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Upholstery and cushions for seats

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Topic: Upholstery and cushions for seats

Posted By: Smalz12
Subject: Upholstery and cushions for seats
Date Posted: 21-September-2025 at 10:11AM

I have bought the upholstery to redo my 75 ranchero seats. The cushion on the passenger seat looks to be good and able to reuse. The drive seat is shot. I have been researching where to get cushions/foam and everything is pointing me towards a craft store or somewhere that sells foam. I found a website called “Aliexpress” that sells seat foam. It is just a block of foam, not shaped.

I’m hoping for suggestions on where to get foam? How much I may need? Pointers on how to shape it into the correct size. Also, what tools do you suggest getting to install the upholstery?

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Posted By: Sak7788
Date Posted: 21-September-2025 at 12:53PM

The tools are called hog rings and hog ring pliers.

I was going to try using memory foam from a mattress topper it can be trimmed carefully with a razor blade, there's a guy on YouTube that goes thru the steps below.

https://youtu.be/-ylXt_hIgU8?si=0SRSZoT1JWam7RPL" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/-ylXt_hIgU8?si=0SRSZoT1JWam7RPL

And

https://youtu.be/WN5RD3dlh9g?si=blW3Jmx0asvP6GGy" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/WN5RD3dlh9g?si=blW3Jmx0asvP6GGy

Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 28-September-2025 at 5:20PM

Harbor Freight has the hog ring kits.