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Old 03-24-2008, 10:40 AM
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well heres something intersting, i know aot of have rips or tears in our leather but not much we can do about it, a few days ago i was a murry auto parts and i noticed black liquid electrical tape. i was intersing, black like my leather, flexible, wont crack or peel. so i bought it, i had some free time last night so i took some of the heat shield i had lying around and cut into a small piece that i could put under my leather (had tape but but heated seat literally burned it), got some painters tape and did a quick patch on the huge hole i had, and started with the first coat, i did about 5-6 coats with 30 minutes in between each coats, it siad to let ti dry atleast 4 hours before use, so i left my windows down to let air in and the aersol smell out, this morning i cant believe what i see, givein you can still see some of the tape but overall its is blended seamlessly to my seat. i really wish i took a before pic but ill definelty post an after pic soon.
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Old 03-24-2008, 10:48 AM
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Nice fix. Definitely get a picture or two posted soon.
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Old 03-24-2008, 11:21 AM
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sorry not the best pic because i still dont post pic on web host sites, but you can tell where i sprayed the liquid tape since it dosent really reflect light, although if you were in my car unless you knew aobut it you wouldnt even notice.

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Old 03-24-2008, 11:30 AM
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Very cool! Are there various colors to choose from for those of us with tan interiors?

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Old 03-24-2008, 11:37 AM
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Gah! You beat me before I got the message posted! DIE!

It looks good finished...do you have a before pic?
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sadly i wasent hoping on it turning out as good as it did, but just know 1/4 of the seat bolster was missing. i was look at the site and no they dont offer more colors than clear andblack, but i guess in theory you can make the repair using clear and then go over it with flexiblespray paint to color match.
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Damn a buddy of mine could sure use this if only he had black seats
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mhmm i did this last summer, only i used black silicone stuff


it worked well
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