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Old 08-15-2010, 09:25 AM   #8
JL8Jeff
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The foam can dry out and harden. I had a set that I recovered and the foam was very stiff. I steamed them and they softened up for a short while. But they got stiff again. I think the cloth lets the foam breathe and dry out where the leather does not.
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