old-tank Posted September 25, 2002 Share Posted September 25, 2002 Hi AllI'm looking for a way to repair the plastic skirts on the front seat of my 55 Century. It has the 4-way power seat so the skirts are different than the non-power and 2-way power seats (more rare). All of these tend to crack and break at the top center and around screw holes. I repaired it previously with fiberglass mat, bondo, primer and paint and it looked perfect until I put it back into service. Would the material used for flexible bumper repair be suitable for this...anyone tried it or other methods??Until I find the NOS pieces that I have been looking for the last 5 years I need to repair these and it needs to be a cosmetic and functional repair.Thanks in advanceWillie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scott mich bca # 6619 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Willie,I saw a pair on E Bay today either under 55 Buick or 1955 Buick.Scott Mich BCA # 6619, OCA # 3947 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted September 27, 2002 Author Share Posted September 27, 2002 Thanks ScottI saw them also...they are probably for a Roadmaster since they don't resemble any that I have seen on a Century.Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted October 5, 2002 Author Share Posted October 5, 2002 Update: I bought a plastic bumper repair kit at NAPA (765-1540) and rattle cans of SEM primer/surfacer(39133) and color coat and it seems this is going to work well. The kit even came with a small piece of expanded metal aluminum for support which I used in addition to some screen wire. The finished product looks good.Now the bad news the kit was over $25 and the paints were over $20...figure $50 with all the incidentals like sand paper,masking tape,....labor= $0 for 4 hours over 2 days.So now I can fix the bumper gouge on the wife's car....details, details, detailsWillie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Thanks for the heads up on the process. My 56 Century seat ends are just as you describe. I have not tackled the job yet for the same reason, unsure how to do it. Can you snap a picture of the finished product and email me? Buick_nailhead@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted October 9, 2002 Author Share Posted October 9, 2002 Sorry, this only works on 55 Buicks and I don't have a digital camera yet. There is plenty of material in the repair kit for practice, practice, practice...the finished product should look like a new part and only inspection from the inside will show it was repaired.Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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