| tugboatbill |
07-27-2013 05:39 PM |
125 Seat
Just saw your post today and can offer some suggestions. I am in the process of restoring my 125 and have had the seat restored. My seat came from a tractor boneyard and, being out in the open for years, was quite nasty. I first took off the blue trim and stripped off the vinyl cover and foam padding. As there were cracks and chunks torn from the shell, I filled them with body putty, sanded the repairs carefully and painted the shell with the white paint used on the tractor. I purchased white marine vinyl from Jo-Ann Fabrics and it closely matched the original. The seat was taken to a local Amish upholstery shop, where the owner and I debated about using the original blue trim- it was decent and fit over the new work. However, as a back-up, he bought some plain vinyl trim, and, after much searching, I found a close turquoise paint match- Original Equipment Reproduction interior paint- #1542 (1955 and 57 Chevrolet medium turquoise!). If your trim is faded, you may consider using this paint to freshen it up. My upholsterer needed to sew a seam in the seat, as the original work must have been done on a heated press. I believe my seat looks really good and compares very favorably with seats done by the top Cub Cadet restorers. A long response!
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