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Re: ATTENTION: Ari Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:32:53
In Reply to: ATTENTION: Ari, Saabster [Profile/Gallery]
, Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:24:30
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I frankly don't sweat the minor holes in the fabric of the pad. The seat cover takes most of the stress. The fabric is really there to keep the pad together before the parts are assembled.
I've never glued the stuff back together. I just lay it back down nice and neat, and put the seat cover back on. I'm pretty sure that Quasi is talking about using a hot glue gun, something you can pick up at any craft store for about $10, and glue sticks are about $0.25 each.
You are worrying way too much about heat. The seat heater never gets hotter than about 100 F. Seeing as your seat will easily hit over 125F in a closed car on a sunny summer day, unless your seats regularly burst into flames when the sun comes out, don't worry about the seat heater. It's there to warm your buns, not bake bread or fire ceramics.
The same can be said for adhesives. You are talking about contact cement, which would be excellent for this application. Yes, contact cement is flammable, but not really in this case. When you first apply the cement, it produces vapors that are flammable if they touch an open flame, a spark, or something VERY hot (like in the many hundreds of degrees). Those fumes evaporate in a matter of minutes, and the glue isn't flammable unless you actually light it with a match.
I would say the best thing to use would be contact cement (what it appears you have). Make sure it can be used for fabric - it'll say so on the container. It's great because it stays flexible. If you want to be really safe, push the pieces together, then leave the seat cover off for an hour with the windows open so the volatiles can evaporate.
Good luck!
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, Wed, 15 Aug 2001 04:27:52, Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:24:30, Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:32:53 <-- Viewing This Message, Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:10:35
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