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seat cover softening
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 5:20 pm
by wraith
Can anybody tell me if you can and if so how to soften a seat cover?
As part of my seat cover has gone hard, it's the pvc type.
Re: seat cover softening
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:49 pm
by prothed
Late reply - but its bad news I'm afraid.
The problem seems to be that the plasticisers (?) in the original vinyl gradually degrade and the material gets harder and less flexible, and there doesn't seem to be any way of restoring the material again.
I've tried a whole range of chemicals - 3M vinyl cleaner/restorer, white spirit, WD40, Gibbs, anything else I could find... Nothing made a noticeable difference.
I've asked traders at custom car/bike shows... Nothing.
A recover with new material seems to be the only sure answer.
Re: seat cover softening
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:10 pm
by wraith
Cheers for the reply
Re: seat cover softening
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:50 pm
by johnr
its the uv in sunlight that does it.