# Worn Leather Seats? Do not throw them away, send them my way! **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [December 30, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263 "2005-12-30T23:15:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/21 "2005-12-31T14:54:06Z")
> [@94 DC2](#): > > That came out amazing man, especially how you were able to fix all those cracks in the seat. the small ones wet sand out. they make a filler for monster ones. ---
**Author:** ![djnickthemix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@djnickthemix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djnickthemix)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/22 "2006-01-01T08:55:52Z")
using sem or spray can pep boys stuff? ---
**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/23 "2006-01-01T09:27:47Z")
wow…can you change the color of seats this way if you wanted? ---
**Author:** ![tonymitss5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tonymitss5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tonymitss5)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/24 "2006-01-01T10:00:09Z")
> [@djnickthemix](#): > > using sem or spray can pep boys stuff? Read the entire post. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/25 "2006-01-01T10:01:09Z")
> [@CursedCavy](#): > > wow…can you change the color of seats this way if you wanted? yes ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/26 "2006-01-01T10:13:30Z")
> [@Zer0DazE](#): > > yes omg omg omg, pink leather seats in the bimmer would look So HOTTTTTT\> ---
**Author:** ![djnickthemix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@djnickthemix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djnickthemix)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/27 "2006-01-01T17:32:55Z")
[http://www.sem.ws/product.php?product\_id=190](http://www.sem.ws/product.php?product_id=190) sorry i didnt read the whole post this stuff works amasing for vinyl or plastics ---
**Author:** ![tonymitss5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tonymitss5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tonymitss5)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/28 "2006-01-01T18:01:30Z")
> [@djnickthemix](#): > > [http://www.sem.ws/product.php?product\_id=190](http://www.sem.ws/product.php?product_id=190) > > sorry i didnt read the whole post > > this stuff works amasing for vinyl or plastics I actually used that in my Honda Civic, I painted literally every interior part in Titanium Silver Metallic. If you do not put enough clear on it chips off though. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/29 "2006-01-01T19:07:40Z")
Wait, are those before pictures before or after you cleaned the seat? And I mean clean very well–with a leather brush and some good cleaner? Because the cracking doesn’t look all that bad. The seats just looks awfully dirty. Either way, the finished product looks very good. :tup: to clean accords. ---
**Author:** ![tonymitss5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tonymitss5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tonymitss5)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/30 "2006-01-01T20:25:55Z")
> [@RedGoober4Life](#): > > Wait, are those before pictures before or after you cleaned the seat? And I mean clean very well–with a leather brush and some good cleaner? Because the cracking doesn’t look all that bad. The seats just looks awfully dirty. > > Either way, the finished product looks very good. :tup: to clean accords. The before pictures I took right after cleaning, before I started to dye. So the seats were already “cleaned” at that point. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/31 "2006-01-01T21:15:42Z")
Sweet deal then! Let us know how it holds up 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/32 "2006-01-03T12:26:44Z")
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1184&highlight=leather](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1184&highlight=leather) here is a link to where i used the leatherique brand. you need to strip all the color/stain off the leather and then restain it. it takes a while, but is really easy. just clean, wetsand, clean agian, stain, and polish. the die will not come out after it has had a week or so to cure. the pics will be back up after i finish moving my site. do a google search, and there is a lot of info on the differnet brands of dye. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/33 "2006-01-03T14:07:31Z")
here’s another detailed thread of somebody dying their leather. In this case, they dyed the leather a completely different color. _[http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=310119](http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=310119)_ ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/34 "2006-01-03T14:13:44Z")
^ thats the shit i used, but it works better if you strip the old color first. i only went from grey to black, but that one is a crazy color change. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/35 "2006-01-04T10:43:31Z")
wow. very impressive - that looks fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![tonymitss5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tonymitss5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tonymitss5)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/36 "2006-01-15T17:17:25Z")
Here are the awaited pictures of the driver’s side seat. ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_81_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_81_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_82_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_82_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_83_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_83_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_85_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_85_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_86_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_86_full.jpg) Here are the after ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_77_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_77_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_80_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_80_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_79_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_79_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_78_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_78_full.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![tonymitss5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tonymitss5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tonymitss5)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/37 "2006-01-15T17:34:50Z")
Here is the rear seat. ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_91_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_91_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_87_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_87_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_88_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_88_full.jpg) and the after ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_90_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_90_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_89_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_89_full.jpg) ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_93_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_93_full.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/38 "2006-01-18T05:07:01Z")
did you wet sand yours, just strip them with asetone, or just clean them and dye? ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/39 "2006-01-18T10:42:19Z")
I think this seat cover belongs in the dumpster. While a good effort I would never even consider bothering to fix something like this. ![http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_82_full.jpg](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/499000-499999/499213_82_full.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![tonymitss5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tonymitss5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tonymitss5)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263/40 "2006-01-18T13:51:26Z")
> [@Violator](#): > > I think this seat cover belongs in the dumpster. While a good effort I would never even consider bothering to fix something like this. That must show your lack of ambition. All I did was clean the seats, sew up the few rips/seams, wipe with basically rubbing alcohol, only sanded with like a 500 grit to rough up the surface, then wiped with alcohol again, then applied the dye. Total time invested was a few hours, and a couple days to let the seats cure. And I am confident I have the nicest leather seats in a 13 year old Honda accord this side of the Mississippi. So I am very satisfied. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worn-leather-seats-do-not-throw-them-away-send-them-my-way/6263.md?page=1)