Seat Upholstery....how do I......?

[bishop1911]

I am trying to do the seat upholstery from my 67 fastback, and I am having a hard time with the hog rings. I have heard that these are easy, but I am having a hard time getting the old ones off even as they are clamped down pretty good. Does anyone have any helpful tips to make this go a little easier? Thanks.

Jon

 

[Red5oh]

Get the cutters... they look like mini bolt cutters and it will make your life easier.

 

[68converted]

When I did mine, I tried to pull them apart. NOPE. Just cut them. I just used a good set of wire cutters. I have pretty strong hands though. the mini bolt cutters that bishop talked about would have been better. I was able to pull apart the old rings in about 3 minutes for each piece.

 

[67CoupeDriva]

Cut the rings but not the listing wire (runs through the seat) unless you are planning to replace it. I think I did actually use a small set of bolt cutters but had to break out the wire cutters for a few that were hard to get to.

 

[xoxbxfx]

i always used a big pair of dikes and twisted them. Pulls one side out of the hole and then you just pull it out

 

[krash kendall]

Side cutters. Yeah as said above, don't cut the listing. You will need that as they don't come in the kits. Did you get a set of hog ring pliers to put the new ones in?