sun damage seats?

[civic209]

is there anyway to get rid of the pinkish looking sun damage on the cloth seats? theres a small portion in the rear seats just wondering if it can be fixed
thanks

 

[sohclubkid]

dye them...

 

[R3dline]

yup, dye em, thats really your only hope unless you recover them

 

[civic209]

hmm.......any idea where i can get this dye for the seats? would the dealer or an auto body/paint shop be able to do it for me?

 

[civic209]

also heard about dupli color vinyll and fabric dye or something i think i might try it.....
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1925743
anyone have any experience on it?

 

[VSP]

The only thing that really sucks about our seats is that they freaking *shed*, man. Dust all over the place. Makes my car look like poop.

The spray looks quick and simple, but I wonder if it would really do any good.

I'd say clean looking seat covers or go for a re-upholstery.

 

[sohclubkid]

i used RIT dye from any grocery store...

 

[lowlife9]

that spray dye makes the fabric stiff and crunchy if that makes sense . just get some custom seat covers.

 

[civic209]

well i dont want to have to go to the trouble and take out the rear seats and undo this and that especially since its a 2 door(04 ex not my lx) i think im going to try that spray stuff see if i can get some clean shots while the seats are inside the car


sohclubkid: how are the results?

 

[civic209]

that spray dye makes the fabric stiff and crunchy if that makes sense . just get some custom seat covers.

apparently that guy from the other forum said you have to brush your hands over it a few times and it goes back to being soft but i dont know

 

[sohclubkid]

what i did was mix the rit dye in a spray bottle and spray the seats... you can try and mask the center sections off if you like... i just sprayed mine fully tho.

apparently that guy from the other forum said you have to brush your hands over it a few times and it goes back to being soft but i dont know

yeah, it sucks... my buddy tried it on his car, it turned crunchy, so i did the run my hands over it to un stick the fabric, and all the spray comes off on your hands and the sseats didnt look much better than before the spray.
so, after all that, he used my dye method, and loved it.

 

[civic209]

what i did was mix the rit dye in a spray bottle and spray the seats... you can try and mask the center sections off if you like... i just sprayed mine fully tho.



yeah, it sucks... my buddy tried it on his car, it turned crunchy, so i did the run my hands over it to un stick the fabric, and all the spray comes off on your hands and the sseats didnt look much better than before the spray.
so, after all that, he used my dye method, and loved it.

so does this dye in the spray bottle begin to dye the seats immediately? i got to look for this dye stuff...will see if i can post some pics of the progress

 

[sohclubkid]

so does this dye in the spray bottle begin to dye the seats immediately? i got to look for this dye stuff...will see if i can post some pics of the progress

well, its dye... when its dried, its dyed. just follow the directions on the box.