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[danm]

Is it possible to change the piping colour on seats?

I've read about various dyes, sprays and paints and wondered if anyone has successfully done it?

To make it easier, I have red piping on black seats, and I want black piping.

Would something as crude as a black sharpie work? Or are there special vinyl type marker pens for this?

Many thanks for any advice! :)

[Pickwah]

I think a sharpie would look naff, never heard of such product!

[idlethumbs]

I got this priced up by an interior place but they wanted best part of £250. That was to unpick the seat stitching and re stitch with new piping.
Not worth it at that cost.
I've bought some piping and may have a go myself with sowing machine with a special footer.

[mtjm]

There are some vinyl dyes or paints that can be used. Here's a thread of someone doing this to the seat on a bike: http://www.ducatimon...nge-w-pics.html

 

The results look pretty good.

 

Frost sell a couple of different products that might do the job: http://www.frost.co....ml-aerosol.html or maybe http://www.frost.co....nt-1-litre.html

[danm]

I don't want to be fannying about with restitching or detail brushes, this is always going to be too much hard work and they aren't bespoke seats on a rare mini to deem it worthy.

I'm just looking to see if a cheap and cheerful way like vinyl pens or markers have been done before, and anyone with pics?

[steeley]

you could always spray the car to match the piping

Edited by steeley, 01 November 2015 - 08:26 AM.

[Chris1992]

Not quite the same, but I did my headliner and door cards using this stuff  http://www.vinyldye....ic-Paint-By-TRG

 

I also used it to do my entire rear seat, plus various pieces of grey carpet that i wanted black (no pics of those though)... its worked a treat on everything! no flaking or rubbing off from anything