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Number: 5256
From: "fritzo66"
Date: Sun Jul 25, 2004  7:58 am
Subject: Re: Recaro Seat Resto

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Re: Recaro Seat Resto

That is one helluva job cassman,
they came out looking sweet!
Thanks for the website and tip's
Dan



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "cassman108" <cassman108@y...>
wrote:
> Dahberg -
>
> I'm really glad I could help. Everyone else here has been very
> helpful to me, so I'm pleased that I could lend a hand. Don't
> hesitate to ask more questions.
>
> I'm pretty sure I bought Kit #3 because I'm also going to dye all
of
> the other vinyl pieces like the door panels and console parts. All
> of these parts have significant sun damage. I used about 1/3 of a
32
> oz. bottle of the dye for the seats and will probably use about
> another 1/3 for the remaining parts. The dye is really thin (like
> the consistency of rubbing alcohol) but the stuff covers great with
> one coat. Also, I have used about 1/2 bottle of vinyl prep - due
to
> the poor condition of my seats, particularly the driver's seat, I
had
> to use alot of it while wet sanding to get the desired results.
I've
> used about 1/3 of a bottle of the other liquids so far.
>
> Also, so you know what kind of effort you are looking at it took me
> about 4-6 hours per seat to wet-sand, with me being pretty
particular
> about the results of the sanding.
>
> Thanks again to Mike N. for the help w/ the interior paint from a
> while back. I spray painted all of the interior components a
couple
> of weekends ago and they look mint.
>
> Maybe sometime this summer I will have everything back together and
> be able to drive the car!
>
> Cass