Time to start putting my Boxster back together

[epapp]

Did you use leather filler and then re dye or just dye?

I need to do this to my seats but I'm concerned of the dye/filler becoming a double PITA 2 years down the road when it begins flaking and chipping off.

[Pdwight]

The kit had filler and I used it, I didn't think my seats were in that bad of shape until I started filling the stressed areas. I found out (too late of course) you can actually mix the dye with the filler so it is close to the color and not stark white, this would have made for an easier time getting ti to blend. When I did my first coat of dye it didn't cover up anything....I was a bit scared that I had actually ruined my seats. BUt around coat 3 it really started to look good. I have 6 coats on them BTW , I misread the directions (They are not very good BTW) and was only allowing 20 min between coats of dye, you need 4 hours before recoating. My last 3 coats had 4 to 6 hours between. Lots of sanding after the filler so it blends smooth......I sure hope the stuff is really there for good.

The finished results of the seats and re-dying the carpet

[eicheldp]

Originally Posted by Pdwight

The kit had filler and I used it, I didn't think my seats were in that bad of shape until I started filling the stressed areas. I found out (too late of course) you can actually mix the dye with the filler so it is close to the color and not stark white, this would have made for an easier time getting ti to blend. When I did my first coat of dye it didn't cover up anything....I was a bit scared that I had actually ruined my seats. BUt around coat 3 it really started to look good. I have 6 coats on them BTW , I misread the directions (They are not very good BTW) and was only allowing 20 min between coats of dye, you need 4 hours before recoating. My last 3 coats had 4 to 6 hours between. Lots of sanding after the filler so it blends smooth......I sure hope the stuff is really there for good.

The finished results of the seats and re-dying the carpet

Pdwight,

I like the two tone leather of your seats. Did you dye both the center portions and the outer portions of your seats? What did you do to prevent an accidental colorization of the wrong part?

[Pdwight]

I took some plastic and tucked it into the back and seat areas covering the black part.....where I couldn't tuck I simply used "Blue Tape". I also taped all the controls ...any part that got sprayed could be easily cleaned with alcohol even the next day.