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Title: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 05 July 2011, 18:53: Now then,just bought some leather off ebay and when i went to get it it was bloody mulberry when the guy said it was black.Anyway i bought it anyway as it was pretty cheap and it isnt in bad nick.

Sooo,im after dyeing the leather.The rear bench and 4 door cards mainly.Now im pretty competent at mechanicals but when it comes to fabric and stuff like that,im a bit wankypants.
However im willing to give it a go.

Any advice on whether i should have a go or just pay some place like furniture clinic to do it?

Is it difficult?Time consuming?Can it look blotchy?
Any help would be just plain awesome! :evil:
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: Seanl on 05 July 2011, 21:43: Seen a thread on here a while back but cant find it again now. Someone reconditioned and dyed their leather from cream to black I think using a kit. Seen the brand in denolm mill in the fabric section if I remember correctly. Not too expensive and it looked really really good. See if you can find it in the search as I cant be arsed trawling through it all! :evil:
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 05 July 2011, 21:50: Cheers Shaun,i did a search earlier but no joy lol :grin:
Ive found this kit here and they seem to be rated very well so i think i will give this a whirl.Im thinking satin black as i dont want it shiny :nerd:
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: tshirt2k on 05 July 2011, 22:44: I did it to mine. Check my thread. Changed black door cards to grey. Furniture clinic kit is good.
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 05 July 2011, 23:00: Quote from: tshirt2k on 05 July 2011, 22:44
I did it to mine. Check my thread. Changed black door cards to grey. Furniture clinic kit is good.

A mate of mine used one of these kits with good results.
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 05 July 2011, 23:22: Quote from: tshirt2k on 05 July 2011, 22:44
I did it to mine. Check my thread. Changed black door cards to grey. Furniture clinic kit is good.

Aaaah thats where i saw it lol.Ive been looking for the grey to black door cards as ive seen it before.

Will get a kit ordered tomorrow.
Thanks for the help lads. :cool:
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: Seanl on 06 July 2011, 21:22: That may have been the one I was on about too!
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: dazzawest1987 on 09 July 2011, 14:07: http://furnitureclinic.co.uk/Leather_Colourant_Kit.php
Example of the red kit :grin:
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=306822&st=40
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 11 July 2011, 18:34: Quote from: dazzawest1987 on 09 July 2011, 14:07
http://furnitureclinic.co.uk/Leather_Colourant_Kit.php
Example of the red kit :grin:
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=306822&st=40

Yeah thats the kit im on about!
Cheers for the link to that mk3,it looks a nice build thread!
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: 8vMatt on 20 July 2011, 08:10: When you try the Furniture Clinic stuff, give the leather a really good rub down to get back to the base leather. Use those brillo pad type things to scrub the leather, gives you a better key for the new colour. Get a good size kit so you can put extra layers of colour on, more the better for a uniform finish. Its important to put the sealer layer on to protect the colour over time, stops it being rubbed off basically. Good luck with it mate.
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 20 July 2011, 09:09: Thanks for that Matt.
Im going to try and adapt the sprayer to run off my compressor as apparently the air canisters they supply you with dont last very long.
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: pigbladder on 20 July 2011, 09:28: you can get mini spray guns off ebay for just over £10 , thats what i used
Title: Re: Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 20 July 2011, 10:53: Ah that sounds good,any chance of a link mate? :evil: