Moldy seat foam

stigonpaso · **Posted:** Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:15 pm

So I pulled the leather off the 906's seat today with the intention of recovering it and discovered mold. Is there a way of getting ride of the mold in the foam?

randtcastell · **Posted:** Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:51 pm

perhaps the almighty bleach shall deliver us from moldy foam.

stigonpaso · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:23 pm

Aha! Baptize it in the bleach! A fellow bay area lad, hope to see you on the road. :beer:

randtcastell · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:11 pm

I hope to meet you soon! But for now, I'm repairing my 750 Paso after a recent fuel fire: a bit melty. :huh:

ducinthebay · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:24 am

The mold is from the leather, not from the foam. Wash the foam, then treat the leather. Keep it dry is the key.

Cheers,

stigonpaso · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:11 pm

Thanks for the information guys. Sorry to hear about your bike Randy, as soon as you get her back on the road lets ride! :beer:

(Check out Oyster run in the events section, no set date). Oh and thanks for the shop details. :thumbup:

-Conor

randtcastell · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:50 pm

Kewl!

ducinthebay · **Posted:** Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:03 am

If you haven't put the seat cover back on the base yet, there is one trick you can do keep it happier for longer. Stop by a quilting store, fabric store, or upholstery store and pick up some batting. Its a non woven mat of poly that is commonly wrapped around foam before the fabric cover is applied. It will smooth out the contours, and let a bit of air under the leather to keep it from getting moldy.

Cheers,

stigonpaso · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:11 am

All done! Thanks for the help and great advise guys.

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