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Old 05-10-10, 01:59 PM
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^ what he said. I just got a bunch of black RIT dye and i plan to dye my mats and headliner. I also bought oem tan leather seat covers. Im just not sure if the RIT dye will work well on them. Anyone know?
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Originally Posted by jegMAN
^ what he said. I just got a bunch of black RIT dye and i plan to dye my mats and headliner. I also bought oem tan leather seat covers. Im just not sure if the RIT dye will work well on them. Anyone know?
I don't know why, but I had a negative experience w/ RIT dye when I tried it. I let it dry outside for over 2 days and it still bled onto my shoes and my clothes whenever I was doing work in the interior. I ended up buying new black carpet and black floor mats because I was so sick of it bleeding.
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Originally Posted by romeo291
I don't know why, but I had a negative experience w/ RIT dye when I tried it. I let it dry outside for over 2 days and it still bled onto my shoes and my clothes whenever I was doing work in the interior. I ended up buying new black carpet and black floor mats because I was so sick of it bleeding.
O_O now having second thoughts..but i already bought the dye . And SEM is costly compared to RIT. I just wanna rit dye my leather seats but too scared of the outcomee
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RIT dye will not work on leather. It's is only supposed to be used for fabrics. I wouldn't even use SEMS on leather seats. EIther buy black seat covers or try that leatherique stuff.
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I have used SEM on ALL of my leather interior and the results are still amazing. The most important steps to the this, is the prep before. Make sure its sanded properly and dryed. My SC is a daily driver, and its still holding up, even my driver seat.

I wouldnt use RIT unless its on the carpet or the floor mats, NOT the leather. Use SEM or something similiar. JMO.
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Originally Posted by 1992Lexus
I have used SEM on ALL of my leather interior and the results are still amazing. The most important steps to the this, is the prep before. Make sure its sanded properly and dryed. My SC is a daily driver, and its still holding up, even my driver seat.

I wouldnt use RIT unless its on the carpet or the floor mats, NOT the leather. Use SEM or something similiar. JMO.
Ok thanks! Did u use the same SEM for the whole interior? Or did u change to the classic coat for the leather?
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Wow this is a super informative thread and has pretty much made it ok in my mind to try and die my interior parts...
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