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Old May 21, 2015 | 08:22 PM
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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










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Old May 21, 2015 | 08:25 PM
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Oops accidentally put a pic of someone else's vette in there
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.












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