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Old 08-26-2009 | 03:38 PM
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Hi gang
I though I’ll post some pictures of my almost brand new looking upholstery
I redid all seats and panels in the car. I selected a color between beige and terracotta.
The seats look brand new now.
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Old 08-26-2009 | 03:43 PM
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These pictures don’t show the natural look, for some reason they look shiny but they are not.
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You did the work yourself?

Very nice!
Old 08-26-2009 | 03:58 PM
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Yes Parry I did it myself. It was not a fun project for me but glad its over now
Old 08-26-2009 | 04:26 PM
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Nice job! That interior looks identical to my S4.

Which products did you use and how did you apply it?
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Those look great! You re-dye the existing leather I assume? What products/techniques did you use? Did you use a brush or spray them? I'm curious because I'm recovering my seats with new tan leather and then dying them black.
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Originally Posted by tedward515
I'm recovering my seats with new tan leather and then dying them black.
I know it's popular and I'm in the minority but I will never understand this fascination with all black interiors.

Cheap econoboxes come with all black interior. Richen it up a bit.
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Some of my favorite interiors are the pascha and two tones. The interior on my 81 is all black to begin with, and I've thought about changing it. I'm still thinking about it but, the carpet, seats and dash are the only things that need to be replaced. So I think primarily for simplicity I'm going to stick to black.
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Why not have them redone in black leather?
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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
I know it's popular and I'm in the minority but I will never understand this fascination with all black interiors.

Cheap econoboxes come with all black interior. Richen it up a bit.
that's why....
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I'm in love with Paul's red leather pascha design...
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I used color-plus system, I followed their instructions from cleaning, filling and dyeing.
I did not have a spry system so I used a brush but spraying is the best for this particular product. I over used the dye little bit initially but later realized that if you apply a micro layer then it gives the best original and natural look. So spay would be better I think.
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I never would have known you used a brush!
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That looks awesome, can someone post a link to the color-plus system referred to above????? I'm going black and speed yellow on the exterior and attempting the same with the leather interior (seats, doors, console).


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