I find removing cloth material that has been glued to the seat foam difficult to remove, without making a mess of the foam. An example seat would be a Cessna 152 seat. Looking for a good method to remove the old cloth. Please share your chosen technique. Thanks.
what about an oscillating tool with a scraper blade. I use them a lot for scraping material off of panels, channeling foam with a sharpened scraper blade, or just cutting a multitude of things. I've never tried it to remove cloth from foam with it, but it's worth a try. It's a very handy tool to have around.
If you don't have to reuse the cover, you can also use a warm lamp. I use the lamp most for glued leatherette covers. I heat it up to >140F°. You have to wait a while to get a deep heat. Then I carefully cut the covers in the middle with the scalpel and pull the cover outwards as if skinning. This usually works very well. Should a piece of foam get loose. Stop at this point and then start from the other side.