Leather seat refurb/recolour

[paultither]

Just after a bit advice on this. Has anyone renovated and/or changed the colour of the leather seats in their car and dashboard before?

What was the outcome and do you have any products or links you could recommend?

[paultither]

thegoose said:

For DIY re-colour / renovation you could also try Dynamix

http://www.dynamix.uk.com/

Is it any good? I have the Savanna Beige interior but after a few, 'it looks like sick' comments I want to change it to grey or black. Plus I think this will help resale.

[paultither]

thegoose said:

See my post in this thread http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
regarding colour changing. For renovation the Dynamix stuff is supposed to be very good indeed. I have two bottles on my desk for jobs that I haven't got round to doing yet - when I do I'll be able to comment first-hand.

Let me know how it goes. I don't mind the work of doing it myself, I just don't know how hard it would be to get an even, good finish. How much is the Dynamix stuff?

[paultither]

I just emailed Dynamix asking this:

Dear Sir,

I have been recommended your product for refurbing the leather in my Boxster. I wanted to ask whether you would recommend using it in order to change the colour of my seats. I currently have the savannah beige interior but would want to go for black. Would this be easily done as a DIY project and have you known your product to have been used for this purpose in the past.

I look forward to your response, kind regards,

And got this response within the hour:

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your mail.

In response to your question, our dyes can be used to change the colour of leather, as they recolour the pigment of the hide.

When making a noticeable colour change, as opposed to touching in existing colour, more product would be required to complete this process.

Our 250ml bottle @ £60 + shipping would be a recommended size to start. This should cover the area required, however more can be ordered if necessary. We always carry Schwarz black as a stock colour.

We have dyed parts of trim different colours, and have sold the product to do the same for our customers, and I would be confident you could achieve professional results.

Our dyes are currently available form our Ebay shop @ www.stores.ebay.co.uk/dynamixdyes and click 250ml link.

In the meantime, if I can be of any further help, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Regards,
Ryan Donaghey
Director Dynamix



07710 942 988

[e-mail]

www.dynamix.uk.com

[paultither]

Did you do that yourself then? Looks impressive!