dying seats sem. questions pmd bucket seats

[Grandprixpaul]

Scored a set of pmd seats for a 100 dollars . No tears but needs to be cleaned a but and the foam is depressed on the side boosters . Also they have been died before. I'm going to dye them back to the blue of my interior with sem. Any suggestions if anyone has done that to their seats.

 

[clean8485]

I think that there may be some info on this site about dying seat fabric, if you search a bit. I had a better look at the photo that you posted. They're nice seats, but you're right about the foam collapsing a bit. You might want to check with an upholstery shop before you re-dye the seats, and see if anything can be done to repair the foam first.

 

[L.A.X-RATED]

great score! these or the newer gp buckets are all i would put in a gp if i had one(sorry he gbody gp just does NOT appeal to me)dont know about where you are at,but here in my neck of the hood,you can get them seats recovered,both for 300.00 bucks,with foam replaced,fixed.sem is great,but i dont know if id use it on seats.

 

[82GPLJ455]

I use SEM products alot.i havent seen an interior dye other than the interior paint for plastic.if thats what you are looking at,dont use it on fabric.friend of mine used it on his door panel fabric,it turned hard and stiff when dried.

Nice seats for sure.my 82 has them nice and comfy,better looking than the normal buckets.too bad you dont have the matching rear seat.

 

[Evan11]

This is how I'd do it, others may differ:

I would power wash them clean and let them set out in the sun and dry for a few days. I would then clean them off with wax and grease remover or mineral spirits to get all the dirt off that you can. I would then spray a light coat of adhesion promoter on the seats. (SEM sells it as of many others) Let the promoter set about 30 mins before you start spraying the paint. When you're ready to paint them, spay several VERY light coats; lighter the better. Go about 5-10 minutes in between coats. Once you're almost satisfied, make your last coat a blending coat, dusting the entire seat lightly to even everything out. Make sure you have plenty of paint and don't cake it on or your seats will be stiff as a board. Once they've dried for a day or two, you can then run a brush over the seats to soften the seats up. I've used a cat hair brush before.