Hi there to everyone!
So I've begun a build. Raised rail, 92X44 and I'm about to cut the holes for the cup holders and right after upholster the rail. But I came across some cup holder rings that until recently, I'd never heard of. Now...I fully understand the concept behind them...they prevent sagging in the foam, should you forego these rings, much like the sample pic provided.
That's great and all..I'm for them. The issue lies when considering tightly upholstering the rail. I've read where Chanman and BG suggest compressing the foam with a knee while the foam is glued to the plywood rail and laying it upside down, in order to get the tightest pull on the vinyl when upholstering. Well...don't those rings sort of hinder the compressing of the foam when those rings are in the way?
When upholstering the rail on the floor upside-down, the cup holder rings stick out higher than the foam, the rings would thus elevate the foam from the floor.What, theoretically, happens is the only compression happening at this point is only the vinyl to the top of the rings
How is this issue resolved?
So I've begun a build. Raised rail, 92X44 and I'm about to cut the holes for the cup holders and right after upholster the rail. But I came across some cup holder rings that until recently, I'd never heard of. Now...I fully understand the concept behind them...they prevent sagging in the foam, should you forego these rings, much like the sample pic provided.
That's great and all..I'm for them. The issue lies when considering tightly upholstering the rail. I've read where Chanman and BG suggest compressing the foam with a knee while the foam is glued to the plywood rail and laying it upside down, in order to get the tightest pull on the vinyl when upholstering. Well...don't those rings sort of hinder the compressing of the foam when those rings are in the way?
When upholstering the rail on the floor upside-down, the cup holder rings stick out higher than the foam, the rings would thus elevate the foam from the floor.What, theoretically, happens is the only compression happening at this point is only the vinyl to the top of the rings
How is this issue resolved?