Seats are shot

[Jon Cole]

I want to start a beat car, and it would have completely shot seats. The fabric is gone in some spots, with metal coils showing. I mean at least 75% of the seat is metal framework. How would I do that?

Thanks.

[Nick Winter]

Well a bunch of ball point clicky pens some paper clips, something to attach them togther and a lot of time

[diymirage]

also keep in mind that you want to make the fabric look ripped

what i like to do is paint the seat and then put a napkin over it

then i paint the napkin and ford it back when the seat is ripped

once that dries i get my nasty orange paint out and paint the foam showing under the rip

[Ben]

I have worked on many types of automotive seats over the years even reupholstering a few along the way. I don't think i've ever seen a seat with round coil type springs? Rather, every seat i've seen has spring steel wire, usually in the form of a string of "S's" or "Z's" that run across from side bolster to side bolster. Then foam padding is placed on top. The seat covering is usually stitched in a way that it forms the contours of the seat along with the shape of the foam underneath.

When I think of seats that i've seen that were badly worn, all I can remember sticking out was the tan foam. Maybe some strips of duct tape trying to keep it in.

[Jon Cole]

Here is what I need to replicate...

[Railfreak78]

Jon if you have a Hobby Lobby by you I'd go to the section where they carry hot glue guns. There is a hobby wire in different sizes. you could get the smallest one and wrap it around a toothpic or smaller thing pull them off, trim them and paint them. Thats what I did with my rear coil springs with a larger wire for my 70 Super Bee. The small one is very very thin.

[Ben]

Here is what I need to replicate...

Ahhhhh, my bad, I was thinking front seats. Come to think of it, I think my camaro rear seat looks like the one in your pic.