seat bottom disintegration

[DLK]

I pulled my front seat this morning so I could tackle rewiring under the dash. I was a little panicked when I saw all the red particles I thought were rust from my seat springs. I looked at the bottom of the seat and the springs have no rust - it is the burlap that was put on top of the springs falling apart. I suppose I should be glad it was what it is. The upholstery is in very good condition so I sure don't want to mess with it.

I guess I will need to regularly vaccum under the front seat. Any ideas to stop this process or slow it down?

[Troganin]

Its just the burlap rubbing on the metal parts as the seat flexes when weight is applyed. I wouldnt have expected that much of a mess underneath though. As for a fix there are three that come to mind;

-Dont sit on the seat,

-Spray some adhesive to catch the fall out

-Attach a board or cloth underneath like you would see on a chair in your house.

Hope that is helpful.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Personally I would try to insert a cloth barrier between the burlap and the seat and effective do the job the burlap was place there for to begin with.

[DLK]

Personally I would try to insert a cloth barrier between the burlap and the seat and effective do the job the burlap was place there for to begin with.

I guess I should just be happy it's NOT rust. I had a 60 Chrysler that came from near Biloxi, Mississippi and the interior was all rusty. I suppose it was from the salt air in the Gulf and humidity. The area behind the dash was badly rusted as were the seat springs and hardware.