cushion materials

[Rob Cheshire]

Condolences to those all who had damages from recent hurricanes.
Hrossa survived the weak side of the eye wall on terra firma (still).
We were less than an inch from having water in the house again. I'm
looking for a project to occupy my free time while working in MD for
a couple weeks. I thought I'd get started on interior cushions all
the way around. There were none in the boat when I purchased her so I
will have to make patterns from measurements. Are there any
suggestions for materials, patterns, foam, suppliers, etc. Most of
the posts I can find mention contracting the work out.
Cheers,
Rob

 

[dobermanct_dave]

Hi-

It's not that hard to do. I made a set for my last boat on an old
Singer treadle machine. The only hard part was to get my big feet
inside the treadle. I used over-stock automotive upholstery material
from the local fabric outlet store and Velcro to hold them closed. The
only comment I would make is that the high-density foam that you should
use is pretty stiff, so you shouldn't assume that you can make the cover
too much smaller than the foam. I did and had a dickens of a time to
fit it without a crease.

Dave V2917

 

[navydavy12000]

Rob

I made patterns from brown paper for my Vega. There were none on
the boat when I bought her. I also purchased way to much material at that
time. I had covers sewn for the foam. I also have enough material left
over to do another set. If your interested let me know. They material is a
darker shade of blue.

David

 

[albincruiser]

Hi All!!

Speaking of cushions...

The following may be of those of you that have old, faded
cushions. I was watching one of those Saturday morning boat programs and
they showed how to renovate your old cushions using an aerosol product call
Sem ColorCoat. Being the skeptic that I am, I purchased a can to try out
on my old, blue Albin 25 cockpit cushions. I chose the sailcloth white as
my new color as the TV folks said "it would cover any color". Yeah,
right. Snicker, snicker. After cleaning well with soap and water, and
letting dry for a day, I then recleaned the vinyl with acetone to get rid
of the surface oils. After letting the acetone completely dry I found a
well ventilated area to apply the SemCoat. 2 coats later and the once blue
cushions were now sailcloth white, with absolutely no bleed through. I did
have a little blue color show through at the valleys at the seams but that
was taken care of my careful application of the spray so as to "flood" the
seam area. Once the solvent evaporated the paint settled down into the
seam. Cushions now look brand new!! Folks at the yacht club were very
impressed. I think I started a run on the stuff the day I showed off my
"new" cushions!

The coating can be found in local auto paint stores or special ordered by
them. I also found the link below where you can buy it on the web. Sem
Coatings does not sell to the general public, I am told, so you must go
through a jobber. Stuff is expensive but really cheap when compared to
having new cushions made up. About $8.95 a can. There are some links
below about SemCoat.Innovative Repair And Refinishing Products | SEM Products follow the link to: semcolorcoat.htmCOLOR
COAT: Interior/Exterior Flexible Finishthe link below has a color chart and ordering info

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Enjoy!

TimTim Hall
Medford, MA
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[papasbackhoeinc]

Dear Tim,

I understand this Sem Color Coat is only for Vinyl cushions.

In my Albin Vega I still have the textile blue cushions . I presume
this new material is not suitable for this purpose.

Regards,
Henk Jansen

 

[albincruiser]

Hi Henk,

Oops! My bad... Yes, it is only for vinyl cushions. They do
mention it for use to "enhance and restore" carpeting, not that I would try
using it for anything but vinyl. Sprayed on carpeting I think it would
make a god-awful mess...Using it on textile cushions would be bad.
TimAt 10:20 PM 10/2/2003 +0200, you wrote:

 

[pelagicasd]

Hi Rob, I think most of us are familiar with Sunbrella as the canvas used
for sail covers, bags, dodgers, etc. It also is a great fabric for interior
projects. Most canvas shops will have a catalog of colors and patterns and
should be able to order it for you. Shop around as mark-up will vary. If
you're going to get the work done remember it gets cheaper in the winter as
business tends to slow for the cloth artists. Look around and talk with
other folks and get a garantee that if you don't like it they will do it
over. We once spent way to much for cushions and got horrible seams. It was
a reputable shop though and they did do it over. Good luck. Walt