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03-16-2016, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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Upholstery questions
Hi guys, getting to the seat cushions that came with my basket of parts 28 sport coupe, three cushions are done, one is not. Questions are, 1. is this seat back for the rumble tacked together correctly or should they have used hog rings
2. This looks like an original cushion. Where the fabric looks like it is crimped in place around/at the bottom, do I pry it apart and recrimp the new cover in, or do I just cut the fabric off as close as I can and wrap the new fabric around the bottom and hog ring in place? YouTube links are great for showing how to work with the wooden frame cushions, and showing assembly of a stripped seat, just not sure if this crimp is salvageable or repeatable when redoing the seat. Looking for the front bumper emblem that has "Ford, Made In Canada" |
03-17-2016, 10:07 AM | #2 |
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First off,...I don't know much about upholstery...but this will get you back too the top..
In the first photo,......yes that it the back cushion for the lid. It should have 2 clips that slip in at the bottom and 2 at the top that gets screwed too the lid.. Second photo,...that metal piece (sheet metal), I think is a big deal. It looks like it's original,...I think it's a nice piece.. How all the upholstery is done / held down,..I don't know. Try Marco's sight for more details. Dudley www.abarnyard.com Marco Tahtaras |
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03-17-2016, 12:24 PM | #3 |
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I should have been more clear maybe on my first question. I know that's the rumble seat back,and how the tabs work, what I was wondering was if it's supposed to be nailed like that through the material to the metal frame?
Thank you for the link, I checked out a barnyard.com but no info on the bottom cushion rim or how to recover the seat. Looking for the front bumper emblem that has "Ford, Made In Canada" |
03-17-2016, 12:53 PM | #4 |
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Lebaron Bonney has some how to videos on the web site...
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03-17-2016, 01:36 PM | #5 |
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hog rings were not used on the Model A
nails and tacks I THINK??? BUT you never know Publication number US2029974 A Publication type Grant Publication date Feb 4, 1936 Filing date Oct 9, 1934 Priority date Oct 9, 1934 Publication number US 2029974 A, US 2029974A, US-A-2029974, US2029974 A, US2029974A Inventors Whitaker Willard F Original Assignee Whitaker Willard F
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03-17-2016, 05:07 PM | #7 |
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Hey Pinesdune, what is that great looking green colour in the background?? Jim.
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03-17-2016, 05:09 PM | #8 |
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Hog rings were used for sure. Working on a club members 29 four door with his original as a guide.
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My Grandfathers 1940 B JD. I've got her in for a valve job right now and a little tlc. And thanks for the info gents. I also called Lebarron Bonney this afternoon and they said that the compression ring on the seat bottom is next impossible to remove/duplicate but that was the way Ford did it from new (at least on an early 28) Looking for the front bumper emblem that has "Ford, Made In Canada" |
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03-17-2016, 10:15 PM | #10 |
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How confusing. One member says hog rings were not used on a Model A and two others say they were used. By now the poster must be totally confused ! Wayne
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03-18-2016, 05:54 AM | #11 |
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What Don said X 2. That had me wondering also.
When my brother's house was build they shot nails into a steel I beam, and the nails still had a sharp point. I'd never have dreamed that was possible had I not seen it. |
03-18-2016, 08:57 AM | #12 | |
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Lol, I didn't drive nails in....the guy doing the previous restoration did forty years ago, and he only recovered three of the four cushions. I have no idea why he did it that way, that's why I was wondering if it was correct or not, here's some more pics of the idiots handiwork He had to have predrilled the nails, but they're right into the metal seat frame. Don't get me started on how the "gentleman" started recovering the bows with the supplied bow drill, only to leave it out and rot so I have to get/redo all the bow drill on the upper panels in the car and top as, pause for effect, after 40 years you can't match up what came in the kit [emoji35][emoji31][emoji24][emoji849] As my Dad would have said...things like this build character Looking for the front bumper emblem that has "Ford, Made In Canada" |
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03-18-2016, 09:44 AM | #13 |
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There are tacks with a spiral shank, that can be driven into metal. We used to hold them with needle nosed pliers & WHAM them into metal floorboards, to keep carpets in place. The tacks are a BLUEISH color, probably heat treated???
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Related issue:
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