Can somebody Photoshop this seat to Ecru?
02-06-2005, 07:51 AM
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Can somebody Photoshop this seat to Ecru?
Okay.....I'm trying to figure out if the gray (or is it grey?) would look good with Ecru on the outside....don't think it would look bad....
Can you leave the alcantara the same and make the rest of the seat Ecru?
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/images/s8uk18.JPG">
And here is Ecru:
<img src="http://photos.ebizautos.com/3739/581988_41.jpg">
<img src="http://photos.ebizautos.com/3739/581988_34.jpg">
Thanks!
Can you leave the alcantara the same and make the rest of the seat Ecru?
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/images/s8uk18.JPG">
And here is Ecru:
<img src="http://photos.ebizautos.com/3739/581988_41.jpg">
<img src="http://photos.ebizautos.com/3739/581988_34.jpg">
Thanks!
02-06-2005, 08:53 AM
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I'm not an expert
But I can share an experience I had. When I was re-doing the interior on my 94 Corvette, I swapped out the interior from another car. I needed black carpeting, but it's pricey - so I decided to dye my existing grey carpet black.
The carpet readily accepted the dye - and it turned out pretty well. The only way to tell that I dyed the carpet is FEEL. The dyed carpet is noticeably stiffer than it was before the dye.
The alecantra would be a lot like the carpet - except maybe even worse becasue the fibers are so very fine that the dye may clog them or cause them to stick together - reducing the comfort level and perhaps making them more slippery. Could you test-dye a separate piece of alcantra
first? That way you don't risk ruining the seats and you could still sell them to someone with a grey interior.
The two-tone look is not that great IMHO.
Given what I have read over the past few months - I'm sure you will find a good solution.
The carpet readily accepted the dye - and it turned out pretty well. The only way to tell that I dyed the carpet is FEEL. The dyed carpet is noticeably stiffer than it was before the dye.
The alecantra would be a lot like the carpet - except maybe even worse becasue the fibers are so very fine that the dye may clog them or cause them to stick together - reducing the comfort level and perhaps making them more slippery. Could you test-dye a separate piece of alcantra
first? That way you don't risk ruining the seats and you could still sell them to someone with a grey interior.
The two-tone look is not that great IMHO.
Given what I have read over the past few months - I'm sure you will find a good solution.
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02-06-2005, 09:08 AM
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Re: Here's the full one.
Wow, I think my 99 US A8q is Ecru as well. I had no idea the euro S8 had a differnet shade of leather.. I doubt the seats wouldn't match ecru doors ..IMO
02-06-2005, 09:56 AM
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Alcantara is actually two fibers, ...
68% polyester and 32% polyurethane rubber (or one fiber, polyester coated with polyurethane?).
From the looks of the many colored swatches (is one Ecru?) at <a href="http://www.gulffabrics.com/Alcantara.htm">Gulf Fabrics</a>, Alcantara has no problem accepting dyes. They're the experts; if you gave them a call, I'd bet that they'd be glad to offer suggestions.
From the looks of the many colored swatches (is one Ecru?) at <a href="http://www.gulffabrics.com/Alcantara.htm">Gulf Fabrics</a>, Alcantara has no problem accepting dyes. They're the experts; if you gave them a call, I'd bet that they'd be glad to offer suggestions.