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Permalink Reply by Russell Johnson on August 29, 2017 at 8:52pm

http://www.seatfoam.com/company.htm

I believe they have patterns for the foam, but don't know if they do all of the upholstery work.

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Permalink Reply by Jim and Amelia Isaacs on August 30, 2017 at 5:04am

Hi Larry
Aircraft Spruce sells Oregon Aero cushions for the 701 and 601, you have to cover them though. OA makes quality stuff, the military uses their products. BTW I grew up a couple miles from Smith Field, used to ride my bike to the field and hangar rat until the adults shooed me off. That's where I got the aviation bug that's still with me today.
Jim

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Permalink Reply by John Austin on August 30, 2017 at 6:34am

I purchased my Confor foam from Seatfoam.com a few years ago.  They have "kits" for the various Zenith models, but these are just rectangular pieces of the stock material sized appropriately for the various seats - in my case (STOL 750) there were 3 graduated densities for the seat base and 2 densities for the seat back.  You still have to glue and laminate the foam and carve and shape it to your final configuration.  Unless this is a new service, I don't think they do anything beyond sell the raw material.

I found a local upholsterer who did a lot of custom auto and boat work and he did a great job.  I highly recommend this route as it is very convenient to "trial sit" the foam in the seat before it is covered.  This results in a truly custom fit and comfort!

Someone on this forum recently said that Oregon Aero will ship uncovered cushions to you for the "trial sit" before they cover them, but I like the idea of getting fitted in the upholsterer's shop so they can make small adjustments or additions on-the-spot.

John

N750A

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Permalink Reply by Larry Zepp on August 30, 2017 at 7:47pm

Hi Russell, Jim, Amelia and John,

Thanks so much for the great info! I had talked to the couple in Crete, NE and I didn't remember this seatfoam.com web site. I will also check out the Oregon Aero supplies.

John, you make a great point of working with a local upholstery shop and doing a trial sit before the job is done.I will locate a local shop that I can work with and use the Confor foam. I will be at the 25 th anniversary hangar days on 9/22-23 and will be getting a lot of interior ideas from the group. Thanks again! Best Regards, Larry Zepp Zodiac 650B  N22LZ

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Permalink Reply by David Gallagher on August 31, 2017 at 9:06am

I bought comfor foam squares form the aviation supply houses, glued them together and cut to size.  Then had a local automotive upholsterer cover them in marine vinyl colors they had in stock.  It was actually quite easy and I did not have to choose pre-set thickness or colors. 

Dave

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Permalink Reply by Gil DeVault on September 10, 2017 at 7:35am

I'm interested in how you did your seats. I bought a 601 project dated 2007 the best I can tell, and the foam is dry and crumbly.  I need to replace the foam and recover. How did you cut and shape your foam and what types of foam did you use?

Gil

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Permalink Reply by Larry Zepp on September 11, 2017 at 7:55pm

Hi Gil,  See the above notes on sources of the foam. I am still planning for the seats, so that is all of the advice I can offer. I think I will try to find a custom auto interior shop because I don't have a sewing machine for this material or the experience to get a good result the first time!  Best Regards,

Larry Zepp

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Permalink Reply by Larry Zepp on September 11, 2017 at 7:53pm

Hi Dave, Thanks for your info and great pictures - that looks like a very nice result!  Larry Zepp

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Permalink Reply by christopher fryatt on September 12, 2017 at 6:52am

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Permalink Reply by christopher fryatt on September 12, 2017 at 6:53am

http://www.lemke-polsterei.com/

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