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Vision Mesh Seat Wear
The mesh portion back of my Vision seat is getting holes worn through a
few spots. I've been covering these with duct tape, but after a few rides the tape ends up stuck to me instead of the seat. Anyone know of any repair tricks to get a few more thousand miles out of the seat? I'm thinking along the lines of an iron-on patch(es). A guy told me that Hostel Shoppe has replacement seats for it, but I'd like to put that off as long as possible. Thanks for any adivce. |
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"chuck" wrote in message newsXX5i.860$aW5.259@trndny09... The mesh portion back of my Vision seat is getting holes worn through a few spots. I've been covering these with duct tape, but after a few rides the tape ends up stuck to me instead of the seat. Anyone know of any repair tricks to get a few more thousand miles out of the seat? I'm thinking along the lines of an iron-on patch(es). A guy told me that Hostel Shoppe has replacement seats for it, but I'd like to put that off as long as possible. Thanks for any advice. See your local furniture upholstery repair man. He will look at it and make you a repair that will last for the rest of your life. Hey, if you can fix ****ing furniture, you can fix anything! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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Anyone know of
any repair tricks to get a few more thousand miles out of the seat? I'm thinking along the lines of an iron-on patch(es). I'd sew a patch over the hole / holes. If sewing is not your forte, you could bring the seat mesh to an upholsterer. ~ Nanc 1999 Vision R-44 USS 2003 Vision R-45 USS Louisiana |
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Be sure to keep the straps of your seat pulled tight. I found
the wear on my seat was from the seat mesh rubbing the straps. I made some repairs to my Vision seat with the plastic material used for doing needle point and upholstery thread (Coats & Clark T26). Cut the plastic material about 3/4 to 1" bigger than the area to be repaired. Work from the back side of the seat mesh. Start at the top corner and work across the top edge to hold the plastic material in place. Stitches on the back should be up & down. Stitches on the front should be diagonal and capture at least one strand of the seat mesh. Align the edges of the plastic with the long (up & down) strands of the seat mesh. At the edges of the plastic be sure to capture the same seat mesh strand with each stitch. Pull the stitches tight but not so tight as to cut into the plastic material. I find pulling the thread tighter when coming back through the back of the repair works best. The repair will feel stiffer than the seat mesh but isn't noticeable while riding. If you have a couple of spots inline and close to each other it's easier to cover them with one bigger piece than 2 smaller ones. The repairs I made this way have lasted at least 1,500 miles and still look strong. Inexpensive but time consuming. Jay Brooklyn, NY "chuck" wrote in message newsXX5i.860$aW5.259@trndny09... The mesh portion back of my Vision seat is getting holes worn through a few spots. I've been covering these with duct tape, but after a few rides the tape ends up stuck to me instead of the seat. Anyone know of any repair tricks to get a few more thousand miles out of the seat? I'm thinking along the lines of an iron-on patch(es). A guy told me that Hostel Shoppe has replacement seats for it, but I'd like to put that off as long as possible. Thanks for any adivce. |
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Any good upholstererjcan get the mesh material and fix your seat good as
new. Go for it!. "Nanc" wrote in message ... Anyone know of any repair tricks to get a few more thousand miles out of the seat? I'm thinking along the lines of an iron-on patch(es). I'd sew a patch over the hole / holes. If sewing is not your forte, you could bring the seat mesh to an upholsterer. ~ Nanc 1999 Vision R-44 USS 2003 Vision R-45 USS Louisiana |
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On 2007-05-28, R-42 R-64 Baron Rider wrote:
Be sure to keep the straps of your seat pulled tight. I found the wear on my seat was from the seat mesh rubbing the straps. I made some repairs to my Vision seat with the plastic material used for doing needle point and upholstery thread (Coats & Clark T26). Cut the plastic material about 3/4 to 1" bigger than the area to be repaired. Work from the back side of the seat mesh. Start at the top corner and work across the top edge to hold the plastic material in place. Stitches on the back should be up & down. Stitches on the front should be diagonal and capture at least one strand of the seat mesh. Align the edges of the plastic with the long (up & down) strands of the seat mesh. At the edges of the plastic be sure to capture the same seat mesh strand with each stitch. Pull the stitches tight but not so tight as to cut into the plastic material. I find pulling the thread tighter when coming back through the back of the repair works best. The repair will feel stiffer than the seat mesh but isn't noticeable while riding. If you have a couple of spots inline and close to each other it's easier to cover them with one bigger piece than 2 smaller ones. The repairs I made this way have lasted at least 1,500 miles and still look strong. Inexpensive but time consuming. Jay Brooklyn, NY My wife just suggested what seems like the best patch material. Her solution was the material from a trampoline repair kit. "chuck" wrote in message newsXX5i.860$aW5.259@trndny09... The mesh portion back of my Vision seat is getting holes worn through a few spots. I've been covering these with duct tape, but after a few rides the tape ends up stuck to me instead of the seat. Anyone know of any repair tricks to get a few more thousand miles out of the seat? I'm thinking along the lines of an iron-on patch(es). A guy told me that Hostel Shoppe has replacement seats for it, but I'd like to put that off as long as possible. Thanks for any adivce. |
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