Can anyone give me any advise as to what dyes or kits are out there to redye my 4 spoke wheel ?

The leather has no rips in it or grazing or wear but its gone a brown y colour round the edges and rally needs a good clean and redye before it goes in my S1 !

Thanks in advance

 

Clb do a re-dying service, or re trim it?

 

ross ive done mine,get onto liquid leather and get a 250ml standard black kit £19.95 delivered off there site,i have just done mine and looks awesome now

 

It defo doesnt warrant a retrim mate the leather is too good for that it just needs a fettle thats all

 

Thanks Dave i'll go have a look and get some ordered

Any pics of yours before and after just out of interest mate ?

 

bad pics though mine had pretty bad wear on the top,not perfect but my mates cant beleive its the same wheel
before


after



i wish i took more of before to give you the idea

 

Nice one Dave looks really good mate Im the same lol , sometimes i forget to take the before pics and just get straight on to what im doing

Did you dye it and then put a clear coat on top to seal the colour ?

 

the dye has a built in sealant steps i did mine,

1. wipe with panel wipe
2. dab neat dye with sponge onto damaged areas leave 30 minutes
3. tad drop of water in the dye 10% then wiped the full wheel with dye left for 20 minutes this gives a good key
4. dab damaged areas again then wait 20 minutes again
5. dyed all the wheels still with a sponge it goes on rough but soaks in and dries smooth

repeat dye every 20 minutes keeping the wheel in a warm room all the time, i then redyed it in the morning before work, then when i got home

all in all about 7 coats as each coat hides more and more wear or damage

it is really good stuff, the 65ml kit comes with toners and gloss enhancer though clean leather is a matt colour so thats what i went for

id recommend to you to get the 250ml kit and you will have loads left after for future touchups infact i redyed my corner sofa with it and that looks superb

so to recap its a 1 step process the sealants built in

 

I used this a few years ago and it made a really old looking steering wheel look brilliant.
It works well on leather seats aswell
http://www.dylon.co.uk/product.php?a...ather-shoe-dye

 

Nice one Foxxy thanks very much for taking the time to do that mate ! I'll do as you've advised and see how i get on i'll send you a pic of the end result

PS i think i want a 3 spoke aswell now after seeing your pics

 

i always hated the 3 spoke compared to the 4 until one day i woke up and now the opposite
the 4 spoke seem sought after though i prefer the subtleness on the 3 spokes if ya get me?
i have a non horn centre to go on just bought this one as my mate wanted a horn centre for his cossy as he cant fit it without so ive swapped him

 

get the 250ml dye only ross
http://www.liquidleather.com/scuffs.htm

and wear gloves as the stuff doesnt come off your fingers for days,i used a yellow and green sponge the dish washing ones but obviously used sponge only, it comes with instructions anyway,
the actual dye dries in 5 minutes a coat but i left it little longer so i know its cured better

 

Yeah ive always had a thing for the 4 spokes as i had one years ago on my 3i . But after searching for another i started to admire the 3 spoke . I think the 3 spoke goes with the S1 interior as the original S1 wheels were 3 spoke as you know !

Still , ive got a 4 spoke now so im happy all the same !

 

Think i'll have a go on mine, I fancy a 3spoke too

 

Thought you were selling yours ?

 

It's for sale, but might keep the 4 spoke that's on it and replace with standard, also refurbing the wheels...doesn't mean I can't improve the car, it might not sell...planning to use it this summer if it doesn't!