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  • B blondie

    That link gives good info George. If you go this route I can coach you how to get your foam into your seat covers without swearing.

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    @blondie said in Stuff this:

    That link gives good info George. If you go this route I can coach you how to get your foam into your seat covers without swearing.

    I would assume I'd turn the covers inside out and work from there?

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      George, we used to get our foam from a place that sold foam(s) to high-end bed manufacturers. Katrina caused some major changes in foam production. Anyway, I'm late to this party, and blondie is your wealth of info.

      Hey blondie, how far has memory foam gone as a layer in furniture or cushions?

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        @Rainman Sorry, I have no idea.
        @George-K If you are measuring to buy your own foam, yes, I’d turn all 3 leather cushion covers inside out to obtain the seam to seam length x width x ht measurements of each one. The most accurate measurements will likely occur at the back of the cushion because your leather will likely be old & stretched. It’s for this reason (the wear&stretching), I’d get an upholsterer to source the foam & do it. He can nip in to sew a new seam at the stretched areas (think a tummy tuck after a C/Section). Or, he’ll estimate & oversize the foam to begin with, shape & stuff accordingly.

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          I should add I’ve little experience Re foaming leather seat or back cushions. My recollection with the few pieces I’ve done comes from fabric .. which stretches. I actually said “fvck it” with my nice rattan patio swivel rockers this year. I went to Winners (Target in the U.S.) and just bought replacement cushions that felt firm & sort-of fit. It was at Lowes, and the patio stores I learned of the Chinese foam substitutions nation wide. Although the same makes & models of furniture are being made .. all of them were using medium density foam & fibre fill. No wonder all the online reviews cited sagging cushions.

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            George - following your lead, I've redone our sofa. I bought two kits to do both top and base cushions - and have put a cover over the back to liven it up a bit. We have a board under the cushions to reinforce sitting on it lest one sink into the abyss. This couch may now last us until the end times.

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            • B blondie

              No to Joann’s . What you linked to is for patio cushions. Different type of foam. But an upholsterer can do this. He’ll hot knife to shape 2 pieces say 2-3” high density foam then do fibre fill +/-down as sandwich filling, then glue or tape it up. Then he’ll do a muslin cover as a baggy, sew it up, then slide it in, using a plastic garbage bag. He can do something similar for the back cushions too. Care wise, there’s lots you can do to revitalize leather. You’d be surprised. I’ve done it … (after 12 yrs of cat scratches). Just takes a little time and the right product. A upholsterer might be able to repair some cracks and splits too or recommend someone.

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              @blondie

              We have a twenty something year old eggplant coloured leather sofa. Leather needs revitalising. No tears just a few light surface scratches, worn areas and fading. Do you use a dye to bring back the colour?

              Elbows up!

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