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Old May 17, 2020 | 01:41 PM
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Thanks to everyone here for all of the great ideas. This one is my favorite. (3) $1 yellow Sharpies!

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Old May 17, 2020 | 02:37 PM
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Nice job looks good.
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Old May 17, 2020 | 03:35 PM
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Has anyone done this long enough ago to tell if the Sharpie color fades or transfer to clothing over time?
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Old May 17, 2020 | 03:38 PM
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Ask Jeremy Wellborn as he did this with his yellow corvette and wrote about it on this forum years ago ( course that corvette was later totaled in a flood in Oklahoma). Stiil, I don’t think the color ever came off on his clothes before the car was totaled.


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Old May 17, 2020 | 03:42 PM
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I wouldn’t do it personally but that’s pretty damn cool
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Old May 17, 2020 | 06:39 PM
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I did mine last year it was a great cheap mod put on the forum by one of our members ( sorry, I forgot who the master mind was ) and it still holding up well. It did rub off just a bit where my back rubs when getting in and out of the vehicle.
I did get quite a few comments about it at at shows last year !!
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I heated it up pretty well to set the ink with a heat gun. I'm hoping that's the trick, if not...., $3

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Did mine over 2 years ago. No fading and no transferring.
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Here it is
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I've used Sharpies for coloring other stitched leather without issue. But, I've not used yellow and color "permanence" may differ.
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There's a pretty extensive thread in the C8 section covering this topic using a variety of "pens" --- good reading
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ng-orange.html
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Originally Posted by AttyVette
Ask Jeremy Wellborn as he did this with his yellow corvette and wrote about it on this forum years ago ( course that corvette was later totaled in a flood in Oklahoma). Stiil, I don’t think the color ever came off on his clothes before the car was totaled.

had to do a double take on that photo’. Drove the same car at spring mountain


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It is a pretty cool mod and just takes a lot of patience and a few bucks. Nice DIY project.
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Old May 18, 2020 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
It is a pretty cool mod and just takes a lot of patience and a few bucks. Nice DIY project.
Don't forget about a couple of hrs. time! As long as you have the beer the time will go fast, not saying how well the job will turn out though !
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What pen did you use?
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Yellow Sharpie, medium point.
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I used a laundry marker, sharp point.
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I just dont know.. I got my sharpie sitting in the tool box..

I want to do it but am afraid Ill never be able to go back. Its like my teeth.. once its yellow it never goes back no matter how hard I try
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Originally Posted by lostsoul
I just dont know.. I got my sharpie sitting in the tool box..

I want to do it but am afraid Ill never be able to go back. Its like my teeth.. once its yellow it never goes back no matter how hard I try
Don't be afraid, I take it your going to use a yellow marker on the white stitch on a black seat ( dash doors etc ?? You will love it when you are done in 3 hrs.
Jump in !
Rich See my red stitching in post # 9.

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