MG TD15470 Restoration » Interior & Upholstery » Reupholstery

email Dave Braun at dave@dbraun99.com (click here)

I bought a Moss Kit, some foam cubes, and remanufactured the wood bases. There are several things I would do differently if I were doing this again, but the results look good.

new upholstery back, LH and unknown pcs	Tracing new bases	base cut out holes drilled for air RH	base air slots cut	delayed by jig saw
Chasing seat bottom t nuts	seat bottoms installing t nuts	seat bottom rodent screen and felt breather	Seat bottoms rodent screen installed	Seat bottoms ready for foam
cubes for bolstering molded seat foam	bolstering seat foam	batting in seat cover	corner batting	fitting seat cover past batting
seat bottom fitting seat cover	seat bottom seat cover fitted	Seat bottoms with hardware installed	Seat bottoms front	Seat bottom side finished
Seat bottoms showing outside panel	seat bottoms finished	seat back tracing board	seat back board cut out, drilled and chamfered	Seat back chamfer detail
seat back t nuts	bed spring sacrificial glove	bed spring installed on carry stick	bed spring tack in close up	dave checking spring tension
seat back cover pleats close up	seat back Cotton batting built up	seat back center tacked working on pleats	Seat back initial stretch at bottom	seat back getting bottom stretched mid point
seat back bottom stretched final	Seat back ready for rear cover	Seats test arrangement	seat back test arrangement top	seat back bottom trim
Prestapling reinforcement strip top back	Fitting back cover with piping	Seat back Joining piping	seat back bottom staples	Seat back bottom staples decorative tacks
Seat back back	seat back taking out bad wrinkle	Refolding and restapling to take out wrinkle	seat back wrinkle moved to bottom center	seat back adjusters chromed
seat adjust bracket backing plates	installing seat back upper hinge	locating t nuts using old board	finished seat back	Installing seat bottom hinge
seat back and hinge alignment	Test fitting seats	Test fitting seat back	gap between seats and seat back	Seat back from rear

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