seat dye experiment -before and after

[sector6]

nice job! looks great!

[Ceeker]

Well here is the passenger side. I think it turned out better then the drivers side. I had to shoot a 3rd or 4th coat on because my air/paint mix wasn't adjusted properly and got a rough finish. So I went at it again with more product coming out of the gun and increased the air pressure and got it to the texture I wanted.

[Ceeker]

Check out my pic thread over here...

just did!! sweet!!

[sector6]

Check out my pic thread over here...

[Ceeker]

yeah I've been to the site but a while ago. I paid about 100 for my products. of course that doesn't include my hardware and extra supplies etc. Please post pics, I'd like to see how the crack product worked in tandem with the brush on dye. :-)

[sector6]

Yes, I used all Leatherique products. I forget how much I paid for it. Over $200, but under $300?? What I did was email them some photos of the project showing the general condition of the seats, scale of the project, gave them a bit of background info, make/year etc., and based on that they listed what they recommended to get the job done. They seemed like pretty good people and have a good reputation from what I hear.

You can check out their site for more info...

http://www.leatherique.com/

[Ceeker]

the process you described was all leathereague right? how much was the complete kit to repair and dye?

[sector6]

I will try and get some pics up soon. Unfortunately, I only have before and after pics. I was too busy to think to take a "during" shot. Would have been nice to see some of the steps in between. At least you will be able to see the results. ;)

[Ceeker]

I'll have to get some pics up after I'm done. I went with a brush being that I don't have access to spray equipment. Surprisingly, it is coming out very nice. I used the "rejuvenating oil", then cleaned them with "pristine clean", applied the "crack filler" on a few areas where the leather was starting to crack, wet sanded with 600 grit using "prepping agent" instead of water and re-sanded with 1000 grit (sanding lightly). Then brushed on the dye in light coats.

It is labor intensive, but the results are worth it. GL with the rest of your project!

I would like to see that crack filler project because that was the ONLY step I didn't do. which looking back think I would have as the while I'm in there step.

please post pics. I've seen jobs with the brush and I think the stuff is self leveling. so it does turn out pretty good.

[tonerrrr]

Great job!

[sector6]

I used sem soap, sem vinyl leather prep cleaner (solvent) and then a product called "SURECOAT" for the dye. used an 25psi air gun to lay the paint down.

I didn't go with leatherique only because I didn't want to wait for the product. I've seen it locally on a couple cars and it doesn't look bad at all.
I think more or less the chemical composition is the same.

I'll have to get some pics up after I'm done. I went with a brush being that I don't have access to spray equipment. Surprisingly, it is coming out very nice. I used the "rejuvenating oil", then cleaned them with "pristine clean", applied the "crack filler" on a few areas where the leather was starting to crack, wet sanded with 600 grit using "prepping agent" instead of water and re-sanded with 1000 grit (sanding lightly). Then brushed on the dye in light coats.

It is labor intensive, but the results are worth it. GL with the rest of your project!

[Ceeker]

Looks good!
I'm in the process of doing the same thing with my sport interior using Leatherique. It looks mint so far.
Which product(s) are you using? Did you brush it or spray it?

I used sem soap, sem vinyl leather prep cleaner (solvent) and then a product called "SURECOAT" for the dye. used an 25psi air gun to lay the paint down.

I didn't go with leatherique only because I didn't want to wait for the product. I've seen it locally on a couple cars and it doesn't look bad at all.
I think more or less the chemical composition is the same.

[sector6]

Looks good!
I'm in the process of doing the same thing with my sport interior using Leatherique. It looks mint so far.
Which product(s) are you using? Did you brush it or spray it?

[absolutdog]

looks great!!

[beybedba]

nice