Q45 Seat dying using Leatherique

[silver2k2]

Some have you have seen my pick and pull thread. I found a nice black leather passenger seat that I am going to dye and repurpose to the driver side. I will use this thread to document the process and results

Here is what I started with



I took apart the seat, and then covered it with leatherique leather rejuvinater to, and baked it next to my propane heater to open up the leather and accept the conditioner.



I then sanded the leather down with the preparation solution provided by leatherique. I didnt take a picture I will take one when I do the seat back

After letting it dry overnight I hung it up and began to paint

Air setup







A few runs, I will sand out before applying the second coat, this dye flows faster then auto paint so my material setting was too high, live and learn



Close up

[Q451990]

Wow!

[Infinitiguy19]

Great job.

But how hard was it to remove the leather cover from the foam?

[silver2k2]

The leather is still on the foam, I plan to swap the cushion and foam togther. If that doesnt work its just a matter of cutting hog rings and re attaching

[maxnix]

Looks like a surface treatment only, so I wonder how long it will last?

Very well done, though.

[Infinitiguy19]

How can you tell its only a surface treatment from the pictures?

[goody90q45]

Looks great Jared.

Is this the same material you used to patch your tan seats or another product by Leatherique?

I was going to go to Pick n Pull Sunday and grab the active sway bar. Looks like I should have gone a couple of days earlier.

[tkd_q45]

Looks great! I'm assuming you used an air brush or spray gun of some sort? Also, I though one had to do the sanding before applying the leatherique in order to thoroughly soak in?

Did you send in a sample for match or did you provide a color code?

Also found a bunch of interior repair info/videos here:http://www.vinylproflash.com

Main product page for this company is here:http://www.vinylproleather.com/


Modified by tkd_q45 at 5:52 AM 1/19/2009

[silver2k2]

I did use a scotch bright pad when applying the conditioner

I used an HVLP mini gun to apply the dye

I sent in a color swatch from the bottom of my back seat and had a custom matched color made

[silver2k2]

Looks like a surface treatment only, so I wonder how long it will last?

Very well done, though.

I have used this process on my seats before, they dye holds up pretty well I have had this done for over a year. The only places I had trouble is where I used the crack filler. Other places held up great.

Since this has no cracks I expect it to last a while. If I have to reapply in a few years I will just consider this another maintenance item to keep the car in top shape.

[Kiven422]

Amazing job silver! Did not expect it to be as good as that!