vesnarrgh

so my jdm eg purple tweed seats are fading & i'm wondering if i should just have them re-upholstered or find some way to dye them. but i have no idea how or what to use to dye. PLEASE HELP!

canadaek

tint your windows

MERC6372

not sure about the dye but i am interested in seeing the results if you decide to take that route. (:

vesnarrgh

LOL & i'm looking up tweed dye as we speak.

NotAJDMFanBoy

They sell this spray on dye stuff that looks like spraypaint. It probably won't look exactly OEM, but it'd help you get some more life out of the seats before having them reupholstered.

vesnarrgh

you have any idea what it's called?

canadaek

duplicolor sell's fabric dye in a spray can

g35silversurfer

booooooo... boo on the dyes.. just tint your windows. It will make your interior look darker just from not letting light hit it, and it will further protect your whole interior.

tint ftw

fungus mungus

I agree...if the fading isn't too bad, just tint your windows. Better yet, install bronze glass.

If the fading is bad, just get another pair of purple tweed JDM seats...they're not that expensive like the black/red checked '94-95 SiRII seats. Then get your windows tinted.

fm

grumblemarc

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Been using this for years.
http://www.ssfabricproducts.com/cgi-...ategory%3DMISC

And tint your windows if it's legal.

vesnarrgh

thanks for the input guys but tinting isn't an option. & the fade isn't so bad but it's to the point where it's bugging me. I was leaning towards getting them re-upholstered but I wanna check out some dye first to save some moolah.

bsmith100

I would not tint the windows. I think it looks terrible.

The cost of getting the seats re-upholstered is probably almost as much as buying new seats. I would get the new seats instead.

vesnarrgh

problem is with a new set is thatmost are faded to begin with.

g35silversurfer

very few dyes out there will dye/stick to polyester (plastic) fibers. I have no idea what fibers are used on the seats... guessing plastic...
here's violet on ebay $3.99 look at the second link for directions.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Jacquard-iDye-PO...item588b628ea5


this is the same stuff I was going to use to dye a honda plastic fiber carpet.

link to this guys results: http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...carpet../page9

bsmith100

Well then I would go for the re-upholstery. That way you get to choose the fabric and the color, and get exactly what you want.

vesnarrgh

yea I found a place to reupholster for 300 which is fair to me, includes front seat+backseats+door panels+armrest. now the question is, redo em purple or yellow haha.