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HELP ie restoration
a few questions for you guys
1. any suggestions for removing paint(overspay etc) from lenses, wire and other plastic parts. 2. I have new seats and carpet. I want to tint the rest of the interior black. It is all leather(and on my shop floor). what is the best way to clean and prep it betore i gete it tinted Thanks Woody I'll be back with more questions and will post some picks ------------------ KEVIN WOOD 70 911E TARGA |
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03-29-2001, 06:50 PM
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Not sure about #2, but #1 I can help- Use a dremel tool for small areas and orbital buffer for large areas- use a cotton buff and some verry light compound like Meguiar's Swirl Remover. Use low rpms and keep moving on those plastic parts, and everything should come up fine. ------------------ Dave 1972 911T (E motor) RSR replica project http://members.nbci.com/dtwinters/garage/ |
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03-29-2001, 09:52 PM
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You say you want to "get it tinted," which I assume means that a professional will do it. If I'm wrong and you're planning to do it yourself, the most important thing I discovered in doing it myself on the leather of my '83 SC, changing it from tan to black, was that the leather paint (which is what it really is) should be sprayed, not brushed on.
As for prepping the leather for "tinting," you need to remove as much as possible of the leather's existing paint, and you do that by literally sanding it off, albeit sort of gently. Soften the finish with quck-drying lacquer thinner and then work on it with whatever feels best to you--Scotchbrite, steel wool, ordinary sandpaper--and then hit it with more lacquer thinner and keep going through the cycle until you have most of it off. You want to sand hard enough to give the leather a slightly suede-like finish but no harder. Stephan |
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04-02-2001, 03:19 AM
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Check out ColorPlus's website ... http://www.colorplus.com ... they have a PDF file about leather and dying your interior. I'm in the middle of redoing my seats.
Essentially, you clean the heck out of everything, use lacquer thinner to remove as much of the old finish as possible, sand the leather surfaces lightly to open the pores, condition the leather, wipe down with laquer thinner after the conditioner's absorbed and apply the dye. Their dye works on vinyl, too. Haven't done the dye work yet, just cleaned and conditioned. I'm not changing color, so I'm skipping the more scary steps. Vic 88 Carrera |
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04-02-2001, 04:20 AM
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