Well im painting my tan leather seats to look 2-tone. I bought Black Color Bond spray for leather, vinyl, and hard plastic. The only thing I want to know before I start is if the directions are right, it says to use it 2-inches away from surface. 2 inches seems a little close to me lol. It also says apply 2-3 mist coats, but how can you do good mist coats if its 2 inches away??


btw i plan to make it look something like this..

 

If it's like a spray can, you better vaporise at 10-12 inches from the surface otherwise it's going to make too much deposit, to make a nice job you are better to spray thin layer and wait between the layers so it dry out completely. Before you start give it a try on a box or card board. Also when you spray you want to release the trigger every time you are near the edge this way you wont overspray and it will look good.

Good luck

AA

 

try to add the thinest layers possible and ait long periods in between spraying. Haste = waste

 

good luck...I'm curious to see how they come out.

 

thank you all ! ill post pics right as soon as its done

 

I hope you cover the parts you don't want painted

I can't wait to see it....

 

Remove the seats first, then paint them. Anyhow, painting leather seats, WTF .

Andrei

 

no, get inserts......

 

why dont you save your seats and get that pull over stuff? slipcovers or whatevers. its cleaner and wont mess up anything.

 

No F-in **** he has to take out the seats....i ment the parts on the seat he doesn't want painted to cover

 

987650

 

I didnt see in any of the FAQ's a how-to to take off the seats, is there a site any of you guys can lead me to that has a tuturial on seat removal for a 4th gen maxima?

 

its 4 bolts....like 14mm to take off.. Use long ratchet driver. or impact gun. Use comon sense, the bolts are at every corner on the floor. No need for tutorial.

 

althought i hope it works well for you, i pray to God it comes out correct, or you're out at least 200 for new seats

 

I tried this and it will not work the dye/paint will start to come off no matter how you prep the surface or how you spray it on....I went to the junkyard and bought some tan leather rear seats for $50.00 to practice w/and it did not work for me.....I did dye my trunk panels black though w/the spray dye..

 

damn now im having 2nd thoughts, did you use color bond metallic97gxe?

 

Buy two-tone leather seats. That paint will NEVER hold up to people's a$$es on them all the time. For something like seats, nothing is cheap, face it.


-Tony

 

Why not practice on somthing first like an old chair. BTW. Where'd you find this paint? I may want to experiment on some stuff.

 

Got it at Pep Boys, yeah i think im gonna practice it on another chair and see if it holds up or not.

 

I laughed when i saw the title of this thread.

 

Well it really depends on the condition of the leather and the amount of prep you put into it. I did a set of 1996 Buick Roadmaster Limited Seats for my 95 Caprice. They were Maroon to start with, but I got them very cheap and figured what the hell. I bought SEM Surecoat, SEM Crosslinker, SEM Soap, 600 Wet/Dry Sandpaper and a bunch of Greased Lightning and went to town. Clean, sand, clean, sand, clean some more. The seats were very dull looking when I sprayed them. I then mixed the SEM and applied it in multiple thin layers using a HVLP gravity feed sprayer. I did a 2-Tone grey and it still looks great to this day and I get compliments everytime a new person looks in the car. It's doable, but you have to use quality products and do a very good job with the prep. I've done numerous other steering wheels, airbags, door panels, etc. The key is prep, and nothing beats using a HVLP sprayer.

http://www.dmwtech.com/95mmm

Scroll to the bottom of the page.

 

I was f*cking with you there buddy, but in that case what parts are you talking about? If you mean the plastic pieces on the side of the seats, those come off really fast, no need to cover them. Pretty much all of the little parts can be taken right off before his little project .

Andrei

 

UNIXADM I saw your site and your seat look really nice. But I was wondering..... is your car a show car or a daily driver? I just never imagined that one could "paint" leather unless you are actually spraying dye onto the leather. I would think that the paint would not be absorbed by the leather and it would wear off on people back sides.

Mr. P

 

You're trying to paint a soft, pliable surface that will constantly be rubbed against and stretched out. It's a bad idea...