Cutting canvas for neat seams …

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Cutting canvas for neat seams …

Postby GPW » Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:01 am

One way of cutting neat seams in canvas is to mark the seam to be cut , then apply a THINNED mixture of glue and water to the cut line area . Let it dry . Then cut and it will come out sharp edged and not raggedy … 8) I can’t quite recall where this came from , but I believe George first suggested this , and it works !!!  Seams are inevitable on a Foamie , Neat cuts make it look good … ;) :thumbsup:

Another tip , we found a plastic Bondo spreader from the auto parts store , or something similar, perfect for smoothing out the bubbles during covering … Try it , it works great … :thumbsup:
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Re: Cutting canvas for neat seams …

Postby John61CT » Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:22 am

Do you mean trimming before or after gluing to the foam?
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Re: Cutting canvas for neat seams …

Postby ghcoe » Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:46 pm

GPW wrote:One way of cutting neat seams in canvas is to mark the seam to be cut , then apply a THINNED mixture of glue and water to the cut line area . Let it dry . Then cut and it will come out sharp edged and not raggedy … 8) I can’t quite recall where this came from , but I believe George first suggested this , and it works !!!  Seams are inevitable on a Foamie , Neat cuts make it look good … ;) :thumbsup:

Another tip , we found a plastic Bondo spreader from the auto parts store , or something similar, perfect for smoothing out the bubbles during covering … Try it , it works great … :thumbsup:


Thanks GPW!

I explained the method about halfway down this page viewtopic.php?f=55&t=54099&start=465 . I did it on the roof and along the front bottom edge where I came up too short when canvasing the roof. Still looking good. Should work fine wherever you need to splice two sheets of canvas together.
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Re: Cutting canvas for neat seams …

Postby TimC » Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:23 pm

This is life changing! :applause:

I can't wait to try this on my next build. Thanks for sharing.
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