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Vinyl Dye
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, Sep 11 2010 12:19 AM
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 12:19 AM
I have recently picked up grey leather rear seats and boot linings. The only problem i have is my front seats are white! has anyone had experimented with vinyl dyes?
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 12:30 AM
I have used vinyl spray dye (VHT) successfully on the centre consol but I don't know how effective it is on leather??? Are the front seats leather too?
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 09:12 AM
I would say don't do it!
Go to a leather supplier and see if they have leather dyes that you can paint on.
Go to a leather supplier and see if they have leather dyes that you can paint on.
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 11:30 AM
Hey Berro, Ive had great success restoring leather steering wheels with this stuff. Works a treat.
http://www.ppc.au.com/results.htm
or the manufacturers website is,
http://www.leatherique.com/
Cheers Ben
http://www.ppc.au.com/results.htm
or the manufacturers website is,
http://www.leatherique.com/
Cheers Ben
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 09:28 PM
take a big breath
have a lay down
and get your seats recoverd
itll cost more
but they wont fade and the color wont peel off and look crap
have a lay down
and get your seats recoverd
itll cost more
but they wont fade and the color wont peel off and look crap
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Posted 12 September 2010 - 08:48 PM
yeah that's what I'm thinking. but it breaks my heart because they both are in great condition.
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Posted 12 September 2010 - 08:53 PM
The fronts are vinyl. The rears a leather.
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Posted 13 September 2010 - 09:04 PM
if you want to do it on a budget,get the rear seat re trimmed to match the front seats
as its vinyl it wont cost to much!
as its vinyl it wont cost to much!
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 07:36 PM
if you do decide to try staining the front ones, please post up some pictures, i am really curious to see how it would turn out as i would like to do the same to mine!
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Posted 17 September 2010 - 07:15 AM
G'day,
While we are on the subject of using dyes, I've seen on eBay sellers selling restored sun visors that have dyed black.
http://cgi.ebay.com....em=180559173717
How close are these to original?
Do they fade bad over time?
Cheers
While we are on the subject of using dyes, I've seen on eBay sellers selling restored sun visors that have dyed black.
http://cgi.ebay.com....em=180559173717
How close are these to original?
Do they fade bad over time? Cheers
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Posted 17 September 2010 - 10:42 AM
hrm they look really good. i think for non contact sort of parts dye is fine. but the question is, for a seat which is trimmed in vinyl, 1. is the finish going to be consistent, and 2. will constant sitting and movement change the finish?
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Posted 13 October 2010 - 09:01 PM
hrm they look really good. i think for non contact sort of parts dye is fine. but the question is, for a seat which is trimmed in vinyl, 1. is the finish going to be consistent, and 2. will constant sitting and movement change the finish?
Vinyl paint/dye works well on things like door trims,dash pads if you give it a few coats,But I have never tried it on high wear items like seats,It is supposed to actually be liquid vinyl & be able(once dry) to integrate into the base yinyl. Most leather that is whats called corrected grain(textured) that is solid coloured is actually coated with a vinyl layer, You could probably re-colour the back seat to match the front seats with a few good coats of vinyl spray & if it gets as little use as my back seat does it would be fine.
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View GaragePosted 14 October 2010 - 06:42 AM
I've used it on an indicator stalk and on door arm rests on an HZ, and it never faded or wore over several years. I was quite surprised as I had expected it to wear off, have never tried anything like seats though.
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Posted 14 October 2010 - 07:54 AM
I've seen on eBay sellers selling restored sun visors that have dyed black.
I've tried the vinyl spray on the upper door vinyl of my LX, one door had white vinyl and it looks better than the original black on the other doors. Has probably been on 10 years now without fading or peeling.
I used the stuff on the sun visors (I can't remember why actually) and my visors are very sticky to touch and the passenger side one got stuck to the roof lining so much a small piece tore off the visor when a friend lowered it.
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Posted 14 October 2010 - 09:48 AM
Some of the original visors get like that too, dunno what they did to them but some are worse than others
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Posted 14 October 2010 - 02:29 PM
just cover the rear seats with a seat cover
cheap as and it will protect them from the sun damage these cars are plagued with
i have used the vht sprays and i find after a few months use on things like door trims and consols it tends to flake off
so can only imagine it been worse on seats
cheap as and it will protect them from the sun damage these cars are plagued with
i have used the vht sprays and i find after a few months use on things like door trims and consols it tends to flake off
so can only imagine it been worse on seats
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Posted 14 October 2010 - 09:20 PM
the question is will it transfer to your backside when you sit down?
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