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#1 _steve253_

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Posted 16 October 2014 - 03:02 PM

Gday all. Ive been offered a pair of recaro bucket seats at a very good price and as my front seats are completely stuffed im considering grabing the recaro's. Unfortunately the recaro's are a light brown in colour and the interior in the car is black. Is there any way I can change the colour of the seats to black, eg using a dye or a vinyl type paint. They are covered in a material and not vinyl. Cheers Steve.



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Posted 16 October 2014 - 04:07 PM

You can. I've had good results with vinyl, not sure how fabric comes out.

 

http://www.superchea...ric.aspx?id=120

 

Fabric must be absolutely clean and dry, any stains will dye to a different colour, spray a couple of light coats then brush it in, let it dry, repeat the process; brushing each time until you reach the colour depth desired. Work on one area at a time, i.e. seat bottom or seat back so you can brush it in before it dries.

 

Keep in mind dying will not make old fabric look new, only a different colour; old fabric will always look like old fabric.

 

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Posted 16 October 2014 - 04:42 PM

thanks steve for the link. the seats are in quite good condition with only a couple of light marks on them. I guess a good clean and dry then see what happens with the paint. I can allways put some seat covers over them. Cheers



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Posted 16 October 2014 - 04:47 PM

I can always put some seat covers over them. Cheers

 

Yep, you don't want to ruin a good set of Recaros.

You may want to do a test run on a section out of sight to see if it comes up okay.

 

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Posted 16 October 2014 - 06:17 PM

Works fine for most fabrics too, unless its a plastic/nylon in which case it will wear off after a bit (including on your clothes but once its dry no big deal).

I changed the grey inserts to red with spray dye on mine:
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edit: depending on the fabric working the dye in with a brush can be useful

Edited by 76lxhatch, 16 October 2014 - 06:17 PM.


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Posted 16 October 2014 - 09:28 PM

I a trimmer & I use vinyl sprays sometimes & I did the dash & consol in my UC it works well on most plastics . But you have to primer prep 1st it's works like a glue & it gives the dye something to bond to.
Cheers Shane




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