{"id":479,"date":"2020-04-30T00:35:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T04:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/?p=479"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:24:02","slug":"reupholstering-the-back-seat-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/04\/30\/reupholstering-the-back-seat-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Reupholstering the Back Seat \u2013 Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almost done&#8230; \u00a0I got the seat base mostly done tonight. \u00a0I have to do the final batting adjustments and hog ring the outer edges down, but it\u2019s looking like a seat again. \u00a0Good progress for the evening.<\/p>\n<p>I started by attaching the burlap base and attached it around the edges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/C99FCD25-7433-4E97-8AC9-158B1065B530.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/C99FCD25-7433-4E97-8AC9-158B1065B530-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FF8269AD-B008-4318-9071-BC3E6563E893.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FF8269AD-B008-4318-9071-BC3E6563E893-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>next was inserting the new listing wire into the sleeves on the cover<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A6D2BE91-BC49-4E68-B299-8F3EF7773E45.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A6D2BE91-BC49-4E68-B299-8F3EF7773E45-450x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A6D2BE91-BC49-4E68-B299-8F3EF7773E45-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A6D2BE91-BC49-4E68-B299-8F3EF7773E45.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/77E1B9E7-B9D4-4DD6-B124-9A398FC07445.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/77E1B9E7-B9D4-4DD6-B124-9A398FC07445-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/77E1B9E7-B9D4-4DD6-B124-9A398FC07445-600x449.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/77E1B9E7-B9D4-4DD6-B124-9A398FC07445-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/77E1B9E7-B9D4-4DD6-B124-9A398FC07445.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>for the sleeves on either side of the driveshaft hump I had to clip the ends free just inside the topstitching. \u00a0I\u2019m not sure why they are assembled this way, but it seemed like the right thing to do.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4194F80A-3CE5-4107-AC15-700A1DD0136B.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4194F80A-3CE5-4107-AC15-700A1DD0136B-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI cut these long because the original ones were done that way with a bend at the ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6C158347-257A-4098-9703-4B5EFEC0EEC8.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6C158347-257A-4098-9703-4B5EFEC0EEC8-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6C158347-257A-4098-9703-4B5EFEC0EEC8-600x449.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6C158347-257A-4098-9703-4B5EFEC0EEC8-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6C158347-257A-4098-9703-4B5EFEC0EEC8.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>the longest piece goes from the back corner, across the front, finishing at the other back corner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1BA5E60C-6E4B-4555-951D-7433EC8F1E4A.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1BA5E60C-6E4B-4555-951D-7433EC8F1E4A-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I worked on the center section first. \u00a0It\u2019s a bit of a guess at how much batting to use but the original wasn\u2019t padded as much here, and it has to fit underneath the seat back. \u00a0It\u2019s also tougher to go back and redo this so I tried hard to get it right the first time. \u00a0It\u2019s also tough to get the hof rings in olace, so the ziptie trick helps a lot here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2F53010C-26B0-4CA5-BB52-CFAC73B29763.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2F53010C-26B0-4CA5-BB52-CFAC73B29763-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/559E7728-020C-44D5-941E-F8C4CA3DE065.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/559E7728-020C-44D5-941E-F8C4CA3DE065-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9C992525-B9A3-4E93-B077-50B14B7D793A.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9C992525-B9A3-4E93-B077-50B14B7D793A-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/EAF112FA-631B-4429-91DD-2B33F104BF77.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/EAF112FA-631B-4429-91DD-2B33F104BF77-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5F75AE72-385E-4FE9-98D8-14FC4474DC82.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5F75AE72-385E-4FE9-98D8-14FC4474DC82-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9E7C34FE-7CB7-44B3-B549-0D55C78B337D.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9E7C34FE-7CB7-44B3-B549-0D55C78B337D-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3BC7B284-287A-4AE6-A0C8-1C3D399738E1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3BC7B284-287A-4AE6-A0C8-1C3D399738E1-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/B0CE8641-9DB4-4B8D-8B45-31BD25FC9555.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/B0CE8641-9DB4-4B8D-8B45-31BD25FC9555-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nonce it was snugged down, i added hog rings at each speing loop<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/944EB8DA-CB5F-46EA-97FE-F8E902D2DA4B.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/944EB8DA-CB5F-46EA-97FE-F8E902D2DA4B-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/944EB8DA-CB5F-46EA-97FE-F8E902D2DA4B-600x449.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/944EB8DA-CB5F-46EA-97FE-F8E902D2DA4B-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/944EB8DA-CB5F-46EA-97FE-F8E902D2DA4B.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next was the sections between the center and the side. \u00a0I kept guessing at the right amount of batting. \u00a0I adjusted it a few times and snugged the cover into place with zipties each time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/67D0A366-49A2-4BA0-BD40-4388C31C1F78.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/67D0A366-49A2-4BA0-BD40-4388C31C1F78-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/8B69C26E-5A54-4E70-B01D-6C9DBE5222BF.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/8B69C26E-5A54-4E70-B01D-6C9DBE5222BF-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a>and once more for the other side<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FADABC55-FD36-4D07-A60E-B40197A43B9F.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FADABC55-FD36-4D07-A60E-B40197A43B9F-600x449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FADABC55-FD36-4D07-A60E-B40197A43B9F-600x449.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FADABC55-FD36-4D07-A60E-B40197A43B9F-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FADABC55-FD36-4D07-A60E-B40197A43B9F.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost done&#8230; \u00a0I got the seat base mostly done tonight. \u00a0I have to do the final batting adjustments and hog ring the outer edges down, but it\u2019s looking like a seat again. \u00a0Good progress for the evening. 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