Seat cushion cleaning and reassembly

tjlazer · 06-03-2013, 03:57 PM

Hey. I had a small mishap and spilled a drink on my passenger seat. I decided to clean it up the "proper" way and I removed the seat so I can clean it well. The cushion is removable but the cloth is held in place with some very tough metal rings. Looks like heavy gauge wire that is in a loop that was snipped off. Like the kind used on chain link fences. Well I had to remove a few of them on the bottom end to get to the foam seat and clean the area then rinse. The passenger sensor is in that area and it looks like the electronics are sealed so that is good as I did spill a large drink on it and then cleaned the area with warm soapy water and rinsed. Hope it is ok. Question I have is, where can I get some metal wire like what was used to put the seat cloth back together? Can an upholstery shop help? Or just go the the hardware store?

SouthArk370Z · 06-03-2013, 04:11 PM

Commonly called "hog rings". You should be able to get them, and the pliers for installing, at most hardware stores. Drop by a local upholstery shop and they may give you a few.

Edit: Most farm supply stores will have them, also.

kenchan · 06-03-2013, 04:17 PM

wow you did go all out to clean a drink. was this like a milk shake or something? lol

i would've just used soapy water and my shopvac x10 cycles or so.

tjlazer · 06-03-2013, 04:34 PM

It was milk based yes. Had to do it.

I did my best to clean and rinse with soap and water and dry, but saw that under the cushion was more of it seeping out and there is no way it was going to get clean this way, it would surely sour and smell...

Edit: Hog Rings it is!

SAmilitaryman · 06-03-2013, 04:44 PM

See, I wouldn't have cleaned it. That would have been the perfect excuse to buy new seats

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kenchan · 06-03-2013, 05:53 PM

GJ tj!

06-03-2013, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 53 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 20	Seat cushion cleaning and reassembly Hey. I had a small mishap and spilled a drink on my passenger seat. I decided to clean it up the "proper" way and I removed the seat so I can clean it well. The cushion is removable but the cloth is held in place with some very tough metal rings. Looks like heavy gauge wire that is in a loop that was snipped off. Like the kind used on chain link fences. Well I had to remove a few of them on the bottom end to get to the foam seat and clean the area then rinse. The passenger sensor is in that area and it looks like the electronics are sealed so that is good as I did spill a large drink on it and then cleaned the area with warm soapy water and rinsed. Hope it is ok. Question I have is, where can I get some metal wire like what was used to put the seat cloth back together? Can an upholstery shop help? Or just go the the hardware store? __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

06-03-2013, 04:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Commonly called "hog rings". You should be able to get them, and the pliers for installing, at most hardware stores. Drop by a local upholstery shop and they may give you a few. Edit: Most farm supply stores will have them, also. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

06-03-2013, 04:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 53 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 20	It was milk based yes. Had to do it. I did my best to clean and rinse with soap and water and dry, but saw that under the cushion was more of it seeping out and there is no way it was going to get clean this way, it would surely sour and smell... Edit: Hog Rings it is! kenchan likes this. __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV Last edited by tjlazer; 06-03-2013 at 04:45 PM.

06-03-2013, 04:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
SAmilitaryman Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 168 Drives: 09 Nissan black 370z Rep Power: 12	See, I wouldn't have cleaned it. That would have been the perfect excuse to buy new seats Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2 DEpointfive0 likes this.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	wow you did go all out to clean a drink. was this like a milk shake or something? lol i would've just used soapy water and my shopvac x10 cycles or so.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	GJ tj!