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Just an idea, but i think you might be able to achieve what you want if you use two layers of thin foam with a panel or plate in between. That is, if you put a thin layer of good quality upholstery foam on the seat (of a thickness about equal to the depth of the dishes in the seat) and put a plastic panel over that to create a new flat surface. Cover this with as much foam as you care to have and then rely on the cover to hold everything together, stapling it to the seat like the old cover was.

Best of luck!

finally got the seat fairly well shaped, now i just need to figure out a way to reinforce underneath a little.
cut a top pan to go on top of everything

bent to desired shape, then put in a couple of bolts to keep it where i wanted it

chopped off the non "butt rest" parts, and then filled in the empty space underneath with spray foam. let it cure then did some shaping.

so far seems sturdy, but i dont trust it just yet if i hit a pot hole or something... the plastic welds could possibly break...
put the seat off of the new aero onto mine this morning, so hopefully i can finaly go ride for the first time in a month, and see how the new engine does with the new jetting.

Wheelman-111 wrote:Greetings:

I can safely assert that Nothing will stick to that seat pan. There have been Legends written wherein some gifted Forumistas successfully achieved adhesion with some paints after a heat prep. I remain unconvinced.

But for sure your fiberglass with Polyester, Vinylester, and Epoxy-based resins will not stick to that pan for long.

Why couldn't cloth be stretched over the top of it, securing the cloth to the underside of the pan? Stretch it over the pan just like you would with a seat cover, then resin over the top of that?

After cured there would be no way for the fiberglass to come back off of the pan unless it was cut off around the bottom of the pan.

Just a thought?

At this point if I was to glass a cafe style seat, I might as well make a mold from what I have done with my pan and glass from there.

Your post has inspired me. I didn't go to that extreme, but I did take an inch off the top of my seat. And just a tip for anyone who wants to "shave" their seat......an electric bread knife AND some WD-40 or Silicone Spray will give you far superior results than the bread knife alone. If you don't use the lubricant, the knife tends to tear the foam as opposed to cutting through it. After you take off what you want, a light da sander, and some patience will make your seat smooth again. Just thought I would throw that tid bit in there. Can't wait to see final product.

That's where I started too. Then when I found my seat floating in my sewage flooded basement, I figured I would do what I really wanted and drop it basically all the way to the tank.

turtle13 wrote:At this point if I was to glass a cafe style seat, I might as well make a mold from what I have done with my pan and glass from there.

I'm not saying glass a whole new seat, Im saying just wrap the seat pan with cloth and resin over that. Sand the glass smooth and your done. I could of wrapped that pan with cloth and resin'd it in less time then it took took for you to cut that piece of sheet metal out and secure it down.

It was just a thought for you though. After the resin dried there may have been a light sanding needed if you left it that way, but if you were going to just cover it with foam and reupholster it then it wouldn't matter much.

Glassing up a cafe style seat would be cool but would require much more work. I'm not saying your way is the wrong way to do it I just wanted to throw the idea out there for people.