Is this acceptable upholstry work?
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You don't need to be a pro to use the heat gun just keep it 8 or 12 inches from the seat and use your hand on the seat cover to smooth the wrinkles and monitor the heat. If your still concerned the hair dryer or hot sunny day w/ careful parking will help ! 
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The covers look good.. but the wrinkles should not be there.
Steaming the foam is a temporary fix and actually swells the foam... I call this an old used car trick!
Steaming leather covers is a NO NO.. never let a shop steam the leather covers.
If the covers are vinyl heating them with a heat gun (if you are not experienced, use a blow drier) will shrink the wrinkles right out. You just have to keep the heat moving and you'll be fine.
The covers look like Vinyl.. so give it a go.. or wait for a hot day.. that will remove most of them.
Steaming the foam is a temporary fix and actually swells the foam... I call this an old used car trick!
Steaming leather covers is a NO NO.. never let a shop steam the leather covers.
If the covers are vinyl heating them with a heat gun (if you are not experienced, use a blow drier) will shrink the wrinkles right out. You just have to keep the heat moving and you'll be fine.
The covers look like Vinyl.. so give it a go.. or wait for a hot day.. that will remove most of them.
Last edited by Willcox Corvette; Feb 22, 2013 at 09:28 PM.
