Aluminum seat pan and upholstery?

Mateo · May 15, 2016

I'm having my sister in law sew the pleats and edging on my brat style seat with marine vinyl. (Might upgrade to leather one day)
I see a lot of aluminum seat pans for sale and I have some 1/8" aluminum that'll work great. I've searched and searched but can't come up with how guys are attaching their upholstery to the aluminum. With wood one would just staple. Aluminum?

Rags · May 15, 2016

Mateo said:
I'm having my sister in law sew the pleats and edging on my brat style seat with marine vinyl. (Might upgrade to leather one day)
I see a lot of aluminum seat pans for sale and I have some 1/8" aluminum that'll work great. I've searched and searched but can't come up with how guys are attaching their upholstery to the aluminum. With wood one would just staple. Aluminum?

Pop rivets. A pop riveter and rivets with little washers seem to work.

MitchMotors · May 16, 2016

Rivets or glue. Upholsterers often work with a 2k glue that will hold the covers in place

jthiessen · May 16, 2016

I brought my aluminum seat pan to an upholsterer. He riveted a strip of what seemed to be automotive tire bead to the perimeter of the seat, then stapled the vinyl onto that rubber. It has held up great for two years now.

JimVonBaden · May 25, 2016

Rags said:
Pop rivets. A pop riveter and rivets with little washers seem to work.

That is what I did.

Mateo · May 25, 2016

Great. I'll try something similar.

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