seat foam adhesive?

I am in the process of narrowing a bench seat from a late model van for my truck.. it has the yellow foam in it. I cut a 6" section out of the center and now I need to glue the sides back together.. what would work?

 

I'd use 3Ms' 77 adhesive. Has excellent bonding capability for foams. Spray both surfaces, let set till dry to touch, bond surfaces. Better be right the first time cause there are no second chances.

 

The same contact cement you are using for all your upholstery will work (apply, wait for it to dry, then place pieces together -one chance is all you get!), however, why not take this opportunity to put in new (properly sized, one piece) foam now? The liklihood that that old foam is still consistently dense is low, and new foam is cheap. Some fat-*** has been sitting on that foam, and you could put new foam exactly to your specs for a few bucks.

 

thanks guys.. i thought about some super77.. I wasn't sure if that would work. the foam is in pretty good shape and it fits so well i think I'll go with it for now.

 

No problem, have at it... besides, I was just lookin' for an excuse to make a reference to a fat-*** van driver...

 

glad i could help you out with that. the foam did p*** the smell test, so that is a plus.

 

len, would you agree that super 77 is the way to go here?

 

Oooops! Answered that one in the edit above while you were posting.

 

Yeah, but how do we know you know what you're talking about, Trimmer-Len?!?!?

;-)

just kidding...I'm gonna have to go read your intro, your profile is very impressive and looks like you do some amazing work, judging from the website pics!

 

Barge rubber cement works great, on motorcycle seats Ive built, you can pick it up at a Tandy leather store. just make sure it is where you want it when you stick the two together.

 

Barge is a very good contact cement, but that is really old skoolin it!

 

Trimmer Len,

Cool web site and really nice work.

 

Sorry, Len, I missed the part about it being a back seat "late model"... I was thinking along the lines of the front bench seats I see at the pick-a-parts around here - you wouldn't want that foam in your garage, much less your car! I totally agree with the molded foam value of late model bench seats.

 

Thanks!

 

thanks again guys for the help.. here is the result so far. now I just need to cover it. I think I'm going to cut down the original cover for now.. fits great for a free seat!

 

3M Spray 77.... It is easy to get. It is also called 3m Spray 90 for industrial applications. As mentioned this is what to use. Just make sure to follow the directions and not try to bond before it sets.

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