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You can clean the stitches with a solution of warm water, a dab of dish washing detergent and a 1/10 ratio of bleach. Stir welll. Scrub with a soft bristled tooth brush. Rinse with water. They will come perfectly clean.
But a word of caution! Most 20, 30 and 40 year old stitching has dry rotted. A good cleaning may make them desenagrate.
Hi r,
I believe that originally the stitching on interior soft parts matched the color of the vinyl or leather being sewn.
It wasn't a contrasting white thread.
I don't know if that will affect what you do.
Regards,
Alan
Hi r,
I believe that originally the stitching on interior soft parts matched the color of the vinyl or leather being sewn.
It wasn't a contrasting white thread.
I don't know if that will affect what you do.
Regards,
Alan
Maybe depended on the color Alan. Mine sure looks white.
You can clean the stitches with a solution of warm water, a dab of dish washing detergent and a 1/10 ratio of bleach. Stir welll. Scrub with a soft bristled tooth brush. Rinse with water. They will come perfectly clean.
But a word of caution! Most 20, 30 and 40 year old stitching has dry rotted. A good cleaning may make them desenagrate.
Thanks for the suggestion Vet76. I'll give it a try and watch for any degredation but the stitching seems to be in pretty good condition other than being dirty.
Back about 9 years ago when GM had deaccessioned a few additional Chevrolet cars for auction I saw first hand proof of what certain materials looked like new. One thing I know for certain, Chevrolet used color matched stitching for their interior materials.
I have witnessed several detailers bleachout the stitching only to find the seats coming apart soon afterwards. It has to be owners over the years using who knows what on the seats for cleaning that the stitching of the seats became very light in color, so there was the idea of white threading.
The replacement leather seat covers available at the major parts suppliers do indeed seem to have color coordinated stitching. Maybe re-dying it is an option.
The replacement leather seat covers available at the major parts suppliers do indeed seem to have color coordinated stitching. Maybe re-dying it is an option.
Well, Revitup, after looking at your picture I went to look at mine, and I would say mine has probably started to fade as well. And yes, I know I need to clean the seat
I don't know of any early (pre-82) Corvette interior, that came with contrasting stitching. It's pretty typical to find original stitching that has faded, especially with reds and black. I'd be very careful about using anything but a very mild detergent on the stitching of 40+ years old seats.
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