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Old 04-11-2009, 01:45 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by supertex View Post
Where did you start your piece? From the front or the back? I used to redo seat covers for the military and have redone my seat on the old 700. You could easily get those wrinkles out by the pattern being cut properly and moving from the back to the front, getting the wrinkles out as you move down. it also helps to pattern fit it then taking it off and using some spray glue to hold it down. Hope this helps. Oh I would be careful trying to shrink it, all kinds of things that could go wrong.
I think hwere I went wrong was when I cut the "ears" out, I didn't get quite the angle right. It needed to be opened up. I rode a bit tiday and thewrinkles are kinda going away.. I started at the front so maybe should have gone from the back?
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