Dying car seats?

same colour then yes, different colour not so much, way easier to reupholstery at that point

 

When I re dyed the seats in the Ferrari, I basically stripped 60% of the old dye away with laquer thinner before applying the Leatherique conditioner and cleaner.

After that, primed the leather with the prep solvent and then used the airbrush to start laying on the first of 3 coats of dye.

If you followed these steps, I don't know why black wouldn't cover white. It is a job and does take time. That is for sure. Temperature and humidity is also a concern.

 

You might check out this site and talk to these folks, :: Color Plus ::
Before I choke down the cost of re-upholstering my seats I thought I'd give a shot to restoring them. I've been working on my Recaro C electric seats (80's era) using their products. My seats are black, very brittle leather with cracks, but no rips or tears. After cleaning and conditioning, I wiped the seats down with a cleaning & thinning solvent. In some areas all the dye was removed. Then I sanded the cracks down. I shot the dye on using a lphv sprayer. It's been over 4 months with no issues.
The reason I think the dye comes off as mentioned above is lack of proper prep. The leather has to be soft/pourous enough to take the dye. When I tried this a few years ago with the same products and little prep the dye started coming off pretty quickly.
To me, it's worth a shot, I like science projects. If it doesn't work I can always have them re-upholstered.

 

From my 1967 330 GT 2+2.

A color change is much more difficult that a simply re-dying. I'm skeptical of the ability to change color.

Take the seats out, and test it out on an inconspicuous area first.

Matt
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