vinyl restore

AdAmWeArSbLaK · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject: vinyl restore

ok i have a 68 bay window. in VERY good shape. the vinyl seats have yellowing and there are two tears. one on the driver seat and one on the middle bench seat.. now i want to keep this baby as OG as possible so i was wanting to restore the seats. but i dont know how or what i need to do to get it cleaned up.. can anyone give me some advice about getting this done and having those tears fixed... thanks

adam

onelowzuki · Samba Member Joined: November 12, 2004 Posts: 377

If they are white I would try whitewall cleaner for tires. I use it on tires, patio furniture, and even my white sneakers and it always does the job

ddare · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:09 pm Post subject:

I used a mixture of bleach and water with mixxed results, as well as using that orange cleaner stuff, and 409. The bleach is pretty corrosive, and it tears up the window seals. I found this out after doing my headliner. But at least my headliner is nice and white. And the bleach runs down, gets on the carpet, etc...I wouldn't recommend it unless you're extremely careful. There has to be a better way Smile

AdAmWeArSbLaK · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:44 am Post subject:

thx.. any ideas on what to do about tears in the vinyl.. should those seats just be re-upholstered?? i dont really wanna do that but if its my only option i guess i will.

onelowzuki · Samba Member Joined: November 12, 2004 Posts: 377

As far as the tears, if they are clean tears (not frayed) I have used super glue carefully placed. Its hardly noticeable but requires a little patience

AdAmWeArSbLaK · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:46 pm Post subject:

no they are frayed too much to do that.. i decided im gonna go with seat covers.. now all i need to do is find some ivory or grey colored basketweave covers all around.. front middle and rear... anyone got a recomendation?

kafer71 · Samba Member Joined: December 16, 2004 Posts: 11

if the tears are tooo frayed...I had gotten good results lightly triming them and using another piece of vinyl as a "backer" and put in in the tear ang glueing the upper to the lower and letting it setup. It all depends on where it is and how large though.

-b-

Bill E. · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject:

Try some purple stuff on the door pillars and maybe on the seats. Just rinse good with warm water when done. I know it says to not use on plastic, but I had to try and it works real good!! Very Happy

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AdAmWeArSbLaK · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:06 am Post subject:

thanks for the info!


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