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As an upholsterer I might be able to shed some light on this.
To secure the foam to the seat pan use general purpose spray adhesive coat both foam and pan allow to dry then stick.
For the cover to seat pan first you want to rough the ali up a bit around the edge underneath up to 2 inches in towards the centre of the pan then with a 1" paint brush give it a nice coat of contact adhesive my preference is s1358 which is made by Dunlop/Alfa, do the same to the first couple of inches of the cover all the way round I find it easier to use a plastic spreader to apply the glue to the vinyl. Then let it go off completely dry.
Next repeat the last process except this time don't let it go completely dry you want the glue to still be 'green' i e slightly tacky to the touch but definitely not wet.
Then you can start fitting the cover start from known points for example if a seam has to meet a certain point on the pan get that in place first tehn start working your way around try and get even tension on the cover and try not to pull it sideways as you may end up with a lot of surplus at the end. Once you have it stuck all the way round to your liking you can cut the excess of but make sure you leave enough to achieve a good bond.
If you need to you can carefully use a heat gun to get any creases out of the cover or if its a hot day leave it out in the sunshine for an hour or so.
God I need a cuppa now.
To secure the foam to the seat pan use general purpose spray adhesive coat both foam and pan allow to dry then stick.
For the cover to seat pan first you want to rough the ali up a bit around the edge underneath up to 2 inches in towards the centre of the pan then with a 1" paint brush give it a nice coat of contact adhesive my preference is s1358 which is made by Dunlop/Alfa, do the same to the first couple of inches of the cover all the way round I find it easier to use a plastic spreader to apply the glue to the vinyl. Then let it go off completely dry.
Next repeat the last process except this time don't let it go completely dry you want the glue to still be 'green' i e slightly tacky to the touch but definitely not wet.
Then you can start fitting the cover start from known points for example if a seam has to meet a certain point on the pan get that in place first tehn start working your way around try and get even tension on the cover and try not to pull it sideways as you may end up with a lot of surplus at the end. Once you have it stuck all the way round to your liking you can cut the excess of but make sure you leave enough to achieve a good bond.
If you need to you can carefully use a heat gun to get any creases out of the cover or if its a hot day leave it out in the sunshine for an hour or so.
God I need a cuppa now.
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