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Old 05-17-2013, 01:38 PM
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so i purchased some graphite ta seats for my camaro but they had some small tears so i patched those up and sanded. as for dye i didnt want to choose the cheap route so i went with sem products. i wanted to make sure that my seats looked like the oem ebony so i went with a satin black instead of a gloss to avoid the "plastic cheap look" and the results are awesome but i need help uploading the pics lol can someone help? lol i dont have these installed yet because im waiting on my black carpet to come in, which i found a place that sells molded carpet for under $350 shipped with oem colors.
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tree fiddy is a little high for carpet. Speed Inc has it for $160
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Upload them to photobucket then copy the IMG code and post it here. Is this through your phone or PC?
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phone. i can do it once i get home. they're still curing but they look badass. and umm really? lol i can still cancel lol
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yea i just checked and the carpet that covers the entire car is 300 lol ill stick to mine lol thanks though
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the first one is the one i bought and it had been dyed and it wore off. the second pic is the result i ended up with.the guy that dyed the first one use oreilly dye and let it cure for about 6 hours. mine was done with sem prep, sem sand free spray, and then sem satin black dye. 3 coats and waiting for 48hrs for it to cure since the humidity here is terrible right now. thanks for looking. since im switching all of my interior over to black this will be the only product i use form now on. going to go to town on my interior. lol any question feel free to ask.
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they actually look pretty decent, hope the finish lasts
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Pics really don't do these seats justice. In person they look great. The sem dye is one if the best on the market and it's expensive so I hope it lasts too lol
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hope the dye don't rub off into your cloths
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That's why you have to let it cure. The previous owner dyed them with some stuff from oreillys and waited a few hours then it rubbed off. Ill wear cheap clothes for a while until I'm comfortable
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interested to see more of your progress with this
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ill take more pics. i havent put them in yet as im getting all of the ebony interior slowly. trying to do a full resto on my car (engine, exterior, and interior) while running a business is harder than i thought lol plus my list seems to get longer everyday with **** i dont absolutely need lol
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That honestly looks really good!! I'd be a nervous wreck if I wore light colored clothes and started to sweat! LOL
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How do you dye coated vinyl?
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I used sem products for my seats. I spent more time prepping but the seats are one color all the way through. I know because I fixed two small cuts with a flexible glue then smoothed it. Also sem has a prepping spray to apply after cleaning, then once it's dry they have a sand free adhesive spray the dye on the sand free adhesive for the dye to stick wait about 10 minutes between coats and I applied 7 coats. I painted the covers with a gloss black to add a little contrast but I'm not sure how I like it. I'll post more pics tomorrow.



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