Hey guys. Anyone have any advice for where to get, and what kind of foam to get for race fairings to make a seat? Also, what kind of glue to use to bond to bodywork? Thanks all
I've tried mini cell, closed cell, all that stuff several times on projects for customs. None of it came out like a factory seat until I just went to an auto upholstery shop and asked if I could buy some. Dude gave me some green and some white ( one is much firmer, that's the base layer. Can't remember which one offhand.). He didn't even charge me for the stuff with the understanding that I would bring it back to him to do the cover. It works soooooo much better than the other stuff I've tried. You can sand it, shape it, it doesn't squish down 2 inches, etc. Edit - I don't know why there's a #1 at the start of this post that I can't remove, but whatever.
Sounds like you're building a stock seat and not putting foam on race bodywork - two totally different things.
I stopped using glue years ago now I use Velcro strips seat doesn't come off and it won't ruin your seat if you wanna repaint !
I use harbor freight foam floor mat and 2 sided tape but I'm cheap. Use a heat gun on the foam to get the smoothness you want.
I actually went a step further and molded a seat "pan" out of thermo-plastic sheet and then attached the seat foam to it using a sheet of 3M double sided adhesive. Then I pop-riveted the pan to the race tail. If I ever need to repaint I just drill out a few rivets and off it comes.......no residue to clean up.
Woodcraft sells them https://www.woodcraft-cfm.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=SEAT And HTmoto http://www.htmoto.us/store/c/65-SuperBike-Seat-Pads.aspx And Raceseats http://www.race-seats.it/en/
I just made 2 new ones for my bikes.... I always use Minicelli Foam.... 1 Inch.... Cut, Sand edges and use contact cement to glue down... I have never had a issue with any of them....I have made about 10 over the years... https://photos.google.com/search/_tra_/photo/AF1QipODoR63farGkXuL80TEdrKO4K5qZ8iY4lP1WXFJ
