Buddy Seat Question?

[hogluvr]

I bought an old mid-sixties buddy seat that I'm gonna use on my Pan-Shovel Frankenbike, I want to disassemble it to clean it up, the rail looks like crap, etc. My question is, the rubber/vinyl covered skirt is looking pretty old & brittle, is there any way to soften it up some? I think if I tried to remove it from the grab rail in it's current state I'd probably do some serious damage, just wondered if anyone had any tips to make it more flexible?

[Paquette]

Try using a hair dryer to heat the plastic/rubber a bit. It should make it flexible enough to remove. And yes, I have tried this method!!!--Michael -6671

[hogluvr]

Thanks Paquette,

I was wondering if something along those lines would work, I'll give it a try!

[Paquette]

Hoglover--Just wondering if the hair dryer did any good? Personally--those who have met me know I have no use for one--Michael LOL

[hogluvr]

Michael,

Hair dryer trick worked like a charm. The skirt was actually more flexible than I originally thought, but I didn't want to take chances anyway. And FYI, I had to borrow the hair dryer from my mom, ask Paps or Ohio-Rider, I don't exactly have any other use for one of those things either!

Mike

[Ohio-Rider]

I wasn't going to say anything Mike. I'm in the same boat as you.
Now, Paps is sporting quite a mane so he may know a bit more about those grooming aids than we do.

[hogluvr]

Steve,

I guess some of us are just more "folically-challenged" than others

Mike