First I have to say this is a great site. I dont post a lot, but I've been an avid reader. Anyway, after reading the thread about Scott at color new, I decided to give him a call. My truck is a 05 KR, roughly 30K on the odometer. Due to my obligations I'll be vacationing for a year in a not so friendly place. I figured since my truck would be put up for that time why not go ahead and get my seats touched up. To begin with my leather was not in bad condition at all. The backs were virtually new, but the fronts despite periodic treatment where a little faded. The outer edges where a brownish white from normal wear but the leather still looked good as I keep it in excellent condition. I wanted the dye job done simply because I like new looking seats. I initially tried to contact him about week or so ago. Due to some scheduling conflicts and rain delays, I didnt get the job done until today.
After confirming our appointment, I drove about 200 miles to Dallas to meet Scott. My intitial impression was pretty good. Being that he is mobile and doesnt work out of a shop per se, I'll admit I was a little leery. None the less, he was very proffesional. I met him at someones home, and by the time I got there, he was already set up. We chatted briefly about the process, and finalized price and then he went to work. As already stated, the dye is sprayed on and then heated up to "bake" in.
While he's working I'm mentally calculating the price of new seats . 30 or so minutes later, he invites me to my truck to take a look.....

Overall, he did an excellent job. I was satisfied with the work. If I had one issue, it would be that in the process of dying the white stitching gets a little covered. In all fairness, Scott told me this up front. Also, afterwards he offered to remove as much as he could from the stitching, which I declined. My reasoning being that after time the dye on the stitching would wear off, and I didnt want to chance any moisture on the leather. Scott agreed and left it alone AT MY REQUEST. As far as the color is concerned, it looks good and matches reasonably well(it is supposed to be actual KR dye) My rear seats are still slightly darker, which I'm inclined to think will eventually happen to my fronts with use. The lay person would never notice the difference however. Also, which I suspect is due to the fresh coating on my seats, they aren't as supple as the rears. After the dye sets I will give them a good conditioning and see where it goes from there. In conclusion, if your seats need work, then he's the guy to see. He says he does a lot of work for the local dealers, and he is a proffesional. If the stitching is a big deal to you, I would suggest having them masked with tape prior to spraying. I'll keep the board posted on the suppleness of the leather after I apply a good conditioning, I was informed by him to hold off on treating the leather until dye sets really good. BTW, I drove all the way back on the seats, and had no problems. I didnt bother taking b4 picutes, but I'll post the results soon.

 

I'm really glad to hear that this method is working out so well for so many... Kudos to you guys who have done this and have shared your experience with everyone else... It looks like this is a very viable option for someone that needs to 'perk up' the seating/leather surfaces!

RP

 

Very cool. It is kinda like Botox for our leather. I may have to consider this in a few years, but for now Tomas's leather is just fine.

 

What someone could do if they dont want ANY dye on any of the thread is put some kind of wax or water repellent of some type and when the dye hits the thread it wont stick at all. Scott does and on mine did spray lightly and tryed to avoid the stiching as much as possible. I think mine looks great.He also did my wifes suburan driver seat yesterday before he met with you because of the leather wrinkleing from getting in and out and it looks like a new seat again.

 

Yea, he also told me that he would attempt to spray lightly around the stitching, which he did. My stitching is by no means completly covered, but if someone absolutly didnt want any dye on the thread, then an alternative avoidance method should be considered. BTW the leather looks really good as of this evening. I went ahead and applied some conditioner and the seats are back supple and have gained color. The seats look brand new. Again, higly reccomended.