Porsche Recaro Front Seat Restoration Part-2 Seat Bottoms
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2020
- A close up look at the restoration process on your Early Porsche front seats.
Part-2 in this segment will cover the seat bottom in detail.
Lots of tips and techniques to re-upholster your front seats!
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Upholstery materials supplied by Autos International Inc. Or for complete professional restoration! www.porschetopsandinteriors.net
Injection molded foam used in this video here:
rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53... molded seats 
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Part of me likes that your channel is a YT secret gem, that a few of us have discovered. Part of me thinks you should have 100k subscribers. Great job as always Mike.
Thank you Jeff
Unfortunately RUclips doesn't see it that way but we press on anyways=)
I agree! I've just binge watched the whole channel in a week :)
They look amazing! I learn so much every time I come here. Nice job Mike.
Thank Motown
Im glad these can be of assistance
Wish I had found these video before I restored the seats in my 82 Westfalia….. just fantastic craftsmanship!
I’ll for sure use what you taught us on my 1968 911 seats that will be going in my 1968 Chevy C10… I can hear the Porsche guys screaming Nooooooo 😂
Thank you
Those seats are a real challenge.. I think they will make a nice touch in your 68 C10!
Best of luck
-Cheers
Mikes restorations is like watching Robert Norman Ross for car guys.
Thanks Mutley I appreciate such a high compliment
Im a big fan of Bob Ross
wow awesome job, such detailed instructions. I've been watching your videos for quite a while now mainly as a VW guy but now I've purchased a 1967 Porsche 912 so I'm now rewatched them. Great stuff :-)
Hello Craig thanks and congratulations on your 912!
Absolutely amazing job and detailing - thanks Mike. Have a nice Sunday
Thanks Thomas
Same to you!
Looking good Mike. Great work as always. Thank you.
Thank you Mike!
Phenomenal as usual.
Thank you Craig
Extremely well done Mike! I am indeed impressed.
Thank you Anders
She's really coming out nice=)
Another great video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for always tuning in David!
Terrific job too Mike. 👏👏👌👌
Thanks Resto Blast
Such beautiful workmanship.
Thank you Mutley
Looks great Mike. Nice explanations of what you where doing and the reason for doing it. 👍
Thanks 1ocean
I try to put as much in there as possible
Great Video!
Thanks Rodney!
That looked hard.
Great finish as always.
Thanks Mooney..its was tough for sure!
@@MikesRestorations Mike, could you sand blast the springs, bases ect, epoxy and then 2 pack colour them lightly, with no dramas, or do they need to be unpainted ?
Sanblasting would not be a good choice for rust removal on the spring set..chemical is best as it will leave the smooth metal undisturbed.
Vinegar & water would also work well. 50/50 blend.
Whats happening is as the springs compress there is metal to metal constant friction rubbing between the two surfaces. That friction needs to be a slick and smooth as possible.
If we sand blast it would slightly pit and etch the surface and would create a grinding or crunchy compression.
If we use a paint type coating eventually the paint would be scrubbed off exposing bare metal once again. The scrubbed off paint could gather and create a crud build up on the springs. The end result would be a dry metal to metal compression with crunchy compression. This could lead to hangup or sqeeky spring action down the road.
Smooth bare metal would be best with petroleum jelly for lubricant.
If we use regular general purpose petroleum grease to lubricate them then the cab would have the oder of the great virtually forever.
Straight petroleum jelly will have contain oder.
Its complex!
grease virtually forever..typo!
@@MikesRestorations possibly zinc plating then Mike ?
Great job
Thanks GeoMoto
Amazing work, really glad I found your channel. These videos will really help with my restoration.
Hello Philip thank you Season's Greetings and welcome to the channel
Wishing you good health and best of luck with your restoration in the New Year!
Great outcome but rather complex, well done!
Thanks..they are definitely involved!
artist!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks master=)
Whenever I watch your videos, I realize how little I know about the assembly process. It’s literally like watching an artist work their craft. I’m going to chalk this up in the “jobs I never want to do“ category.
Thanks Mike
These are tough.. but you have a skill set and ability to that is rare..
You most certainly good do a fantastic job of anything!
@@MikesRestorations You're very kind, but when I watch you work, it's a different sport.
Fantastic Mike. Looking forward to when you can come back to Japan!
Hello John Thanks
I too am very much looking forward to that day!
Its absolutely amazing that back in the 1960's a bloke in Germany with his pencil, slide rule and curve templates actually designed those seats. How long would that have taken ? Who gave him or her the idea that a one inch strip of cardboard stapled to some shiny fabric, would actually work ? You are from another planet Mike.
Thank you Graham Im with you on that!
My hat goes off to them and the pioneering work they created.
Its mind boggling they did this over 50+ years ago
The results are as amazing as usual for you. You have a very wide skill set! If ever you need to put knots in tight spaces like that there is a technique I use at work for that and it’s quite simple. It’s a surgical knot. I will try to link a video to show how if you’re interested. It would have made this part a little easier.
Hello 27jpski thank you
I sure would be interested in that surgical knot technique ..can never have too many tools in the tool box!
I want to reupholster my front seats but after watching these two videos I’m massively intimidated. It looks way too hard for an amateur.
Well done for doing this all in your own! 🏅 truly impressive work Mike!
Thanks Vikram
The seating is tough for sure..A least you are able to see how everything works on them.
There are times when its best to have the professional do it. Nothing wrong with that at all
Mike, you definitely seem to enjoy the upholstery work. I'm guessing you have some considerable professional knowledge of it as your skills in it are far above what any average person would know. Excellent work.
Thanks quicktasic I appreciate your kind words
Actually my background is cabinet making and construction...Its really just a matter of staring at something long enough to you get a basic understanding of it and then dive in.
The worst that could happen is that it doesn't turn out...
I think my failure rate in life has been higher than my success rate..But just keep trying anyways
@@MikesRestorations You've certainly mastered attention to detail. Enjoy watching your progress on this long and challenging project.
Your work is so nice I really want to throw away my 911 and start over haha
Thanks Brandon
Don't throw away that 911! she just needs some more love=)
Mike.... you keep on doing these amazing things...still can’t believe how nice this is going to turn out...it kills me to think of this car ever getting dirty.....what are your plans for it?
Turn it into a ring and wear it !!
Thats funny!
Hello Carl Thank you
Mu plan is to really enjoy it and drive it very carefully=)
I need to change the cushion on my BMW drivers seat. I've been putting it off for 2 years.
Hello scanspeak00
I would thing the basic principal would still be applied to your BMW seats
Give it a try!
Looks great, your videos helps us a lot! 👍 We are restoring an 911T from 1968.
May I ask wich books or manuals you use during your restoration?
Greetz from Belgium! And keep making the awsome videos! 👌
Hello Lien
Thank you I'm glad they are of some help
Here is a video link to the manuals used on this restoration.
ruclips.net/video/c_FIW_BfOG0/видео.html
Good Luck with your 911T!
Hi Mike, hope you're well, do you have any ideas on how to strenghten the seat springs, I'll be repairing broken springs with crimping sleeves, but the seats are quite saggy & I'd like to firm them up a bit. many thanks Craig
Hello Craig
They do make replacement spring sets for the seat part of the recaro's
If the spring metal is too fatigued they will just collapse again when sitting in them.Not much can be done with
collapsed springs.
Porsche makes new replacements but are quite expensive. After market also supplies spring sets which I think would be more than adequate. It's worth a try.
Good Luck!
@@MikesRestorations Great thanks for the reply Mike
i needed to achieve the same thing but went another direction. i lost weight. unfortunately, it didn't help, and it wasn't fun!
Are you planning to re-upholster the headrests, too? Did you get new foam for them when you got the seat foam?
Hello Dan
Yes I do have the headrests prepared for another video.
Im using injection foam supplied by autos inc and had them do the fitting and sewing to get them correct.
The injection foam has to be sized by sanding and the re-thread requires special skill and sew pattern.
The seat foam I sourced from e-bay awhile back as Autos inc doesn't have a set up for injection foam on theses seats..only the headrests.
They do however have injection foam sets for the 356
Did you you reduce the acid at all or use full strength?
100% Strength ..fumes are very strong be sure to wear a respirator and eye protection if you are going to soak your seat springs
Good Luck!