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    Default Using vinyl dye for fabric seats?

    hey guys im wondering iv seen around on a couple sites and youtube that you can use VHT vinyl dye to re colour your fabric , has anyone tryed this at all and how good does it work/look? I want to do all four seats and door trims

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    ive seen it done in a mates car it looked like shit to me ,and i didnt want to sit in it for fear of the crap wearing off onto my clothes.

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    i supose it doesnt look as good as leather i just wont to see some photos of it can you get hold of some mate?

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    he got rid of the car years ago so no pics. he did it in black and it was real obvious the seats were painted a lighter colour would have probably come up better

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    Ive painted leather seats with it that has slight fabric in the middle , came up alright , the leather came up perfect but the fabric was meh allright

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    will try and find some , if not there sitting in my garage (pulled them out years ago) and ill take some pics


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