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Had my horses dyed yesterday....

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  1. CoreyNJ

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    #1 CoreyNJ, Jun 24, 2020
    I had my favorite leather repair guy, Mike Starr, over yesterday to fix a small nick in the seat side trim that I missed having him repair when I first got the car. Mike suggested that I get the horses on my seats dyed red to match the car and the seat accent thread. He said he does it for both the Ferrari and Maserati dealers for customers, while time consuming really makes the seats pop. I think it came out amazing and up close looks better than the stitched one from the factory that looks like something that was done in one of the mall kiosk that make custom hats.

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    #2 Marcoboxer, Jun 24, 2020
    Dang, that looks really good....at least to my eye. Rough idea of how much?
     
  3. cole328

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    #3 cole328, Jun 24, 2020
    wow...looks awesome how the heck did he get that one with such detail, and nothing on the headrest that's cray cray
     
  4. Husker

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    #4 Husker, Jun 24, 2020
    wow! did he do that by hand I assume? Pretty detailed work!
     
  5. CoreyNJ

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    #5 CoreyNJ, Jun 24, 2020
    Yes, completely by hand, he said red takes a lot of coats to get it right. The work really looks like the kind of details you see on a very high end bag or wallet. Mike is really an artist.

    For those who asked the cost, $200 per seat so $400 total not counting the other leather repair work I had him over to do.

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    #6 Husker, Jun 24, 2020
    that's amazing! I might try that myself tonight! Or maybe not??? :D
     
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    #7 hbk_bkk, Jun 24, 2020
    That looks really nice. I hope it holds up over time.
     
  8. CoreyNJ

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    #8 CoreyNJ, Jun 24, 2020
    It should It's the same dye used for the rest of the seat. He said he has been doing them for years and never had a problem with it wearing off.
     
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    #9 KC360 FL, Jun 24, 2020
    I'm sure it will last. If you think about it you almost never touch your head to the headrest. Nice job.
     
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    #10 DrPaul, Jun 24, 2020
    That is great work! Impressive.
     
  11. Husker

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    #11 Husker, Jun 25, 2020
    When I first read the thread, I didn't have my glasses on, and it looked like "Half my horses dyed yesterday." :D
     
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    #12 Yesitsfast, Jun 27, 2020
    Fantastic looking!

    Do you have a contact # for him or email

    I’m in northern jersey would like to get him to do mine

    thx
     
  13. CoreyNJ

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    #13 CoreyNJ, Jun 27, 2020
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    #14 Jedi, Jun 27, 2020
    "Here - hold my beer while I do this thing" :D:D

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    #15 Yesitsfast, Sep 2, 2020
    Thx will def call him
     
  16. Horsin'around

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    #16 Horsin'around, Sep 3, 2020
    Wow. Looks amazing.

    He also dyed the red thread on the seats too?!?!

    I didn’t know that was even possible.


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  17. Apollo 11

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    #17 Apollo 11, Sep 3, 2020
    That looks really good! I have tan seats. Wonder if black would be a good color for mine.

    Can one remove the headrests and send them to him?
     
  18. S F

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    #18 S F, Sep 3, 2020
    Wow, nice work!

    Now I'm thinking my seats could use blue horses :)
     
  19. Bob in Texas

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    #19 Bob in Texas, Sep 3, 2020
    That is freakin' awesome!
     
  20. CoreyNJ

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    #20 CoreyNJ, Sep 3, 2020
    My seats already had OEM red stitching...
     
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    #21 993man, Sep 3, 2020
    Looks outstanding!
     
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    #22 carguyjohn350, Sep 3, 2020
    Thats beautiful work, and frankly not a bad price considering it probably took a while to get it right. Very cool.
     

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