Triumph26 Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Now that the Z is back on the road I'm attending to some other issues. My driver's seat is original and in good shape except 2 little holes. Which will be two big holes soon. Neither is on a seam. I remember a sled mechanic when I used to work for a ski area who used a black shoe goo type product that worked awesome on the snowmobile seats. Anyone have anything to recommend? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I've used that silicon shoogoo and not that impressed with how it holds to stuff. I bet it was black urethane. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 There are several Vinyl Upholstery repair kits on the market. Can't rememver any specific manufacturers names! Used one on my smoker daughter's Toyota, came out OK! If small hole just shovel in the goop, select proper matching texturing paper and cure with the heater, which looks like a soldering iron with a flat disc on its tip. Came out very good! If a large hole, use a backer like fiberglass window bug screen or denim [any old Jeans you want to toss?] No, I don't have pictures from 30 years ago. Quote Link to comment
dgi Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Stop by any local major car dealer. Ask the service manager who they use for vinyl repairs. They most likely have several "vinyl repair" specialists on call and usually are happy to give you a referral. On any given weekday there may even be one of these specialists on site doing some work. Many also do striping, paintless dent removals and/or paint chip repairs, so they move around from dealer to dealer doing all of these type repairs. A lot of times I see them around here working under one of those pop-op tents to get some shade. I had one guy come by my place and repair a seat and a huge hole in a door panel. You couldn't even locate the repairs when he finished, the color (black) and texture was that good. 1 Quote Link to comment
Triumph26 Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 The dealership idea is great! Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment
exit64 Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Call Brian, the Dent Devil in HR. He knows all the right people in the car industry around here. Quote Link to comment
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