Hi Folks; Does anyone have any pointers on how to seal the vinyl welt on my 66' Newport rear seat. Its leaving this oily, sticky residue behind, I presume from age and UV Rays. Any ideas? thanks, John.
At Napa we have a spray on vinyl sealer from Dupi Color, it works good on dashes and door panels, I can only assume it would work on a seat.
just so theres no confusion! its the Vinyl bead or "edge" on my rear seat, thats breaking down from the UV rays. The cushion is still good, tell me more about this Sealer,have you tryed it for this problem?
hard one to help you with, maybe some of the true interiour vets can help. Thats a touph erea to 'heal' so to say. You have to stop it before you can seal it...hope you understand what I'm saying. Sealing before cleaning/stoping the vynal erotion mite do more damage than good in the long run.
Thanks for the pictures. They clarify the condition. I am still a little confused as to what is generating the moisture. Could it be build up of a vinyl protectant? anyway IF IT WERE MINE, I would experiment on one of the lower areas, using alcohol to clean the welting and at least an inch of the seat, each side of the welting. After drying I would mask as close as possible to the welting seam and apply a close or complimentary color of acrylic brush paint designed to be safe on fabrics. I would only do about a foot at a time waiting a couple of days after initial test to be sure I like the tint and texture. The acrylic paint can be found at hobby stores or even Wal-Mart. Buy the closest color(s) possible, or in your case a green and blue and maybe some white and black. Experiment mixing your shades. You will be surprised how close you can get. I recommend "matte", flat or satin, as gloss will be too noticeable on older upholstery.
its not moisture, its oily, sticky little Gobs of vinyl (plastic) as the Bead deteriorates. I just removed the seats for a good cleaning, as I had some unwanted Lodgers, read Mice, in the car while in storage.
I don't think that vinyl sealer would work on that....hmmm I think I'm going to check with my supplier. I will get back to you. Looking closely at the pics I almost wonder if seam sealer would work better.
