636 Seat cover and superglue advice

thewonderer · Post by **thewonderer** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:20 am

Guys,

I made a boo boo the other month when i was trying to keep my tank protector and double sided tape bonded...

Some superglue escape and landed on my seat (see pix).

I've tried to use superglue remover, but there isn't anything to really remove as the glue has soaked through/been removed. So there is a slight white blotch on the vinyl... when the seat is wet, you can't really see it, but when it dries you can

Have you guys got any advice? I've looked at vinyl cleaners/touch up stuff today at supercheap, but it's not for bike seats... maybe i need to replace the vinyl cover. Seems to be attached by staples...

Does anyone know someone who can replace vinyl to an exact match for kwak seats?

Thanx

Martin

ZX10R King · Post by **ZX10R King** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:01 am

if ur talking about that little whit mark? maybe colour in with texta? or stay sitting on the seat, u won't notice it

ZZRCHIKKY · Post by **ZZRCHIKKY** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:44 pm

some ppl are so vain

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:19 pm

hey mate, i've been wondering something similar.
Scratched the seat on the six, wouldn't mind getting something done about it.

We had a Brissy guy on here who was an upholsterer, i think he's the one to ask

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:21 pm

Eucalyptus oil.

Pull the back seat off and try a bit on the underside before you use it on the main seat.

thewonderer · Post by **thewonderer** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:33 am

Thanx aardvark!

I will get some...

Not being vein... just like to see the bike looking good and people stop asking me what that mark is. + I may sell the bike in the near future so I want it looking ace

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:41 am

tanyathecheeky wrote:We had a Brissy guy on here who was an upholsterer, i think he's the one to ask

I think bigtez is the guy you want...

I have done upholstery, and did the ER-5 seat, but I don't really have the gear to do it properly ie no sewing capability.

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:52 pm

Yes i've already contacted him

Renepo_Gel · Post by **Renepo_Gel** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:51 pm

can't be that hard to get the material surely,,,

then unstaple whats on the seat...

staple the new material over the foam...

i probably wouldn't do it to my bike but... i don't have superglue on the seat...
Good luck

ZZRCHIKKY · Post by **ZZRCHIKKY** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:53 pm

color it in with permanent marker :O

Worked on my dads bike when he got de fog visor stuff on his seat and it made the vinal go silly

swabio-ACT · Post by **swabio-ACT** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:29 pm

what about some acetone or something? surely that would dissolve the glue, and then just some soap and water to get the acetone off......

SenNey · Post by **SenNey** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:25 pm

Nail polish remover works a treat!

Damon Z1000 · Post by **Damon Z1000** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:20 pm

Acetone/nail varnish remover will soften the vinyl, even discolour it, stay away from doing that.
I gotta mark on my seat, just a little black texta every now and again problem solved

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:28 pm

SenNey wrote:Nail polish remover works a treat!

thats cos its acetone

umm ive seen guys upholster there seat by getting a patch of material from spotlight or where ever, lay it over the seat, use a big as stapler & staple the under side....

SenNey · Post by **SenNey** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:01 pm

Neka79 wrote:
SenNey wrote:Nail polish remover works a treat!
thats cos its acetone

Correct, but it's not full strenght

So not likley to cause much damage(IF ANY) as its a watered down version