Looks good. Not completely sure about the red/gray but it doesn't look bad. Certainly better than the exterior red accent trim. If you're happy with it consider it a success.

Now post exactly what you used and where it can be found please.

 

Any close up pics of the thread? What type of ink/marker did you use? Since the thread is black I had the worst time with the ink staying on. How long did you wait for the ink to dry until you wiped the seats? Wet/dry rag?

 

Looks like an ipl seat good job

 

Thanks, guys!

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The type of paint marker used for this is probably very important. I found this red Garden Craft Terra Cotta Marker at Michael's yesterday, and tried it out because it was frankly all I could find. It's a water-based acrylic, but is waterproof once dry. It won't stick to leather, which is important because if you try this you will invariably get some paint on the leather and it'll have to be able to come off easily. I used the back of an X-Acto blade to clean everything up nice once the paint dried. The paint drys enough to scrape off the leather in about 10 minutes. No smell. The stuff's non-toxic.

I also just did the steering wheel stitching - which unlike the seat stitching is black instead of gray. The color of the stitching made no difference. The paint is opaque enough to cover without altering the brightness of the red. Regular markers won't do that.

Like I said: a little tedious, but it took me about 90 minutes to complete one seat. I did try using my X-Acto knife to sharpen the point of the paint marker a little - and that helped me be more precise and work a bit faster.

 

Wow! Very well executed I must say.

 

That looks pretty bad @ss! Nice work Cole!

 

Hmmm....will be doing.

Thank you for being the guinea pig.

 

Agreed Tim. Still contemplating it since I have no red ties into my car. Blue Slate and red interior... hmmmm

 

You might be on to something here Two....It came out real well Cole. Let us know how it holds up.

 

Here's a link to where these paint pens can be purchased:

Marvy Garden Craft Fine Tip - MarkerSupply.com

I have a pair of Sharpie red paint pens on order and I'll experiment with them to see if they behave differently.

 

Heh heh. First thing that came to mind.

Seriously though...looks really good.

 

Hysterical!

 

use blue

 

Dude! That looks so sick nasty with it! But seriously, that looks really good man. Well done

 

I wonder if it would rub onto white shorts after a while??