Well, since I have been very limited as to what i could do while recovering from surgery I decided to re-dye the seats and carpet in my 951 while the engine is out, I am also preparing for 968 door panels that are beige, to be burgundy along with the carpet.
Right now the 968 panels are 2 tone, black up top, and beige below. Should I leave the black as is and have two tone door panels? I am going to switch to a black 930S steering wheel and may switch to a black shift **** so that everything flows.

I have used all leatherique products, Rejuvenator oil, Prestine Clean, Prepping agent, Custom dyes, and crack filler for this project. I also used some laquor thinner to help get the old dye off since it was not water based dye.

I can really work on the engine yet, hopefully very soon. Anyway, I thought I would share some photos of before and after.
Before shots, one of the seats has been treated with Rejuvenator oil.

Before, Seat on right treated with Rejuvenator Oil, made a huge difference in leather feel and pliability. But as you can tell from the swatches, years of sun and use have faded them.

Photo of seat being prepared for re-dye.

I uncovered some places where the leather was very thin, and was through the top grain, so I made repairs using donor leather from another Porsche Seat.


I used the leather, cutting out a section about 1" wider than the hole and put it back to back and used leather/fabric glue for the repair. This shows the size that is under the repair.


I then used paper and a sharpie to make a template to fit the hole, and transfered it to the leather donor piece


Here is the trimmed repair piece in place.


After the glue and crack filler cured, I sanded it down to a smooth finish for re-dye.


This is a finished dyed seat, dye cured and Rejuvenator oil applied for 24 hours. The leather is butter soft.


Since this was a "busy" project. I took the time to clean out every hole in the perforated leather. This made a huge improvement on the finished product.


Wish there was some way to allow you to feel the leather after this project and using Leatherique Rejuvenator oil. The 25 Year old leather is as soft and pliable as any new leather I have seen.




Photo of the complete re-dyed seat



Finally my 968 carpeted door panel redyed. One is the base read carpet dye, a swatch of the factory burgundy carpet and finally a carpet dye I custom matched to the factory carpet. I still need to add a little red to get a perfect match, but in regular light without the flash, this is a 99.9% match to the orginal.


If anyone has questions about the project, repairs or products I used, please let me know.

 

I used the leatherique products on my 928 interior and I am very satisified with the results. The car is used as my daily driver to school and sits out in the sun from 8 to 3 I always put a sun shield in the windshield and rear hatch. I redid the interior about 9 months ago and the dye has held up great. I usually use the rejuvinating oil every few months and the seats are still very supple. I'll post some pictures later.

 

Very nice job.
Congradulations.
You took all your time and the result is fantastic.
They look brand new.

 

Thanks, I just wanted to share the results I got with the products, and repair methods I used. Very rarely do i come across a product like this and I have bought most all custom color Porsche dyes to have on hand, and have bought The Rejuvenator Oil and Prestine clean and Prepping agent in gallon jugs by the case.

 

Jonathon,
Are you looking to do other seats??? I looked at leatherique's website and they lead one to believe the crack filler is just used on dashes....Does anyone have experience with the crack filler lasting in an area where the leather is plyable as it would be on a seat? I sure hope this works as I would love to give it a try....I will need an old seat cover to cut patches out of though.

BTW...those seats look great. What color is that??

 

Maybe at some time in the future, I have a few sets of seats I am going to recover for display purposes in a local shop. If you are close to me, I would be glad to take a look at your seats. You'll have to pull them and seperate them as i am still recovering from back surgery. Also, at the rate I work, to get the perfection you see in the photos, it would take a few weeks, OCD is a killer for timely projects.

The crack filler is designed for leather repair, not just dash. It is designed to fill creases and crack, so holes. That is the reason I used a patch and leather to fit the hole and only used the crack filler for the crack around the repair and to blend in the area.
Check this out. http://www.leatherique.com/do_it_you...r_application/

BTW, I am just a partner with Leatherique, not an employee of leatherique. It is an awesome company.

 

Very nice - this is my next project. Spray or brush on application?

 

Yes, Spray, brush, roll or dab with wet paper towel. All yeild similiar results. Spray is quicker, but it depends on the finish you are looking for. The seat pictured has a combonation of each. I rolled on the base coat, thinned with bottled water for the leather to absorb, I brushed the edges around the piping so it would not build up in there, and I sprayed inbetween the bolsters and the center section, I also blotted a few areas. I did all of these just to see the difference in results. Since Porsche leather is smooth, you can roll on the first few layers and give it a little texture, not much. My final layer was sprayed on with my detail gun, very lightly.

I will show what each application looks like during the process and the dried result. Feel free to PM me for more details or specific questions.