My new armrest with a twist
06-26-2016, 02:35 PM
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My new armrest with a twist
Bought a new armrest from Trunk Monkey. The gray on gray was not cutting it. I took a black fabric marker by Sharpie and gave it a little contrast!!
Turned out great!!
Thanks TrunkMonkey
Now to install the Suede Steering wheel.
Turned out great!!
Thanks TrunkMonkey
Now to install the Suede Steering wheel.
06-26-2016, 02:41 PM
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It turned out very good!
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06-26-2016, 02:43 PM
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it is a really neat idea the vendors should make some of these as they would sell well Jeffer2016DSOM
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06-26-2016, 03:58 PM
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Very creative, looks great.
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06-26-2016, 05:40 PM
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Thanks for the bravery Mike. I have a red cover like that, and was actually wondering the other day how some contrast would look. Looks good, I likey.
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06-26-2016, 08:26 PM
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Guys this is really easy to do.
I bought the embroidered arm rest, but the logo was the same color as the leather. I wanted to give it a two tone look so I used the fabric marker to fill in the embroidery. Just like that one member did with his stitching on his seats/dash. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ever-imho.html
It used to look like this before....Just take the fabric marker and fill in the embroidery. The marker comes right off the leather but sticks to the fabric embroider.
I bought the embroidered arm rest, but the logo was the same color as the leather. I wanted to give it a two tone look so I used the fabric marker to fill in the embroidery. Just like that one member did with his stitching on his seats/dash. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ever-imho.html
It used to look like this before....Just take the fabric marker and fill in the embroidery. The marker comes right off the leather but sticks to the fabric embroider.
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06-26-2016, 08:29 PM
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Looks fanatic, great work. Personally I would have f it up if I attempted the same.
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06-27-2016, 12:07 AM
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Doing the logo in black makes a big visual difference on that armrest. Well done.
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06-27-2016, 12:59 AM
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Trunk Monkey does it again!
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06-27-2016, 08:15 AM
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That turned fantastic.
Looks great. Nicely done, OP.
Looks great. Nicely done, OP.
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06-27-2016, 08:32 AM
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Really nice-the fact that the ink wipes off the leather and sticks to the emboidery almost makes it mistake proof to do.
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06-27-2016, 09:16 AM
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BTW, I have the same interior as yours. Love the light 2 tone configuration.
06-27-2016, 10:17 AM
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That's good to know. May have to reconsider trying it. I REALLY like the way it turned out, but feared using a permanent ink marker. My fear was that if I got outside the lines I'd make an irreversible mess of things.
BTW, I have the same interior as yours. Love the light 2 tone configuration.
BTW, I have the same interior as yours. Love the light 2 tone configuration.
Thanks... Get the FABRIC marker by sharpie... Do not use the permanent one, that probably would not come off..
. They make special markers just for fabrics
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06-27-2016, 10:38 AM
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Much improved. Great job! 
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