Well i picked up my leather explorer seats and my new rear bumper.






well my seats dont match my interior but i cant complain since everything was free. but they need a good cleaning. what the best way to clean these seats? and im thinking about painted them black with the dupli-color interior paint i have used on the rest of interior and it holding up great. i saw on trucks a long time ago they took acetone or alcohol or something and cleaned with it and it was suppose to open the pores in the seats so the paint would stick better. does anyone remember that? because i really want black seats since the rest of my interior is black.

I doubt it would hold up very good

I used duplicolor interior paint on something before it was vinyl and it rubbed off within a few weeks.

Cant you just get seat covers?


They make leather seat DYE

DYE your seats

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idk what im going to do yet i dont want to destroy them so idk what im going to do.

Use SEM brand leather & vinyl spray dye. Clean 1st with SEM Vinyl/leather prep. It cleans & opens the pores.

Just google SEM upholstery dye.

Great stuff & easy to use. Holds up great.

thanks man

do you know any place i can pick it up other than Eastwood or online?

I get mine from the auto paint supply store here in town. Some Napa's & Car Quest parts stores carry it.

do you have any pics of it done to seats?

Sorry, no I don't. I haven't been redoing any old cars for about 4 years now. So I don't have any pics. I'm sure there are still a few cans of SEM in the basement.

fix your rust first

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Wouldn't one think that putting seat covers on clean leather seats would ruin the whole aesthetic and feel of the plush, smooth and lustery qualities that those seats have to offer.

My next move on my truck is to not only get expo seats, but get the center console also. My problem would be trying to find one in black or grey. I wonder what other models of Ford trucks interiors would cordinate with the Grey & Black scheme.

If not, I would be forced to Dye them too.

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1994 Ford XLT Extended Cab.
Automatic Transmission w/ a 4.0 6-Cylinder.
2" body Lift on Front & 3" Body Lift on Rear.
American Racing Lock-Out Hubs w/ an electronic 4 wheel drive selector switch.
32 x 11.50 x 15 BFG A.T. K.O.'s for my tires with American Racing Aluminum Rims.
New Engine, New Paint (Frame too), New Interior.... New Everything.

how much were the seats??

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2004 3.0L Auto Step-side Edge 4 X 4, Regular Cab
- K&N CA Intake
- Flowmaster 40
- Accelerator Cable Mod
- Sony GT710 Explod Head Unit
- Boss Bass 1200 10" sub
- Custom Vinyl Graphics

Own'd. lol

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best leather reconditioning system out there right now: http://www.leatherique.com/
it does take a while (usually can take up to 12 hours depending on the leather condition) but the results are amazing

Rafal

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