Dyeing leather seats advice please chief.

[LowlifeDubber]

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!

[Seanl]

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! 

[LowlifeDubber]

Cheers Shaun,i did a search earlier but no joy lol
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

[tshirt2k]

I did it to mine. Check my thread. Changed black door cards to grey. Furniture clinic kit is good.

[thai-wronghorse]

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.

[LowlifeDubber]

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.

[Seanl]

That may have been the one I was on about too!

[dazzawest1987]

http://furnitureclinic.co.uk/Leather_Colourant_Kit.php
Example of the red kit 
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=306822&st=40

[LowlifeDubber]

http://furnitureclinic.co.uk/Leather_Colourant_Kit.php
Example of the red kit 
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!

[8vMatt]

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.