Restoring Vinyl Motorcycle Seat

Recovering a motorcycle seat.

Restoring vinyl motorcycle seat.

Motorcycle seat covers are made from vinyl or leather. Leather seat covers typically wear thin before they tear leaving the area around the torn opening frayed and inconsistent. This instructable is about creating a new seat for my motorcycle a 1975 honda cb200t i picked up a trashed old seat on ebay because my current seat is in good condition and there s no sense in tearing apart a perfectly good seat. Vintage motorcycle seat restoration cb200.

Wipe the motorcycle seat with the cloth soaked in leather conditioner until the seat is smooth but not slick. One thing to understand is that vinyl is basically made up of polyester fibers coated in a layer of plastic usually either pvc or polyurethane. It is water based and safe for use on home furniture auto rv and boat interiors vinyl tops tonneau covers saddlebags spa covers and more. Restoring vinyl seats for cheap.

Tears in leather motorcycle seats are next to impossible to. At 15 years old katy the kawasaki is getting a little long in the tooth the first stage in tidying her up is to recover the seat as its just started to split. Restoring a 1969 sears puch motorcycle seat. The type of vinyl used has a fabric backing that can tear along a thread line.

Rub n restore is versatile. Once the vinyl is clean and conditioned you can then repair any cracks in the surface of the vinyl. Including new foam core and vinyl cover with replicated sears logo. Apply 1 teaspoon of a leather conditioner to a dry non abrasive cloth.

Our how to resource library email and phone support have successfully guided thousands of diy vinyl and leather restoration projects. Dry the motorcycle seat with a non abrasive cloth. However if you try to repair cracks before the. You can recondition the vinyl and give it new life with a simple cleaning and conditioning process.

Rinse the motorcycle seat with the damp cloth to remove any soap mixture and remaining dust dirt.