Guys, allow me to chip in here as one with experience of the dye route. The dyeing works very well and I am very pleased with the durability of the dye. I used it on the gearknob, the steering wheel and front seats. All in all after a few months it is holding up very well, and in fact really only fully cured about 6 weeks post application. My car gets used every day and is not pampered. By the way, I also used Dynamix. Colour match was near perfect and ease of application surprising. Check my thread!

There is one caveat though! When using on the front seats where creases show, I found that whilst it looks very good shortly after being painted, the creases (cracks) can soon reappear, and look somewhat unsightly. There is a remedy though, but this requires more prework. You need to purchase a special leather filler, (you can order online) and apply much as you would apply bodyfiller. Use extremely sparingly. Some suggest using a credit card to apply to only the creases. Once dry, sand it back and then proceed to dye. Prior to using the filler you should do the normal prep work, and some experts suggest that it is actually necessary to strip the old dye down to bare leather using thinners. Lightly sand the bare leather, carefull not to create suede!
Whilst I haven't done this yet, I can certainly see the need for it developing over coming months.

 

theres a place in manchester makes this stuff . cant think of the name , but they advertise in the classic car press .

was going to use it , but instead used leathercare renovations in warrington .

 

dave k ,
no doubt by next weeek you will have changed your mind again !!!

reading your posts , you seem to change your mind more than me , and i'm the most indecisive person i know .

 

Isn't it liquid leather?

 

scrap that , i'm not the most indesicive person i know .

 

or maybe i am .
i don't know .

 

dave , did a search , thats the same . gliptone .

 

Well got a reply from the UK place. A bit too rich for me at the moment might have to put it off a few years at this price.
Seems a lot to me but I have no idea about carpets. good price? Dave get that bloke to do yours and let us know how you get on

this was the reply.
A full interior set of approximately 22 sections made using original materials, supplied and fitted in a Coupe/Targa costs £941.00 + VAT,
so thats £1105.65 ish

 

Got a reply from the place Kahmus linked for us. More like it.

We do have this pattern in RHD. $640. Freight would be approximately $200. now that seems more like it. Though I would probably be hit with import tax on that total including freight


$640 equates to £326.86 Thats it I'm emigrating

I have an idea though that fitting the myself carpet would be a pain in the ****? easy or not?

 

easy !!!!
i was used evostick , and earosol carpet tile adhesive frm b+q .

 

was thinking where i saw an article on using dye whilst at work just now ....

i think was practicle classics book n restoring a mark2 jaguar . i also think they may have used a woolies kit ??

 

Hi Pesty
Have you tried this UK company http://www.forestfine.com/

 

no, but looking on their on line shop they only list carpet sets up until 1989

 

Maybe still worth a call in case they have what your after and a a good price.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PORSCHE-911-96...QQcmdZViewItem

Seats going here???

Kevin