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May 21, 2015 | 08:22 PM

Gbjr08

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Red stitching

Today I took the daring plunge to dye my stitching red. The thought scared me at first due to the fact it's a permanent fabric dye pen and it's impossible not to get it on the leather. As everything I have read on it says it just wipes right off the leather. Here's some pics not the greatest quality but you get the idea. I think it looks way better

May 21, 2015 | 08:25 PM

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Oops accidentally put a pic of someone else's vette in there

May 21, 2015 | 09:52 PM

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Cojones! Looks great!

Is there any bleeding/fading, or is the color consistent with an OEM-like appearance? Any wider pics available of the overall interior?

Wonder what the long term effects will be... I suppose you could use any type on interior detailer formula w/UV protector to preserve the color.

May 21, 2015 | 10:00 PM

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... also, what brand of fabric pen? I'm sure that it was a tedious process. How long did it take to stain all of the stitching? Lastly, how difficult was it to wipe the dye off the leather... any smearing? Thanks!

May 21, 2015 | 10:07 PM

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I will snap a bigger pic of the interior and the pen I used after the games done. It did smear a little in some spots but comes off easily.

May 21, 2015 | 10:12 PM

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I love the idea of dying the stitching to match! Kudos

I still think this is the best low-cost mod yet!

May 21, 2015 | 10:15 PM

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Forgot about half time ��
It looks pretty oem to me. You can see where me rubbing the dye off removed the leather conditioner in the photos but I will recondition tomorrow and take some pics.