Pictures of my painted seats.

Well, they are not painted, instead I dyed them along with my carpet and door panels. My seats are now black on the outside and red on the inside, door panels are red on top and black on bottom and the carpet is now black as well. Pictures in sig on page 14 if anyone is interested.

~John

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60' = 1.920
1/8 = 8.368 @ 83.88
1/4 = 12.968 @ 108.04

Comming soon, 3.42's and a TNT Plate kit with all the fix'ins ;)

That looks pretty nice. Ive been thinking about doing that for a while because my seats are sort of fading. How did dye them two different colors without one color running on to another? Also, what kind of dye did you use??

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Ya that looks good.

I think he died only the gray part of the seats and the other part was black to begin with. Do you think white would work on that or would it be to light?

Your seats look REALLY good. It looks really uniform. I am impressed. How hard was it?

It looks great! You used plasti-coat paint?

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 350 HRSS:
You used plasti-coat paint?</font>

Yea, plasti-coat black for the outside parts of the seats and VHT Red for the inner part. Really wasn't that hard to do, just took alot of time using duct tape to match the contours of the seat seams. I first taped up the inner part (Which is now red) and used the black dye on the whole seat. Gave it 3 coats (allowing about 15 minutes between coats), till the end cause the dye absorbs into the cloth alot. I let dry overnight and removed the tape. The following evening, I taped along the opposite edge and covered the rest to prevent any overspray. In total, I put on 4 coats of the red on cause it seemed to absorb into the light gray more than the black did. Both types of dye I got at A&A Auto Parts and it is a dye made for carpet.

~John

I was about to wait to get some Sparco Torino's for $1200, but after seeing those, I'll gladly attempt to try that instead. Black and Red are my "theme colors" as well. Don't suppose that works on leather?

My brother used to have a red 95 Camaro, and those black/red seats came stock! They were so sweet! It looks just like the factory!

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Thanks for the compliments everyone. It took some time to do, but I'm happy with the results.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by TheV6Bird:
My brother used to have a red 95 Camaro, and
those black/red seats came stock! They were so sweet! It looks just like the factory!

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Wish I would have known that before hand. I could have maybe searched the junk yards and bought them for under what I paid in paint + two evenings worth of work. Oh well.

~John

What kind of paint did you use? Link?

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 95_RipperZ:
What kind of paint did you use? Link?</font>

dude, read the posts!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Central PA Z:
Wish I would have known that before hand. I could have maybe searched the junk yards and bought them for under what I paid in paint + two evenings worth of work. Oh well. </font>

You'd be looking LONG and HARD for those seats, then. Apparently, they were a somewhat rare option. Your seats still rule, anyway http://web.camaross.com/bb/cool.gif What would happen if water got on them, though? Would the dye come off, or something?

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by TheV6Bird:
What would happen if water got on them, though? Would the dye come off, or something?</font>

Well the other day I left my windows down and a sudden T-storm came around. Till I got down to shut the windows it had already started to rain. The door pannel was wet and just a little on the front seats were wet. I just left it go and didn't wipe the water off. I didn't notice any change of color, water spots or runs. This stuff is a dye, so it doesn't actually cover the fabric per say like paint does, it changes the color of the fabric.

~John

I looked long and hard for a set of "Flame Red" seats for my convertible. No luck. They are quite rare. Only offered in 94 and 95. Yours look just as good!!! Did you remove the seats to dye them?
Fred

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My Z:

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=578259&uid=465137

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MILESF:
.......Did you remove the seats to dye them?
Fred

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Yea, not hard at all. Four 13mm nuts for the front seats each, (I don't have electric seats...so I'm not sure what you would have to d/c with those), the back seats each have one 13mm bolt on the front and the seat back has two 13mm nuts on the bottom edge. Plus, I had to take the plastic seat belt keepers off the front seats, only two philips screws on each. Probably 15 minutes max to take all the seats out.

~John

BTW Fred, I just looked at and remembered seeing your car some time ago. I think yours would really look good with seats like mine. That would really compliment the black / red you have going on. I still envey your car, very nice!! And I've also looked around for the momentary switch you have for your Performance Shift Mod and can't find one like it anywhere. Mind saying where ya got it?? Thanks.



[This message has been edited by Central PA Z (edited June 05, 2002).]

I love the seats! TheV6Bird is my brother, I was the one with those seats in my old camaro before it got totaled. I have tan seats in my 97 camaro convertible and i'm searching everywhere to find my old kind. I may end up just dying them black, I don't think red will take with a tan interior. How much did it cost in dye?

the seats look really good, like they came like that!
Also, are those door panels/handles Black?
How did you get it black?

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Marky82:
How much did it cost in dye? </font>

Well the dye cost around $5.50 a can for the VHT red and something like $4.50 for the Plasti-coat black. I can't recall how much of each I used, but I believe the recipts added up to be around $70 for the whole project, (That also included regular black paint for the back plastic pannels).

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by sfGi8nt:
Also, are those door panels/handles Black?
How did you get it black? </font>

Yes...they are black. From factory, I origionally had a light / dark gray combination, (Except for parts of the dash and the center console). I changed everything in the car to black - door pannels and the carpet in the map pocket area, floor carpet, headliner, sun visors, parts of the dash, all the plastic trim in the car and of course the seats, which you have already seen. I've slowly been working on the whole project for the past few weeks and finished up with the seats.

~John

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MILESF:
I looked long and hard for a set of "Flame Red" seats for my convertible. No luck. They are quite rare. Only offered in 94 and 95.
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And at least 1996 http://web.camaross.com/bb/wink.gif My buddy has them in his 1996 SS. flame red interior (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/pef96a3a45d3884ec818245015aa7a5cd/fdb36979.jpg.orig.jpg)

But, yes, it is a very rare option!



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John, Thanks. Now that I see how your seats turned out, I'm doing mine in the near future. Did you use VHT Penetrating Colour Dye in Red Satin SP947?
I got my switch from a company called McMaster-Carr out of Atlanta, GA. 404-346-7000. Stock #6944K11, SPST-NO push button sealed pendant switch. $12.14.
Hope that helps.
Fred

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My Z:

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=578259&uid=465137

[This message has been edited by MILESF (edited June 06, 2002).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MILESF:
John, Thanks. Now that I see how your seats turned out, I'm doing mine in the near future. Did you use VHT Penetrating Colour Dye in Red Satin SP947?
I got my switch from a company called McMaster-Carr out of Atlanta, GA. 404-346-7000. Stock #6944K11, SPST-NO push button sealed pendant switch. $12.14.
Hope that helps.
Fred

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Fred, yea...that was the red I used. They also had a flame red which I wish I would have bought instead. The red satin is a deep red, and I sorta wish I would have went with the bright red. And yes, I think I'm going to go with that switch instead of the one I had. Thanks, I appreciate it.

~John

Well, I finally got around to doing my seats just like John.(See my sig) I only did the center portion of each seat but I didn't do the door panels. I used VHT SP947,Red satin. Used 7 full cans.
Input please!!!

Thanks,
Fred

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My Z:

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=578259&uid=465137

Looks damn good!

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looks great. I didn't remove my driver seat to dye it, because its a power seat and didnt want to mess with it...no biggie.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MILESF:
Well, I finally got around to doing my seats just like John.(See my sig) I only did the center portion of each seat but I didn't do the door panels. I used VHT SP947,Red satin. Used 7 full cans.
Input please!!!

Thanks,
Fred

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They look great...How long did you let them dry?

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MILESF:
Well, I finally got around to doing my seats just like John.(See my sig) I only did the center portion of each seat but I didn't do the door panels. I used VHT SP947,Red satin. Used 7 full cans.
Input please!!!

Thanks,
Fred

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Hey Fred, great pictures. I sent ya an e-mail, before I saw the pictures. Looks great.

~John



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1994 Z Car (http://camaroz28.cardomain.com/id/central_pa_z)
www.slfba.com (http://www.slfba.com)
The usual stuff on a set of Nittos and a dead posi.
60' = 1.920
1/8 = 8.368 @ 83.88
1/4 = 12.968 @ 108.04

Thanks. I let the seats dry a full 72 hours as they recommended. I then sprayed the seats down with Scotchgard to add some protection.
Fred

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My Z:

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=578259&uid=465137