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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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I just wondering if anyone knows off-hand where I could
acquire some MY leather dye?

Reason I ask is,I received my Shift boot and E-brake boot
from Red-Line with yellow piping,well the yellow is about
as yellow as Grey Poupon.

I like their work,it's a great design but,it doesn't match
color wise.

Thanks,Tom
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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i would send it back...
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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Would be really hard to just dye the piping without getting it on the body of the leather........and a dye on top a dye will rarely get an accurate color.

I too would send it back
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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the problem is one getting to spray even while sticking to a small area
the to try and match the color i use dye all day long and i would send it back isent my own seats to a shop and we matched the yellow tubing pretty close and then they sewed it on
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Thanks for the quick responses guys,I appreciate it.
I'll most likely just send them back and get a different
design.

Thanks again,
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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I would like to do my lower door panels in Mill. yellow. So i am interested also in a place that sells the dye. Thanks
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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Try Leatherique. I've used their products for years (including dye) and find them to be quite excellent.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by vettesplus
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Make it right.
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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You might try Parasol Inc. They can custom match any color.
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 08:00 AM
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Ha, hahahahaha.....I just checked with Leatherique, a 16 oz leather dye is $65.00. I wanted just a little dye to match my seats
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 08:38 AM
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You can also check out the SEM colors. They sell them at NApa and Carquest Oreilleys and maybe the autobody stores. I used to use them to dye interiors and they work really well. I would buy the 5 basic colors and mix my own to match the interior color since some would have faded and I would need to match it.

You can also get some from rightlook dot com. They sell there own version but I think it is just repackaged SEM. It is about $15 or 20/color. They also sell factory colors in spray cans.
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