Re-colouring leather

[WokingWedger]

I wish to change the colour of the top part of my dash and door caps.

The dash is in 2 parts, the part you have to remove via 3 bolts to remove the instrument panel and a part that has the screen demister vents in.

Is this second part removable, or is it part of the body moulding ?

It would be a better job to replace this with a different colour one from another car or re-colour the existing one with it off the car.

Any one know how to remove it ?

[S6 Devil]

The windscreen needs to come out to remove the area where the vents are.

[pwd95]

Colouring leather will give it the kiss of death. Better to replace it with a different panel or get it re leathrerd.

[chr1sb]

Agree with the above.

I've used leather colour in the past & it doesn't last (despite what the publicity says).

Chris

[V8 Animal]

I thought it was vinyl can you recolour that?
V8 Animal

[WokingWedger]

Apparently yes, leather and vinyl, same process as OE, never wears off, never fades, scratch resistant. I am a bit sceptacle.

[chr1sb]

You're right to be. I used the Gliptol product a couple of years back. Applied exactly as instructed - lasted about a year before rubbing off.
I actually used it to re-colour some cracks in the leather, just as their illustration in the magazines show. You know, the 'before & after' on a supposed "Jaguar car seat".
Waste of money.

Chris

[griffter]

The Frost kit is pretty good. Includes a cleaner (which cleans!), surface prep (which removes contaminants and renders the surface tacky) and colour. Like with bodywork, the quality and longevity of results are only as good as the preparation. Coloured my dash black 3 years ago and it's still better than new.

Not sure how it would hold up on a 'wearing' surface like a seat though.