Steaming foam

[sofadoc]

We've talked a few times about rejuvenating foam by steaming it. I was doing this today to 2 identical cushions, and thought I'd snap a photo of the difference. The one on the right hasn't been steamed yet:


I'm not sure how long it lasts, but it's a good way to get a better look when the customer's budget doesn't allow for new foam.

[DBR1957]

Always do it. For boat cushions it's a good way to demonstrate to the cutomer
that the foam needs to be replaced.

[ahkahn]

Wow.. impressive.  How long will it stay full like that?

-Andrew

[bobbin]

I always steam out foam, too.  How long the results last depends on how degraded the foam was.  Sometimes you can't get rid of all the compression, esp. on elderly marine cushions where water and mold have "had their way" with the foam. 

[Mojo]

WOW. That is amazing. I do very little cushion work so am not experienced with this.

What a difference. Thanks for posting Dennis.

Chris

[Grebo]

Yeh it's great fun popping all those dents out. I have had great success with reusing the old stuff. Particularly the more complicated shapes. Back rest's are good but I usually change the base cushions because they just get beaten to death.

Suzi