iceman4357

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My father has a 99 porsche 911, that has all black interior. His leather seats were not nearly as worn as my FD is, but he used this product off the internet that completely restored his seats. I will get back with the details of the product. Anyway, i was going to purchase new seat skins but i decided to try this product first. It is turning out AWESOME. I took the seats out of the car to do this process. It takes 3-4 days but its well worth it! Enclosed are the pics of my old seats before the whole process.
First and third pic are drivers side and 2nd is passenger:

iceman4357

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The drivers side(which is common) is worn down to the raw leather after 14+ years. The kit is about 100 bucks after shipping. It has a few steps. First i cleaned the seats with soap and water. Then they were ready for the "leather softener". I applied the softener with 2 coats and let it dry for 24 hours. I then wiped the excess softener off and had to wait another 24 hours for them to completely dry off. Enclosed are the pics with teh softener on them. Its basically lotion that "penetrates" the leather. And we all love penetration

iceman4357

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After waiting for them to completely dry off i could finally apply the "paint". You have to use a soft paint brush and apply the paint to the seats. It takes about 20 min for the coats to dry for touch and about 24 hours for them to be sat in. I will have the pics after 3 coats of the paint in a few hours. The results of this stuff is awesome.

Stay tuned...

Upgrayedd

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Is it just covering up the worn part with the paint and smoothing it out? Or is it actually FIXING it?

iceman4357

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fix. I dont have any holes in the seat, so you would have to repair that. I will go take some pics and post them up in a little while

raiden

paint will crack when its dry and you sit in...it can't be paint... it would have to be somethin' else...

DREYKO

thats pretty cool if it really does fix em and not just band-aids them

iceman4357

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Its not paint, I just called it paint because it was put on with a paint brush. Its some kind of colored chemical.

iceman4357

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So after the first coat and 15 min of them drying here are the results. I just got done painting the second coat on the seats, so i figured i would share the first coat pics. Again in the same order and same shots:

iceman4357

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My girl is down in the garage now vaccuming my car for me More pics in a little while!

adam c

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Many products provide good temporary results. The true test will be how they look after a few months of use. I hope you get a good, long lasting, finish on your seats. Please update this thread periodically.

Good luck!!!

existanzrx7

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Let us know where we can get some.

iceman4357

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Just put the 3rd and final coat on, waiting for it to dry up then i will let them sit inside for 24 hours and reinstall them into my car again. I will post final pics in another 30 min when they are dry enough to touch.

iceman4357

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the web site is: www.colorplus.com I used the original softener and the porsche 917 black color. I dont know if they have tan paint or the guys with tan interiors. Even if the color is a temp fix, it looks a thousand times better than before. Even if its only for a few months, but i will update it.

BlueRex

$100 is a lot to pay to extend the life of the seats a few months. Let's hope it's permanent.

iceman4357

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Some pics of the 3rd coat drying. For as much as im in my car, i think the color should last for a while. If not, oh well. It was free

prescription 7

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wow those look niiiiiice! Too bad my driver's side seat has a tear or else i think i'd buy this stuff! Thanks for sharing

JConn2299

I'm impressed. They look good. Post again and let us know how durable this treatment is.
Is it that the leather has been re-dyed, or is it something more than that? A surface treatment / crack patch too?

I've never been too impressed with the leather seat covers I've seen some people put on. The leather never seems to fit perfectly. Wrinkles are left. My seats are still good, but eventually I might go for something like the re-dye you've used. It's certainly cheaper than recovering both seats.

Thanks for the info and pics.

iceman4357

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Its a resurface treatment. Is softens the leather back up and then you re dye it and seal it back up. We have over 2 months on the porsche 911 seats, and they are still perfect! I never liked the new seat covers either, they dont look the same.

spandy

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How do you fix small holes in the bolster from wear? I can't find anything on here about it.

PiKaMonK

Wow. That looks amazing... I may have to do that to the tan if it works out well and it's offered. Just hope that leaving it out in the sun will not make it worse too quickly. I think that is the real test for those types of applications.

sevensheaven

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I had worn bolsters and no hole. I cleaned and used conditioner on mine and then the softer leather tore and now I have a hole! Be aware you could actually create a hole. I also used the top brand leather product too. I just can't remember the name. Yes I followed directions too. Guess mine were too far gone for help and I was just too late when I got the car.

ero_shinigami

Looks great. Wish I had that for my old tan seats, I just decided to go buy some new seats, maybe I'll buy the Spirit R Recaros

DaleClark

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Believe it or not, the majority of leather car seats actually have a painted surface. This is actually doing it similiar to how the seat skins were originally done. Whether it's OEM quality for a long life is another story, but this isn't a goofy hack.

Seats look nice!

Dale

iceman4357

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Since the seats were worn down to the leather in one spot i DIDNT strip the original paint off. I dont see how softener could create a hole in the seat, its just a really strong lotion. To strip it you have to use thinner and scrub it with a brush or something, this could create a hole.