Recovering a seat info required

[Karl P]

I'd assumed a Stanley staple gun would suffice to staple the seat cover back on but it seems I'm wrong. I've got 10mm and 14mm staples but neither work.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks Karl.

 

[Karl P]

It looks like I've done something wrong re above.
I'm hoping that replying to my own message fixes it...

Is it that I need a more shallow staple e.g 2mm or 3mm, to fix the seat cover over the foam padding on a plastic seat?

 

[Littledumptruck]

Hand operated or electric?

 

[Karl P]

Hand, Stanley and powerful. I think the issue is that 10mm staples are too deep for the sides of the seat. Below is the "before" shot.
Stanley seem to only go down to 6mm staples.

 

[Santa-2512]

Hi Karl, I recovered my seat on the lc several times, I took the original staples out and measured them, then Amazon is your friend

 

[Andy63]

You will need a air compressed staple gun for best results an electric should also do it. To be honest and if you already have the seat cover take it to a proffesional for what they would charge you to recover.

 

[leadfarmer]

I’ve done it with just a normal spring operated staple gun in the past

 

[Karl P]

All, thx for the info above.
I'm reusing the cover, after I've adapted the foam base to provide a little more support with a 1cm deep gel pad.
Hi Santa, just done that and the originals are 0.5cm

 

[Santa-2512]

All, thx for the info above.
I'm reusing the cover, after I've adapted the foam base to provide a little more support with a 1cm deep gel pad.
Hi Santa, just done that and the originals are 0.5cm

Staples

https://www.toolchimp.co.uk/tacwise...rlQJZCjs4G5kj9VFaCHIONFcqU_CbHXRoCRH0QAvD_BwE

Staple gun

Stanley Heavy Duty Staple/Nail Gun

Get an easy replacement for hammers and nails with this heavy duty staple gun from Stanley. It's suitable for fixing paper, heavy fabrics, screens and upholstery to wood and other materials. The tool is a versatile choice as it functions as a staple gun, brad nailer, cable tacker and wire...

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Its not like light tacking,

i had to use one hand and body weight to keep the hammer part of the stapler pressed HARD into the job, abd the other to press the lever

time consuming and slow but doable

And retack almost in the same places the original staple came out