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Hi all,
I stripped the old seat covers off my TR4A seats. The seat frames underneath are rusty; nothing is rusted through, but there is significant pitting.
Should I be concerned about the structural integrity of the seat frames? They are a little flimsy to begin with; add some corrosion...
My question: Would it be a good / bad idea to reinforce the seat tubing with fiberglass and epoxy? (As a former owner of a "good old boat", I have considerable experience working with West System epoxy and various forms of fiberglass.)
Pro and Con thoughts:
1. Glassing the tubing makes it stronger.
2. Cosmetics are not important as the seat frame will not be visible when complete.
3. The car will be a pleasure vehicle - and the seat frame should see minimal moisture (i.e. I will get caught in an occasional rainstorm, but the car will primarily be driven in good weather and stored indoors.)
1. Fiberglass is generally frowned upon in body repair work, due to differing rates of thermal expansion resulting in an eventual crack between the two materials.
2. Alternately I could cut and weld in new tubing where the corrosion is excessive, or weld on patch pieces. This is a challenge in the bent sections of tubing.
Thoughts?
I stripped the old seat covers off my TR4A seats. The seat frames underneath are rusty; nothing is rusted through, but there is significant pitting.
Should I be concerned about the structural integrity of the seat frames? They are a little flimsy to begin with; add some corrosion...
My question: Would it be a good / bad idea to reinforce the seat tubing with fiberglass and epoxy? (As a former owner of a "good old boat", I have considerable experience working with West System epoxy and various forms of fiberglass.)
Pro and Con thoughts:
1. Glassing the tubing makes it stronger.
2. Cosmetics are not important as the seat frame will not be visible when complete.
3. The car will be a pleasure vehicle - and the seat frame should see minimal moisture (i.e. I will get caught in an occasional rainstorm, but the car will primarily be driven in good weather and stored indoors.)
1. Fiberglass is generally frowned upon in body repair work, due to differing rates of thermal expansion resulting in an eventual crack between the two materials.
2. Alternately I could cut and weld in new tubing where the corrosion is excessive, or weld on patch pieces. This is a challenge in the bent sections of tubing.
Thoughts?
