Steering Wheel Leather - ReDye?
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Drifting
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From: Richardson Tx.
Steering Wheel Leather - ReDye?
Simple question- I want to buy a new '79 steering wheel but dye the leather with the same batch of doeskin that I currently have from corvette america. This batch happens to be darker than the doeskin that I have seen in other cars so I don't want a color mismatch by buying the "correct" color 
What would be involved in doing a color change on a steering wheel as far as prep and do you think that the results would be good?
thanks Rob
What would be involved in doing a color change on a steering wheel as far as prep and do you think that the results would be good?
thanks Rob
Racer
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From: Partlow VA
I had this same question with mine. I talked with a leather smith about dying my steering wheel. He advised against it, due to color over color, and the your hands are sweaty while driving and this could cause the first color to bleed thru. 
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by 79vetter
Simple question- I want to buy a new '79 steering wheel but dye the leather with the same batch of doeskin that I currently have from corvette america. This batch happens to be darker than the doeskin that I have seen in other cars so I don't want a color mismatch by buying the "correct" color
What would be involved in doing a color change on a steering wheel as far as prep and do you think that the results would be good?
thanks Rob
What would be involved in doing a color change on a steering wheel as far as prep and do you think that the results would be good?
thanks Rob
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Drifting
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From: Richardson Tx.
I would if I though that their Doeskin would be the same color. My point is that even Corvette America, I think, has different shades of their own colors. Most of all of the dye is produced by them and sold by others. At least I know that the batch of dye that I have now will match. 
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13
I did my '78 Pace Silver with dye. The things noted above have never happened in over two years. I have never had any rub off on my hands, never chipped, etc. It freshened it up and it looks new again. This dye works on almost everything very well.
