my seat is just worn.do they sell a dye or something similar to bring the color back

 

Interior dyes are available, and I think Mid-America or similar vendor would be your best shot. I've bought and used dyes for interiors on a couple of cars, For my C3, I bought the dye at Carlisle, from Mid-America who had a large selection of dyes for many model years.

BTW, I had an oak interior in my C5 and really loved that car.

 

Leatherique.com has just what you need. Plus they have the instructions.....

 

i didn,t see much at midamerica. what.s the website for carlisle thanks john

 

interesting! I never knew about dyes

 

SEM sells Classic Coat a vinyl and leather paint in light oak and is formulated for GM seat vinyl and leather. You can get it on Ebay (search for SEM paint) or at Summitt Racing, a forum vendor. The light Oak SEM code is 17143 and their GM code is 101E. Make sure it is Classic Coat and not one of their other paints.

 

Good information - saved it for reference at a later date.

 

Sorry to bring up an old thread but has anyone used this and liked it? Is it a paint or a dye? I would like something that looks/feels stock.

Thanks
Dave

 

Not sure about the SEM product, but I've used the Leatherique products. It is much like a paint, but is truly a leather dye.

 

Here's a sample of what I did on my 94's sport seats

Before




After Leatherique Dye

 

I used the 3-part SEM product recently on a light oak leather steering wheel on my hot rod.

It worked great and the color is not fake shiny. I have a light oak C5 interior and I think it would do fine.

 

You think they have cows in different colors?

 

Teebee, how does the leather look/feel? Stock like? Soft and supple?

3 part? I didn't see that on their site. Or do you mean the cleaner, conditioner and dye kit they sell? Does the leather feel and look as it did from the factory?
Dave

 

Great, just great: now I have this image stuck in my head of a Holstein-pattern C5 interior.

 

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