vinyl seat repair

[spud]

Anyone know of the best way to repair rips in vinyl seats only on the back and im taking the cover off to replace the spring that ripped it so can anyone tell me the best way to do it ? also thinking the foam i a bit past its bet so anyone recomend what to replace it with ? oh and its the robin

[huffo]

The vinyl seat in my Land-Rovers had rips in them and the seams were splitting.

I stuck a piece of black gaffer tape over the rip and that lasted quite a while and wasn’t very noticeable, but eventually started lifting at the edges. Next time, before I put the new bit of tape on, I carefully eased a piece of tape through the hole and over the top from behind. I then put a piece over the top for good measure, and that’s lasted for years!

At other times I removed the seat covers and nearly stitched a patch of vinyl (stolen from an old briefcase) over the hole. I used an automatic awl (https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074W5NXY6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_D51ZRHN8RMFDCX2NKW3R?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1). Looked neat and was effective, but no better than the cheap and quick gaffer tape fix!

[remmington]

+1 for duct tape.

My workshop office chair is covered in it.

[Joepublic]

I've seen tv programs where they use contact adhesive underneath the seating and onto a patch which is then poked through the hole to reinforce the hole from behind. They then use a special filler to repair the gash before colouring to a perfect repair.

[oli]

The key seems to be getting something holding the split from behind, so the patch on the upper surface is more cosmetic than doing the whole job alone.

Gaffs tape blends in surprisingly well and really doesn’t look the bodge you’d think.

My Landy has vinyl seats too (delux ones I’ll have you know, so more than just two blocks at 90 degrees) After initially being appalled by the prospect of something so un-breathable, I’ve grown to like them over the years in a strange kind of way (I was going to use the word perverse, rather than strange, but that sounded a bit kinky in the context and there’s really nothing kinky about 35 year old Land Rover seats!

[valhalla]

Feb 18, 2022 0:10:38 GMT 1 oli said:

The key seems to be getting something holding the split from behind, so the patch on the upper surface is more cosmetic than doing the whole job alone.

Gaffs tape blends in surprisingly well and really doesn’t look the bodge you’d think.

My Landy has vinyl seats too (delux ones I’ll have you know, so more than just two blocks at 90 degrees) After initially being appalled by the prospect of something so un-breathable, I’ve grown to like them over the years in a strange kind of way (I was going to use the word perverse, rather than strange, but that sounded a bit kinky in the context and there’s really nothing kinky about 35 year old Land Rover seats!

Oh, I don't know.....depends what else you have to keep you occupied during the day........it gets very lonely in this neck of the woods....

The vinyl seats in Defender (commercial variants) are much more comfy on long journeys than the cloth seats, especially after you have recovered the seats with a Britpart kit.

It might pay Spud to buy a cheap, one-seat kit in black vinyl from one of the Landrover outlets, and use the foam and cover to repair his seat?