"New" interior...

[DaveD]

Just changed the colour of my interior.....dyed the carpets and the seats....








carpets came out charcoal grey instead of jet black but look ok used the valeterspride stuff...started Sunday morning finished 5 pm today,,,

[dips346]

looking very nice dave

[DaveD]

ta ....needs some time so settle i feel !

[Jay07]

Dave you dyed the seats? What material are they? - Anyway mate that looks VERY nice

[DaveD]

leather

[ed325i]

Looks very nice

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

dave how did you dye the carpet,ive been wanting to do this for ages aswell.

[E30Mark]

Result looks lovely, what colour were the seats? and what did you use to dye them?

Dave, how is the texture of the carpet after you died it? I've got some of the black dye from valeterspride, but when i tested it on a piece of my tourer's carpet it has lost the soft feeling, and gone quite stiff

[Pal318is]

That looks spot on fella The colour looks good to me

Pal

[DaveD]

very easy....but note that my carpet was originally grey and came out a charcoal grey not black and that took a litre of dye..JUST managed with that amount............used

http://www.valeterspride.co.uk/index.as ... T&catid=10

also

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... eterspride

[Alyman]

That looks great mate, the colour of the leather is a really good match for the paintwork! Were the seats beige before?

Mark, now that you mention it I think my carpet might be a bit coarser than it was before, but I can't say it's bothered me - don't do much barefoot driving

[DaveD]

Mark,

The carpets are a bit stiffer but i feel they will soften in time and i kept brushing them with a scrubbing brush as i did it so they are not too bad now.

the seats were black before,I found some material in the colour i wanted and sent it up for them to match..i used
http://furnitureclinic.co.uk/Leather_Colourant_Kit.htm

I am waiting a couple of days for the whole thing to cure before i go over it with a leather feed...it is still giving off fumes!

[DAG-BMW]

looks spot on mate... them seats look great mate i used that same leather dye on my sofa at home im planning to spice up my inteior when me car is sprayed...

that colour looks great its a fair job but well worth it mate...

[e36boy]

Seats and carpet both look really good dave, All done in time for the nice weather she should get in the coming months

[DaveD]

[delboye30]

Quality mate,

[whipsey]

how much was the leather dye and how hard was it to do? can you write a breakdown for us

[DaveD]

£80 and 2 full days easy enough just tedious...would have been easier with a proper compressor (it uses an airbrush)

[whipsey]

where did you get the colour and how is it wearing?

[DaveD]

Its not wearing too badly ...drivers bolster gets some hammer..keeps on needing a bit of help...but as for supplier...see previous post above

[sidewaysbm]

how is the seats wearing now dave? is there any signs of cracking? does it need any maintenance?

[DaveD]

not bad but it does need to be repainted in the cracks every so often but on the whole i am satisfied

[sidewaysbm]

i was thinking of going from black to white but dont know if im wise. how do you touch in the cracks?

[Alex]

nice, carpets look good