RazMan
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| posted on 18/5/05 at 06:44 PM |
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Re-colouring leather seats
Has anyone had experience in re-colouring leather seats?
I would like to dye black leather to a light blue - or am I just asking for trouble?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Hellfire
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| posted on 18/5/05 at 09:40 PM |
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If you ask me - you're asking for trouble.
If they were light blue and you wanted to go to black that wouldn't be a problem me thinks!
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Staple balls
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| posted on 18/5/05 at 10:09 PM |
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I'm with hellfire on this.
You'd have to bleach it somehow, then dye it again.
Of course, bleaching could f*ck up the leather or the padding under it.
You may, if anything, be better off re-covering the seats, but that'd be an equal bast@rd of a job.
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/5/05 at 11:14 PM |
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I think you'd have to paint them to go lighter  .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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longwayoff
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| posted on 19/5/05 at 08:45 AM |
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Don’t you believe it
If it is done properly with the right product you will have no problem it will look right and smell right too. Bleach Yeh right! I have re-coloured
several jaguar interiors with a kits that I have got from Woolies. One of the cars I did and that I still own is a Jaguar XJ6 series 1 way back in
1998 and it still looks like new I change the colour from black to biscuit (a light creamy brown) I have tried other kits and they don’t come any
where close.
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RazMan
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| posted on 19/5/05 at 10:31 PM |
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Thanks for the input guys. I was hoping that it would be possible but logic said that I wouldn't be able to go to a lighter colour (and black is
a bit dark innit )
I'll give Woolies a look and see what they have to offer - thanks for the tip longwayoff.
My last resort would have been to retrim the seats but that is sort of reinventing the wheel isn't it.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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RazMan
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 09:10 PM |
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I just heard from Woolies ..... it seems that my task might be a trifle optimistic.....
Hello,
Thanks for your enquiry, our leather renovation kits are not designed for changing colour. If you were going from a blue to a darker blue this would
probably be OK however changing black to any other colour is not suitable.
We sell another product which is a vinyl paint in an aerosol which is capable of changing colour however it is not ideal to put this on leather as
you are coating the leather with a cellulose product ie a vinyl type product.
You could try another company called Croftgate that do leather renovation products, I do not know anything about their products but you could give
them a call, tel no. 01706 216096. Sorry we cannot be more positive on this occasion.
If you are interestde in interior trim in general we will be pleased to send you a catalogue, please jst let us have your name and address.
Regards
Louise.
It's going to have to be black then !
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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StephenRae
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 02:51 PM |
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First post for me...stir a few drops of a clear oil into cellulose paint.. spray it on..it works a treat
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