Every time I go onto our new to us 2005 sailboat I find another project. The latest one was the dinette settee cushions, two of which were so compressed they would not stay snug on the settee bench. As a result, they continually slipped out of position. It was obviously time to replace the foam. While others may have their own and a better procedure, I thought I would share how I replaced the foam, in particular steps 4 -7.
1. Measured each cushion and added extra to each dimension per the supplier’s instruction.
2. Ordered cut-to-fit "extra-firm" foam ($200 for a 23” x 58“ x 4.5” right angle and 23” x 53” x 49” x 4.5”right trapezoid sections from www.buyfoam.com).
3. Laid the cut-to-fit foam with zipped fabric cushion cover adjacent to it on a flat surface.
4. Wrapped the foam with cushion wrap silk film from a local cushion shop (also available from www.sailrite.com/Cushion-Wrap-Silk-Film-Center-Fold-54) and applied a film adhesive (you can also use box packing tape) to seal the seams. The film acts as a moisture barrier and made the foam easier to install into the fabric cushion cover.
5. Made a small hole in the film and attached a vacuum cleaner hose then turned the vacuum on to shrink the cushion foam before inserting into the fabric cover. This made foam installation easy and ensured it filled the cushion cover evenly, all the way into the corners.
6. Inserted the shrunken foam with the vacuum hose still on into the fabric cushion cover.
7. Turned the vacuum off and allowed the foam to slowly expand to its original size and fill the cushion.
8. Finally, adjusted the cover to get the seams into their final position, then zipped the cover closed and re-installed them on the settee bench.
They now fit snug on the settee bench without slipping and look nearly new.
1. Measured each cushion and added extra to each dimension per the supplier’s instruction.
2. Ordered cut-to-fit "extra-firm" foam ($200 for a 23” x 58“ x 4.5” right angle and 23” x 53” x 49” x 4.5”right trapezoid sections from www.buyfoam.com).
3. Laid the cut-to-fit foam with zipped fabric cushion cover adjacent to it on a flat surface.
4. Wrapped the foam with cushion wrap silk film from a local cushion shop (also available from www.sailrite.com/Cushion-Wrap-Silk-Film-Center-Fold-54) and applied a film adhesive (you can also use box packing tape) to seal the seams. The film acts as a moisture barrier and made the foam easier to install into the fabric cushion cover.
5. Made a small hole in the film and attached a vacuum cleaner hose then turned the vacuum on to shrink the cushion foam before inserting into the fabric cover. This made foam installation easy and ensured it filled the cushion cover evenly, all the way into the corners.
6. Inserted the shrunken foam with the vacuum hose still on into the fabric cushion cover.
7. Turned the vacuum off and allowed the foam to slowly expand to its original size and fill the cushion.
8. Finally, adjusted the cover to get the seams into their final position, then zipped the cover closed and re-installed them on the settee bench.
They now fit snug on the settee bench without slipping and look nearly new.
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