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Offline oberonspacefruit

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Seat restoration
« on: April 09, 2014, 04:19 PM »
Got this dominator, and its fit for nowt but the bin, as the end has been chewed off by a dog.

Ive sanded it and filled it with a flexible epoxy.



got a bit of vinyl, cut from the back of a setee at the tip.
contact adhesive on both surfaces and allow to become tacky.



wrap it around, and leave enough to pull on...oooer





youll need to do a bit of fiddling here. more glue on the inside, and fold the excess over. it stick pretty instantly, so be careful. around the nose, and the read, there will be to much material, which will wrinkle, so cut out triangles with a scalpel as and when they form. this will leave space for folding right over. trim the edges with the scalpel.

Ive chosen to put the original holes in, not sure if thats a good idea. i used a scalpel to make the slices in the hole, then forced it down with a punch.

its not perfect, but its genuinely my first go, and the seat was bin fodder otherwise.

im going to paint it  with vinyl paint, and attempt the dominater letteing in gold. but thats for another day.




I want to touch ORB

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2014, 04:29 PM »
That is frickkin ace!!!!!!  TOP JOB!!!!!  :4_17_5:

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2014, 06:44 PM »
Clever stick  :daumenhoch:

I'd just end up with my hand glued to my face...
« Last Edit: April 11, 2014, 06:25 AM by Jaan »

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2014, 08:58 PM »
If that's your first attempt at it it's fookin great  :slayer:
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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2014, 09:17 PM »


Top work Indian phil

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2014, 09:43 PM »
Looks decent mate,top job!!

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2014, 09:53 PM »
 :4_17_5:

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2014, 09:53 PM »
That looks a top job  :4_17_5:

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2014, 08:55 AM »
That came out rather well Phil  :coolsmiley:

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2014, 06:19 AM »
The Fruitster triumphes!  That looks great.


Better to crash and burn than fade away

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2014, 07:43 AM »
Phil is the result love child ,of a 3 way orgy with John Noakes , Valerie Singleton and Shep


His skills are unparalleled   :4_17_5:

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2014, 09:52 AM »
Looks good, nice work  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2014, 11:08 AM »
maggie philbin actually.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2014, 02:43 AM »
Great work.   :daumenhoch:
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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2014, 08:41 AM »
And it's now Nos so sell it for £200  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2014, 08:55 AM »
top job  :daumenhoch:
cheers Kev
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Re: Seat restoration
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2014, 08:30 PM »
freeking tidy

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