I removed the seat covers from my new RZ seats to wash and realized how off the color is on the back from what it should be.

I can only assume its sunburn since I can't think of anything else. Does anyone know if some cleaning product or or buffing it would make it look closer to what it should look like? Or if some company would be able to do this if its something specialized?

Here are pics so you can see what I mean. They look nastier then they should cause the covers are off and had to scrape off some of the glued parts. Speaking of which... what glue would be used for the seat covers in those 2 middle holes lol since I have to reglue it?





thewird

 

looks like it can be machine polished. That clear is probably to hard to work by hand effectively.

 

They are cleared and can be machine polished BUT, if its the weave itself that has lost its colour then your **** out of luck.

If your in my area I can give the backs of them a shot, see if removing the milky haze in the clearcoat helps at all

 

I know that this may sound stupid, but try some peanut butter....i tried it on my faded cf hood on my Honda....yes yes...my Reliable honda... and it worked..lol..worth a shot...

 

Your a little out of the way if you still live in the same place hehe. Good hour to an hour and a half.

Peanut what? You serious lol?


Is there anyway to test at home if a polish would do anything? Maybe the clear coat just burned off and just needs to be recoated?

thewird

 

clearcoat doesnt burn off.

And in order to reclear it to look good again, youd have to remove the old clear anyway, or else youll just clear over the faded clear.

You can try polishing it by hand, it will probably remove some of that yellowy haze, but the clear wont be crystal clear without some proper machine polishing.

 

Try wet sanding a small area first, if that seems to take it out then do it to the rest of the car and finish off with a buff.

 

What tools and products do I need to do this? I'm up for some experimenting

thewird

 

Some very fine sand paper ... 800 grit shoud be fine to start with. Then I'd move on to about 1500 grit. From there use any car rubbing compound to finish it off. You can get most of the materials from Canadian tire, or any place that sells automotive paint sells the supplies too like Napa, Carquest ...

If all fails, I'd ask on the http://www.autopia.org/ forum ... probably the best automotive detailing forum on the web. Even the guys that charge thousands of $ to buff and wax a car are on that forum.

Edit:

Just found this link showing before and after with a good write up:

http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-how...bon-wings.html

 

Out of curiosity's sake, i have look up the Peanut Butter solution. Almost everyone agrees that it does work to bring back shine from really scratched up clear or sunfading, but almost everyone also agrees that its a temporary fix that only lasts for a few weeks. And also in most threads people that have used it have had to go back to the method that I posted above.

If you're worried about doing it yourself, I'm sure if you call up you know who from Classic Auto, and he'll be able to help you out as its the exact same as wet sanding and buffing the outside of the car.

 

Nice link! I'm gonna try that. Thanks.

thewird

 

Marco, I have a good friend who is a detailer. Hit me up on msn or aim. I'll give you more info

 

 

Thats why i said if your in the area....

The more i look at the pic, the more i think they are sun bleached. Clearcoat loses its shine, gets hazy from scratches...everyday wear and tear.

The backs of those seats pratically never get touched, so they clear wouldnt have the swirls associated with creating the haze. It looks more like the sun has been beating on the backs of these for some time, bleaching the colour out.


Shawn

 

No problems ... just keep us posted. Just make sure that when you're wetsanding, take a sponge and keep on squeezing on it when you're block sanding with all the grades. It makes sure that the sandpaper doesn't gum up from the heat and start to create deep scartches. Another option is to also grab a spray bottle filled with water and just mist it as you go. Kinda like claying a car.

If you want better detailed pictures just google wet sanding ... I'm sure you'll find tons of stuff. Even on that autopia site.

 

Those seats are NO good anymore, you should sell them....becides you *** is way to big for them
I have a buyer

 

You gotta decide.

Race car, show car, or street car.

 

or peanut butter car!

 

No Jimmy, you can't have them

I've decide long ago its a race and street car in one. Won't give up on that ideal

thewird

 

You don't him personally huh.... If you did you'd understand.

 

Nice sentence Sherlock.

thewird

 

Don't be upset you got scammed with shitty seats that need to be cleaned and buffed by the rotary gods..

 

LOL

thewird

 

Looks like its successfull... Thank you guys.



thewird

 

wet sand and buff? Also make sure you put some sort of wax on there