Glider Cushion Cover

Description

Gliders are the smoothest seats on the porch and quietly the hardest on their cushions — the linkage never stops moving, the frame passes close to the fabric, and the whole unit usually lives outside from April to October. A custom glider cushion cover is measured to your glider's actual pads — seat and back, single chair or double bench — and cut snug so the glide can't work anything loose.

Double gliders complicate the shopping in a way custom simply doesn't care about: two seats, two backs, occasionally a shared bench pad, in dimensions no two manufacturers agree on. Measure the foam you have and each piece gets its own pattern from its own numbers.

A waterproof glider cushion cover in Horizon lets the bench face open weather without a flinch, and a replacement glider cushion cover set — for a chair or the full double — renews the porch's smoothest ride for less than a single new cushion would cost.

While the glider's stripped for measuring — shop matching covers for the rest of the porch and do the whole refresh at once.

Why Choose Our Custom Glider Cushion Covers?

Cut for the Horizontal Float

Glide shear is sneaky — no tilt, just a platform sliding under the pad all afternoon. Fitted tension keeps the cushion married to the seat, so the float stays smooth and the pad stays centered.

Safe Margins at the Frame Gap

Glider arms and linkages run close to the cushion line. Covers are cut with no slack to stray into the mechanism, and the fabric shrugs off the occasional brush against the frame.

One Bench or Four Pieces — Measured Alike

Double gliders mix seat pads, back pads, and sometimes a full bench cushion. Every piece is patterned from its own dimensions, so the set fits the bench like original equipment.

Open-Weather Ready, Porch-Soft Optional

Horizon's waterproof face suits gliders that live past the roofline; Canvas suits the sheltered ones with a weave you'd happily nap against. Same tailoring, your call on the climate.

The Smooth Ride, Re-Upholstered for Less

Glider mechanisms outlast their cushions by decades. Re-covering the pads — warranty-backed fabric, made-to-measure fit — keeps the best seat on the porch in rotation for modest money.

Step-by-Step Measuring Guide

• Lift each cushion off the glider and free the foam from its old cover.

• Measure every seat pad: length, width, and thickness — on doubles, measure both seats even if they look identical.

• Measure every back pad the same three ways — each pad is ordered as its own cover.

• Check the clearance where the frame passes the cushion edges and note anything unusually tight.

• Enter each piece's numbers grouped by position so the finished covers land where they belong.

Fabric Information

A glider's motion is flat and silky — no arc like a rocker, just a smooth horizontal float on its linkage. What that means for cushions is constant, gentle shear: the pad wants to stay put by inertia while the platform slides beneath it, dozens of times a minute. Covers cut to true size counter the shear the same way a fitted sheet beats a flat one — tension in the fabric keeps cushion and platform moving together.

Glider frames also pass close to cushion edges by design, and a loose cover's spare fabric is what finds its way into that gap. Fit solves most of it; abrasion-tolerant fabric handles the rest. Horizon — waterproof, marine-grade, wipe-clean — suits gliders parked in the open; Canvas gives covered-porch gliders the softer woven face. Both carry the Sunbrella 5-year limited warranty.

Each cushion piece zips independently at the rear with corrosion-resistant YKK hardware, so a double glider's four covers come off one at a time on cleaning day.

Feature Highlights

• Covers for glider benches and chairs — seat and back patterned to your pads

• Handles single-seat gliders and double glider benches alike

• Sunbrella Horizon waterproof vinyl or woven, breathable Sunbrella Canvas

• Friction-ready fabric where the frame's glide brushes the cushion edge

• Snug fit that rides the glide without creeping off the platform

• Rear-set YKK zippers, one per cushion piece

• 5-year limited fabric warranty across the order