Dyeing GT3 cloth seats?
02-10-2010, 11:49 AM
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Dyeing GT3 cloth seats?
I have just purchased a couple of Recaro cloth seats and am wondering if anybody had ever tried changing color on the cushion covers? These are black, but my cab is Pastel Yellow, so I wanted to see if I could dye the black into yellow...
02-10-2010, 12:12 PM
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I have a question along the same line...have black cloth Sparco seats, and the black is just not black anymore....any dyes out there?
Guess Google might be my friend here..
Guess Google might be my friend here..
02-10-2010, 12:46 PM
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Hello Mike.
I had success making the faded black seats blacker on the exSO's Miata using 'FABRIC COLOR' from Mar-Hyde.
Bought it at Pep Boy's south of the border. Not sure who may sell it north of the 49th.
max
I had success making the faded black seats blacker on the exSO's Miata using 'FABRIC COLOR' from Mar-Hyde.
Bought it at Pep Boy's south of the border. Not sure who may sell it north of the 49th.
max
02-10-2010, 02:56 PM
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MaestroMaestro - congrats to buying the seats. Did you get the DAS roll bar too?
Even if there is a way to dye to yellow, it will be very difficult to cover a dark color (black) with a yellow. If they are not clean, I would remove the fabric and wash it with Raggtopp before trying to re-dye. I had great success with Ragtopp on a very dirty boot cover that I got from ebay.
When re-dying than go with black. Another option is to find a place that might be able to recover them with new fabric (or leather?). I remember that there are fabric replacements available from Recaro or FVD
Even if there is a way to dye to yellow, it will be very difficult to cover a dark color (black) with a yellow. If they are not clean, I would remove the fabric and wash it with Raggtopp before trying to re-dye. I had great success with Ragtopp on a very dirty boot cover that I got from ebay.
When re-dying than go with black. Another option is to find a place that might be able to recover them with new fabric (or leather?). I remember that there are fabric replacements available from Recaro or FVD
02-10-2010, 05:15 PM
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MaestroMaestro - congrats to buying the seats. Did you get the DAS roll bar too?
Even if there is a way to dye to yellow, it will be very difficult to cover a dark color (black) with a yellow. If they are not clean, I would remove the fabric and wash it with Raggtopp before trying to re-dye. I had great success with Ragtopp on a very dirty boot cover that I got from ebay.
When re-dying than go with black. Another option is to find a place that might be able to recover them with new fabric (or leather?). I remember that there are fabric replacements available from Recaro or FVD
Even if there is a way to dye to yellow, it will be very difficult to cover a dark color (black) with a yellow. If they are not clean, I would remove the fabric and wash it with Raggtopp before trying to re-dye. I had great success with Ragtopp on a very dirty boot cover that I got from ebay.
When re-dying than go with black. Another option is to find a place that might be able to recover them with new fabric (or leather?). I remember that there are fabric replacements available from Recaro or FVD
I am going to get the roll bar powder coated with yellow (it IS coated, but with black, of course)...
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02-12-2010, 01:38 PM
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I am going to check out the upholstery options. You are right, these have velcro-closure covers.
