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I find the best way to remove the hog rings is to use a small pair of external circlip pliers. Push the prongs of the pliers into the hog ring and then gently squeeze the pliers to open the hog ring. Once opened up they can be rotated out of the upholstery. They can be reused by rotating back into the upholstery and then squeezed up with a pair or ordinary pliers.

Once you have all the hog rings removed from around the edge you will see five strong springs attached to the frame. Remove these springs - again I use pliers to grip the spring and unhook. Once the springs are undone the upholstery is ready to remove by easing up and unhooking the front edge from the metal base.