hey i started working on the interior of Jack and i have tan leather seats, i need to make them black and orange, does anyone know of a good paint or die that worked really well and lasted really long. post some pics as well so i have an idea of what i can dooo please and thanks, all help will be appreciated.

 

Dupli Color has some Vinyl and Fabric paint. It's pretty good I just used some to paint my shift ****. For seats you'll more then likely need a few cans. They don't have orange tho. Here is a link to there site http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinylFabricCoating/Most auto part stores carry it. I'll try to post some pics of the shift ****.

 

<a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2cfbok3" target="_blank"><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/2cfbok3.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> for some reason it looks orange but its really red. Looks better in person.

 

hey thats looks really good, i was gonna use that dulicolor myself but alot of people are telling me you cant paint leather because its a whole different type of material. it looks good tho i was gonna do that to mines, how did you take off that shift ****?

 

Shift ***** are easy, you just pull the boot down (like a rubber band holds it up) and then there is a small "staple" like clip that you yank out of the shifter and the shifter comes right off.

 

The vinyl and leather sprays for changing color are fine for door panels and areas that don't get a lot of exposure, but it will wear off of seats, consoles, etc. in a short period of time. You'd be better off using a dye so the color is absorbed into the leather instead of just being a surface coat like the spray on stuff. Another option would be try to locate a complete interior at a wrecking yard in the color you want.

 

I think long as you take use the right steps in prepping the seats before you paint them I think it will be fine. You can also use whatever type of leather care product you like to help protect the paint. If you do decide to use the Dupli Color I would suggest letting the seats sit for a day or two to make sure the paint sticks. Jmo

 

I don't see how paint would not come off of leather seats as one would get in and out so many times the leather can't help but flex so many different ways and the paint is not flexible. Just a matter of time before it starts showing. Paint a piece of leather as a mock up and flex it around and see if it endures before you commit.

 

I thought about doing that but I have seat warmers so I'm ki da scared that I won't find black leather heated seats, that just sounds like I'm asking for too much lol but I think kmma start looking into dyes because that would also be the cheaper option

 

Thats the thing Dulpi Color Vinyl and Fabric paint is meant to flex and it also has adhesion promoter in it already but you still can use some adhesion promoter anyway.