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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 28, 2012 10:20PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

I found a good deal on seats, the problem is the seats are tan colored. My interior is black. How does painting the tan seats black turn out and is it worth it?

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prop46 Prop Black Hole Midget Missouri, USA	Posted: April 28, 2012 10:47PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 2,582

The black paint likes to transfer to your clothes is my experiance esp when the temp is hot outside

Why not just buy new seat skins and recover them

Prop

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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 28, 2012 10:51PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

Well, I would but the mechanical in my seats are messed up. They dont move at all and I cant figure out how to tear em down. So I thought it best to just find new ones.

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Bodge Garage Kris Schmidt Spokane WA, USA 1955 Land Rover Defender One Ten 1965 MG J-Type Midget 1965 MG MGB 1968 MG MGB 1970 Triumph TR6 → more	Posted: April 28, 2012 11:00PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 434

I have had really good luck with the spray on vinyl dyes. I prep and clean with lacquer thiner, spray on two or three coats and let it bake in the sun for 12 hours or so. I did my drivers seat last spring and it has never transeferd to my tan slacks.

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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 29, 2012 12:37PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

So you think its worth it? And it won't look bad or rub off? Is the paint expensive?

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refisk Rick Fisk Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite 1961 Austin-Healey Sprite 1979 MG Midget 1500 "Party Midget"	Posted: April 29, 2012 02:56PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 2,366

The previous owner of my '79 Party Midget sprayed all interior vinyl with the spray on stuff. I does not come off on your clothes. But it's peeling off in a whole bunch of places, probably due to improper prep. I've used it before on door panels and other interior panels. It works well if you clean the area to be sprayed very thoroughly. Not expensive - about $8 per 11 ounce spray can.

Rick

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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 29, 2012 04:29PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

Okay. So clean with lawyer thinner and coat more than once in the paint? How ling between coats?

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refisk Rick Fisk Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite 1961 Austin-Healey Sprite 1979 MG Midget 1500 "Party Midget"	Posted: April 29, 2012 04:30PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 2,366

I've found that only one coat is necessary.

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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 29, 2012 05:37PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

Great. Thank you for the info. I think I will go through with it then and just paint the seats.

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Bodge Garage Kris Schmidt Spokane WA, USA 1955 Land Rover Defender One Ten 1965 MG J-Type Midget 1965 MG MGB 1968 MG MGB 1970 Triumph TR6 → more	Posted: April 29, 2012 11:23PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 434

Just remember your not painting the seats your dying them.

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refisk Rick Fisk Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite 1961 Austin-Healey Sprite 1979 MG Midget 1500 "Party Midget"	Posted: April 29, 2012 11:52PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 2,366

The Duplicolor brand vinyl product is a "coating". And it's peeling off of the seats on my Midget. sad smiley

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinylFabricCoating/

It was applied by the previous owner and I would guess his prep was poor. I've used it successfully on other cars.

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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 30, 2012 08:07AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

Well, I think I'm going to give it a shot. The seats are in great condition and he only wants $275. And I am having major trouble finding black ones.

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penguininn Evelyn F Dorchester, NH, USA 1973 MG Midget MkIII	Posted: April 30, 2012 08:15AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 58

I have done the interior panels of our 79 with SEM brand-very good results. I did not however do the seats as over time my experience is it rubs off. We do have a few of these cars & I will be recovering the seats.

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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 30, 2012 08:17AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

I guess if anything it will be temporary until I actually get black seats later on. U want to restore it to car show quality eventually.

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penguininn Evelyn F Dorchester, NH, USA 1973 MG Midget MkIII	Posted: April 30, 2012 08:31AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 58

the seat mechanisms in our 73 were frozen too-after removing the skins we were able to get them working well. You need to remove the clips on the back skin & peel it up to reveal the head rest post & then you can tear them down.

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fairmounter mike the Mounter Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA 1972 MG Midget 1975 Dodge B-Series Van 2004 Subaru Forester XT	Posted: April 30, 2012 10:38AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 1,219

How is the black upholstery on your old seats?
Have you taken your old seats apart yet? If not, give that a try first, the upholstery comes off and on easily and they are very simple once you get the upholstery off. If they are frozen you can probably free them up and lubricate them pretty easily. You should replace the seat foam and rubber mesh on the bottom unless those parts are in stellar shape.
I don't doubt that dying or painting them will work in theory, but things like that tend to not work out over time in reality.

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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 30, 2012 10:56AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

The leather isn't in terrible condition. A tad worn. But I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to tear them down.

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tlkolrod Toby Lovelace Glenville, USA 1970 MG Midget MkIII 1972 MG Midget	Posted: April 30, 2012 11:13AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 782

Have you considered Miata seats. Lots around and usually cheaper. They fit like a glove and are very comfortable
Toby

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Joshy Joshua B KS, USA	Posted: April 30, 2012 11:23AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 233

Really? From which year? And they look good? And how about the brackets for mounting?

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rbastedo Rick Bastedo Snoqualmie, WA, USA	Posted: April 30, 2012 12:02PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 473

I got mine from a '95 Miata.
They fit well, you have to grind or cut off the front pins.
I had to drill a couple new holes for the Miata slider mounts.

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