Reupholster Truck Bench Seat

Whether you restore cars as a hobby or if you just have need for new seats in your vehicle we ve got a great tutorial for you.

Reupholster truck bench seat. The seats in pickup trucks often take a beating. Trucks are used hard and if it s a work vehicle especially your truck seats see a lot of in and out and wear. Before i re skinned the seats trips for ice cream were done in the truck. About the only difference between a truck seat and car bench seat is that the fabric only covers a portion of the outside back on many trucks see side view below and all of it on a two door car.

Many car bench seats especially out of four door cars have rigid backs and you have to cut and or sew around the frame just like a piece of furniture. Trucks are often used hard for good reason. How to reupholster a truck seat. If the seat foam underlayment material cannot be reused replace it with an indoor outdoor carpet material.

This will protect the seat foam from being cut damaged by the springs. Remove the bench seat from the vehicle. Sometimes the upholstered seat of a truck may take the worst beating of all. Lay out the frame on a table.

The top portion can be a little more difficult it usually has a release point in the rear of the seat that may need to be loosened with a screwdriver. Now we still take the truck but i make them wash their hands before we leave the local dairy queen. Follow these auto upholstery instructions closely. The bottom portion of the seat in most vehicles can be very easy to remove and should just pop right out.

Recover your seat s and all of a sudden you become overly anal retentive about everything unclean that may come in contact with the new upholstery.