Can I paint the stock leather seat?
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Can I paint the stock leather seat?
I'll do a ebony full leather/vinyl interior. I can take care all the interior panel. I'll replace both front seat to black leather Mad Racing seat too. The problem goes to the cloth rear seat. I just pick up a set of grey leather rear seat for $40 including all three rear pieces. It's cheap and I figure at least I've all leather interior.
Is there such paint you can use on leather? Something like a black marker to make it black, is it possible?
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Is there such paint you can use on leather? Something like a black marker to make it black, is it possible?
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I was thinking what seat to put in the rear. My wife suggested a full size bucket like the MRC seats. She doesn't like the stocker being not so comfort and looks sux. But MRC seats don't fold down. The 04+ Grand Prix (maybe some other GM model) front pass. seat will fold down but I don't recall they have black leather. Having someone redo the leather on the stock seat is not cheap. I try to find some ebony rear seat but no luck.
I was gonna gave up on and let them be cloth. The guy who sold me the seats cut his price from $120 down to $40. That's why I bought'em. The condition is not perfect, but at least no rid, no stain, no marking. One of the seat looks kinda worn. I guess that is passenger side back seat which have people sit on.
Now I really don't know what to do with them. Just install them and leave them grey along with a full black interior? Or change some of my interior color to grey so the scheme kinda match? I just don't know, hopefully I didn't just pick up some other junk back. Any idea or suggestion?
I was gonna gave up on and let them be cloth. The guy who sold me the seats cut his price from $120 down to $40. That's why I bought'em. The condition is not perfect, but at least no rid, no stain, no marking. One of the seat looks kinda worn. I guess that is passenger side back seat which have people sit on.
Now I really don't know what to do with them. Just install them and leave them grey along with a full black interior? Or change some of my interior color to grey so the scheme kinda match? I just don't know, hopefully I didn't just pick up some other junk back. Any idea or suggestion?
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...Leather Dye...
You'll have to search online but you can buy dye for leather... I've done it, leather guys do it... it can be done... But, I don't know if the rear seats are actually leather...
Or if you're desperate I can recover them for ya.
You'll have to search online but you can buy dye for leather... I've done it, leather guys do it... it can be done... But, I don't know if the rear seats are actually leather...
Or if you're desperate I can recover them for ya.
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Originally Posted by RickyMartinZ28
...Leather Dye...
You'll have to search online but you can buy dye for leather... I've done it, leather guys do it... it can be done... But, I don't know if the rear seats are actually leather...
Or if you're desperate I can recover them for ya.
You'll have to search online but you can buy dye for leather... I've done it, leather guys do it... it can be done... But, I don't know if the rear seats are actually leather...
Or if you're desperate I can recover them for ya.
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Dont do it unless you want to spend some serious time taking it off if you dont like the results. The previous owner of mine painted the tan interior black and all of the paint on the seats is flaking off. Looks terrible and the paint sticks to your skin like crazy when it flakes off. Im swapping my seats for some racing seats now...
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I was watching a show on the powerblock on spike yesterday and there is a setup that you can change the color of leather seats. Not sure of the brand but you could go to I think it is powerblocktv.com and review the episod. I think that it was on Horsepower tv.
I actualy found a link for you so here it is good luck
http://www.powerblocktv.com/sites/re...uplicolor.html
I actualy found a link for you so here it is good luck
http://www.powerblocktv.com/sites/re...uplicolor.html
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Originally Posted by camaroboricua
Dont do it unless you want to spend some serious time taking it off if you dont like the results. The previous owner of mine painted the tan interior black and all of the paint on the seats is flaking off. Looks terrible and the paint sticks to your skin like crazy when it flakes off. Im swapping my seats for some racing seats now...
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Do you guys think this will work?
http://www.leatherworldtech.com/Prod...&choice2=Black
http://www.dyeandpaint.com/Details.a...uctid=VARIKOTE
http://www.leatherworldtech.com/Prod...&choice2=Black
http://www.dyeandpaint.com/Details.a...uctid=VARIKOTE
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Originally Posted by darknessxyz
Is there any write-ups for the rear race seat? I'm just curious about this.