Seat dye

[s9motors]

Can anyone provide info on the latest and greatest leather dye. Current car an "85 Carrera with black interior. Thanks.

[mikeR91]

Hi!
It is best to use acrylic-based paints, such as Angelus Leather Paint or Maui Gel. After painting, be sure to use conditioners and protective coatings to maintain the flexibility of the leather.

[s9motors]

MikeR91
Thanks for the information. Products I used years ago are no longer available.

[Evanberman]

I used autoleatherdye.com in my 996 3 years ago to change the entire interior from brick red to black. Came out great and still holding up

[Monkey Wrench]

I used a tandy leather product, it worked very well tandy and radio shack were united, Im not sure if tandy still exists.

I think a paint sits on top but a dye absorbs so I'd be trending toward a dye.
I also bought a product to make it shiny, it worked fine but I did a dashboard and found glossy caused annoying reflection. ok on seats I think .

for vinyl I use vinylhide or was it vinylhide? might be a similar name, years back.. it came in spray cans, melts into the vinyl and it lasted very well. I dyed tan and green seats black and it never wore off at all. even did a headliner, in place. nasty job spraying it upwards but it worked out well.

[Lammers]

Originally Posted by s9motors

Can anyone provide info on the latest and greatest leather dye. Current car an "85 Carrera with black interior. Thanks.

I used seatdoctors for the dye.
I ended up airbrushing (about $150 for equipment), because I had to hide repairs and it's hard to get an even thick coat by hand.
Here's a finished and unfinished side by side. I had alread applied a few coats by hand but it is hard to get good even coverage.
Also the finish with make a huge difference to the final hue (matte can look greyish and too shiny and it will look plasticky.

[Tug68]

I used Clyde’s with some good results.