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Re: [GMCnet] Upholstery Project Part II [message #133408]

Tue, 05 July 2011 13:49

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> The foam will
> probably be pretty costly... $70 just for the couch bottom for example.

The most cost effective way I've found to buy foam is in the form of
firm mattresses/pads, eg via JC Penney's. You can get it in various
thicknesses. Here's a 5" x 60" x 80" for $94:
http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=STY&ItemID=184134e&submit%20search.y=0&Ntt=firm+mattress+foam

I put the mattress foam on top of a layer of that 1/2" thick white packing foam you can get at Tap Plastics
in 4' wide rolls for cheap. Might by Polyethylene, but I'm not finding it on their website.
That spreads the load across the spring base, in place of the thin plywood ours used to have over the springs
on the couch.

Karen
1973 23'
1975 26'

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Re: [GMCnet] Upholstery Project Part II [message #133879 is a reply to message #133408]

Sat, 09 July 2011 09:38

Mike Teets

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Update on progress on the upholstery. Sorry, a couple of long URLs...

The first is a google spreadsheet of the foam measurements from a 77 Palm Beach 26-3 interior (couch/bunk, dinette, rear settee)

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aidd3qTmkhp8dEQyQVdGTkdkNXRMZFJhTGdraVNGWnc&hl=en_US

This document is a pdf file of my measurement notes

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bydd3qTmkhp8NTY4MjJhMGMtOTM5Ny00MjM3LWE5YWYtYzNmOThhMTU2ZWQw&hl=en_ US

Off to purchase foam today

Mike, GMCing since 2002
77 Palm Beach, 260, 403
Dublin, OH
http://teamteets.com/gmc/

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Re: [GMCnet] Upholstery Project Part II [message #133896 is a reply to message #133879]

Sat, 09 July 2011 11:53

Mike Teets

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Just back from foam purchase... more or less $500. I will need to purchase some more but the above price included synthetic jute backing, thread, and glue so the price is pretty close to covering just the foam needed for a 26-3 interior.

Mike, GMCing since 2002
77 Palm Beach, 260, 403
Dublin, OH
http://teamteets.com/gmc/

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