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Author: | dadofone2011 [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
This looks amazing. Great job. |
Author: | 00Beast [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
Wow! Dramatic improvement! |
Author: | 1oldman [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
AMAZING! Do you think that the seats could be made two-tone, as in inserts one color and the bolsters another? I really appreciate you sharing this with the FORUM. Looks like you did a great job! - BC EDIT: Two tone as in the First Gen CTS - BC |
Author: | Hotwheels [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:11 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
Hmm....that is a good point. I'm sure it could be done. The paint/dye is suspiciously similar to indoor latex house paint, perhaps a slightly thinner feel, requiring a few coats of coverage to create a strong color. I'm not sure how a dark to light transition would be without trying it first. But light to dark would be no problem. Just have to do a good job of masking for crisp lines (I did some masking, particularly on the driver's seat, where I only redid a section of the seat). I have a junk seat cover to practice on....I'll have to try it! |
Author: | DCJREDLINE [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:09 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
WOW, impressive for sure!! |
Author: | 1oldman [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:13 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
Hotwheels wrote: Hmm....that is a good point. I'm sure it could be done. The paint/dye is suspiciously similar to indoor latex house paint, perhaps a slightly thinner feel, requiring a few coats of coverage to create a strong color. I'm not sure how a dark to light transition would be without trying it first. But light to dark would be no problem. Just have to do a good job of masking for crisp lines (I did some masking, particularly on the driver's seat, where I only redid a section of the seat). I have a junk seat cover to practice on....I'll have to try it! Just from my perspective, I'd go dark to darker. I would think it would be problematic to try and go from dark to light, but then, I could be wrong. - BC |
Author: | nos4blood70 [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:49 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
Stunning! I might wanna try this on my parents' Lexus. The driver seat is in sad shape. |
Author: | crash93ssei [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
Looks like a great option for trashed seats. My only issue is dye transfer or the dye coming off at a later date during cleaning. The factory leather has the color layer then a layer of clear coat to protect it, if these kits had the clear coat with them it would be even better. Either way though it is a massive improvement and should last for a long time! |
Author: | 1oldman [ Sun May 10, 2015 11:24 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
Could we have an update on how the leather repair(s) are holding up? Thank you! - BC |
Author: | 95naSTA [ Sun May 10, 2015 11:54 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
I didn't see this the first go around and I'm glad I'm seeing it now. This is 100% unreal. Killer work! |
Author: | Hotwheels [ Sat May 30, 2015 11:20 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Leather restoration |
Sorry about the delay in getting back to you guys, the leather repair has actually held up decent for the heavy use its been getting. It is showing some tiny cracking though as I did not get a chance to put any clear coat on it. Need to do this repair with a clear coat on my Avalanche and see how it fares. I think with that added, it should be very durable. |
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