Leather Interior

10-10-2000, 01:02 PM

Superjzf

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Does anyone know if there is a way that I can change the color of my interior leather? The leather is tan colored and I want a different color. Black most likely.

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10-10-2000, 01:45 PM

deathwish

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Sure... The right way is to take it to a custom shop and have them dye it for you. That costs some money. You can buy dies, pigment, paints, etc and do it yourself, but I'm not sure that's something I'd want to try unless I was willing to take the risk of having it turn out badly...

10-10-2000, 04:30 PM

Superjzf

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I will look into that, I just wanted to see if anyone has tried to do it them selves. Thanx

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10-10-2000, 06:13 PM

deathwish

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Check http://www.eastwoodco.com/, they probably have stuff to do it. I've bought a bunch of junk from them, they're a great company and everything I've gotten from them was really high quality.

10-10-2000, 08:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by deathwish

Check http://www.eastwoodco.com/, they probably have stuff to do it. I've bought a bunch of junk from them, they're a great company and everything I've gotten from them was really high quality.

Never heard of dyeing leather unless done by a professional. Remember if you mess it up you will be stuck with it.

10-10-2000, 10:26 PM

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I'd go professional

Yo that leather is not anything to really mess around with. Check out a professional shop, they can do some crazy stuff.

10-11-2000, 10:05 AM

MAXDriver

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I agree with earlier posts

You should take it to the pro.
Reason: your car seats are NOT ALL LEATHER. It's a combination of real leather and leather look alike. Not sure how dyes would react on both surfaces.

10-11-2000, 10:58 AM

VQ Quick

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Dude! what about the doors and the dash...and

the mats and the roof etc.
I love a black interior too but settled for tan.
It will clash. Badly. Don't you think?

10-11-2000, 11:17 AM

deathwish

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You can dye plastics, vinyls, trims, etc as well. But, I'd probably only do that on a car whose interior is messed up anyway... They make this stuff that's a type of spray paint, only it goes on very thin and it's flexible. It actually works pretty well, I put some on my CRX. It doesn't look painted at all, but it doesn't look quite stock either. There are other types of dye's that will penetrate plastics too.

But like I said, I wouldn't do it unless the interior is messed up in need of help. The better way would be to find a junked max with a nice black interior

Or just deal with a tan interior... You can take it to a restoration shop and I'm sure they can do a good job chaning the color of your entire interior, but that's probably more money that you'd want to spend...