Show Off Your Upholstery

[chefwarthog]

Geowitz, you have to tell your sister that she done a nice job on your seats!!!

[kitfox5v]

Geowitz, Looks great. I may get her to sew mine. I like the look. When We gonna get together? If you can fly up one weekend I'll pick you up and show you my 5. just getting started really and could use some advice. Give me a call. Eddie

[HighWing]

Thought I would post mine. I opted for lightweight and home brew. The padding is one inch memory foam with covers made from some fabric we found in the remnants bin at a fabric store a looong time ago.

The first one who recognizes the fabric and PMs me with an address will get something in the mail just for fun.
Lowell

[Esser]

Very Flashy Lowell. I like it. Thanks for all the pictures so far guys.

[SkySteve]

I'm thinking of re-doing the foam in my seats. I see some people using 1" and some using 2" bottom seat foam. Some using regular foam and some using "memory" foam. I have to admit I know nothing about cushion foams. Why do some of you use what you use? What are the differences?

[HighWing]

Steve,
I said I used memory foam, but it was actually some stuff I found at a surplus metals place. It was a blank that is used to punch out the soft sponge like ear plugs. It has the consistency of memory foam. I used the thinner material simply because a buddy advised it. It was a case of headroom or not. I find that at my age it is more how my back feels than the old bottom. From my pics, you can see that I put some stuff in the lumbar region. I was in sort of a hurry to fly off the 40 hours so in the later flights, I spent a bit of time in the air and it was my ankles and lower back that let me know when it was time to take a stretch.
Lowell

[SkySteve]

Thanks Lowell for the explanation. What I am thinking about is a wedge 2" or so thick in the rear and 1" thick in the front. The cut angle would be on the bottom of the foam so the top of the seat would be somewhat flat. That would provide more foam in the butt area where my weight is and less foam behind my knees. I'm also considering a hole along the rear foam edge in the center of where I sit to release pressure on my tail bone. I would glue a strap across the back of the hole to hold the left and right sides from spreading apart.