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Corbin seat?
05/02/16 at 07:11:33

I ran in to old Corbin seat that I want reupholster but this .... thing have grommets or something instead the staples and the hard part is rely hard! Hand stapler is not going through it and air stapler or how you name this thing also not going in. It seams like they drill it and grommet it. Did any one ran in to something like it and may have advise how to do reupholster on this one? :'(

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Reply #1 - 05/02/16 at 07:38:56

Yes, Corbin uses pop rivets instead of staples.

You would need to drill the heads off the rivets, then take the old cover off, and you probably can the pull/push the shank of the rivet through the top side.

You probably can reuse the old rivet holes with your new cover, you could use an awl or ice pick to locate the holes as you install the new cover. (I don't know where you get the rivets with the large diameter heads). You can also use contact cement to help hold the cover in place while you are working on getting things stretched properly.

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Struch Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 134 LA Gender:	Re: Corbin seat? Reply #2 - 05/02/16 at 08:08:42 Thanks Dave I gained my hopes and thanks for that fast respond!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Corbin seat? Reply #3 - 05/02/16 at 14:10:55 I've done a coupla reupholsrer projects. Another pair of hands is really good.
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Struch Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 134 LA Gender:	Re: Corbin seat? Reply #4 - 05/02/16 at 23:03:12 cool JOG do you have any good tips on it or special things that you do? anything help ))
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Corbin seat? Reply #5 - 05/02/16 at 23:06:14 is the seat pan plastic or metal?
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Corbin seat? Reply #6 - 05/03/16 at 07:11:52 Struch wrote on 05/02/16 at 23:03:12: cool JOG do you have any good tips on it or special things that you do? anything help )) I've watched pros recover seats, they use hot steam to make the material more pliable (vinyl) a heat gun might do the same
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Struch Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 134 LA Gender:	Re: Corbin seat? Reply #7 - 05/03/16 at 09:07:05 I will try heat gun on it my work good. thanks Art Bottom part of the seat is not plastic and metal it is plywood but rely hard one and staples bounce off it.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Corbin seat? Reply #8 - 05/03/16 at 20:07:42 Dayum, never heard of plywood that was staple proof
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Corbin seat? Reply #9 - 05/03/16 at 21:14:25 I used rubber cement to get things started. Hold that heat gun plenty far away and approach slowly. If staples won't go, maybe some metal strips and woodsrews? Or maybe those upholstery washers, aluminum, waffle, receives oval heads,
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Reply #10 - 05/08/16 at 00:33:25

Ok so I did it today!
I got some spray adhesive. Found 1/2 screws with big head (so it is not gonna go thru the material). Screw gun and several self taping screws.
Plaint peace of upholstery.
I spray adhesive to the point that foam got white. Put the material on it with now wrinkles. and started on a sides. I drill out all the rivets and use this holes. If I needed other one to get it tighter I used self taping screw to make a hole and screw with the big head to secure it. it is done now but the bottom line is it was a ...... I spend about 2 hours to do the job. And it was to complicated (I did reupholster for about 5 different bikes before that) but now it is done and I got allot of experience. And thanks to everyone

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