2009 Hisun 700 ------- Seat Repair

[Rick McGill]

Just looking for suggestions or passing on what kinda worked. Maybe it'll help someone else. My seats are pretty roached so after watching a bunch Youtubes and not finding a real good answer, I tried some redneck repairs until I can afford new ones. 

First I trimmed the sharp edges of the vinyl down even with the foam cushioning inside. Actually, I started out doing this thinking I might just throw some seat covers on and I thought the sharp edges would wear through pretty quick. But when I got them all trimmed, the foam was still pretty swollen out of the holes since it apparently sat out in the sun a lot. (It's a hand-me-down: I take better care of my stuff.)  So I used sandpaper and a block of wood to sand down the foam. It was sun-baked and harder than the underlying foam so it was easier to sand it than to try and cut it down. Once it was reasonably close to the original shape of the seat, I taped off the edges and applied 2 or 3 coats of Flex Seal black spray. Some of the deeper fills took a few days to dry completely but as you can see, it came out pretty good. I have yet to try and sit in it as the machine is still undergoing a massive engine rebuild. But at one point a fingertip did poke into the repaired spot. So I bought some Plasti-Dip spray to try again. I'll wait until I see how the Flex Seal holds up, though. Anyway. I just thought I'd tell the tale.

Rick