
2. Place the nose of the seat into the cover and align it so it is straight and true. Put one or two staples in the front.
3. Press the cover down onto the seat as you slide your hand all the way back to the rear of the seat. You're trying to see exactly where the seat cover would meet the rear fender. Hold the seat cover here, then pull just a fraction of an inch farther. Drop a few staples back there. You should now have a seat cover which is raised slightly above the seat foam.
4. Pull both sides of the seat cover down around the corners of the seat pan where your knees would be. Do this at the same time, pulling the cover tight, then release one side as you keep the other clamped in your grip. Run a few staples around this area. Now pull the other side tight and staple those.
5. The rest is just cleanup. Pull the cover snugly and staple from the nose to the corners on each side, then pull and staple from the corners back to the rear.
Followed this, pleased how it looks 👍
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