Project: Seat restoration. Three choices: 1. Upholstery shop to do the front. 2. Order custom leather seat covers and install. 3. Re-dye the interior front to back. I chose door #3. If it failed, I would got to option 1. The products to re-dye were purchased from Seats REstore. Matching via Jaguar color code, tan filler, and LOW lustre top coat. The steps were 1. Clean seats with a soft brush and Mr. Clean spray. When the cleaner foams, then you wipe it down because the dirt has been lifted and is in the foam. 2. After drying sand rough spots with 800 grit paper. Go easy here. 3. Wipe everything to be dyed with rubbing alcohol. 4. Apply filler where needed and wipe smooth with wet rag. Let dry, sand for touchup. Clean with rubbing alcohol. 5. Apply two THIN coats of dye and let dry. 6. Apply two THIN coats of top coat and let dry. 7. Inspect for any missed spots and dye and top coat as necessary. Let the entire project sit and really dry out. "Wala", you have almost new seats. Note: The black duct tape is to hold the seat belts way from the work. I took the back seat out to give me room to work on the rear seat backs. I raised the head rests and moved the rear seat backs forward after dying to make room to do the side pieces by the door. In the front, I worked from the middle outward. Note 2. Photos are not in order, but there were 3 stages of photos. Finished, after first dye coat, and before.

 

Super!

 

I bought from seat restore also...Code SDZ..cashmere and it worked perfect..cleaned seat with soap/water..then cleaned affected area with alcohol..used the foam brushes supplied..blended in dye...let it dry...24 hrs...looks like it just came out of the showroom..great product

 

A really nice end result. I bet you are glad you chose the DIY option.

 

Micheal,


They are impressive with matching. I thought their instructions were good. I also watched a video about making it look right. After watching, I thought I could do it. The applicators are the same as the small squares you get to paint tight spots inside your house. They work very well.

 

I liked how it came out and overall, it is not a difficult job if you follow instructions. The most difficult piece was the center console top. It is very close to the seats so I had to go slower there. The only change I made was not using the supplied gloves. They aren't that good and Home depot or an auto parts store has the good black ones.

 

I`m old so after all the years of working outdoors ...golfing...baseball.skiing I might try the restorer on myself...see if I can`t touch up some of those age spots...lol

 

Micheal,


If it works, don't tell the dye maker. They'll raise the price if they can make us look younger.