J03 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Those pleats in t-sport leathers makes them look like an old woman's skirt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheltGirl Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 The give-away on using the pen technique, which you can clearly see in the video clip, is the ink will tend to pool on the lower outer edges of the stitching. When you wipe across the line of stitching, most of the pressure is on the top centre of each raised stitch, so that is where most of the ink will be removed from. The top of the stitch will look paler than where it goes down into the leather/fabric. I guess for standing back and looking at the overall effect, it will look OK. If you look closely - it may look like your child has gone round the seats colouring in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraintthomas Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Haha, well hopefully when I test it on the gear gaiter it'll look alright! If it doesn't, I can just grab another. No stress. J03, I'd whole heartedly hands down trade my T-Sport seats for GT's any day - they're gorgeous. Unfortunately if I had to spend £300 on the car, it would go straight on a front GT splitter and rear TRD valance, painted and delivered, for £300. After that there's a whole bunch of things that need sorting before I could buy GT seats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletduck Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 £300 GT seats or £300 on proper buckets is the question - I don't feel like the bolsters on Celica seats are really doing very much, and as much as I love the look of the GT seats, it's a lot of money for no added support. My last car was an MG ZR like, and the bolsters on that may well give kidney damage before you get used to them. Wonder what aftermarket buckets are like in a daily? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuma77 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 oops look what was on my desk : not sure whether I will do this method though , have you done it to the gaiter yet ger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I think you would be best with a fresh chisel tip Baz to get more ink onto the stitch. Unfortunately I cannot test on gaitor. Defacing a Mondo original? I'd never hear the bloody end of it :rolleyes: .........and as the thread is coloured not a lot of point really................ oh crap........................am still the winning bid for another dozen. Knickers!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361282031773?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuma77 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 yeah it would have to be chisel tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david924s Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 If you literally want to stand out (especially at night) use a highlighter pen lots of colour choice and very bright! On another note I have used black magic markers to cover up scuffs on a black car bumper, works well for a few months then just redo it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraintthomas Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Still haven't tried it yet guys, will be next week sometime as it's arriving today but I'm not home until Tuesday. Quite looking forward to seeing how it'll come out in all honesty. In the video with the sharpie, the colour was a lot darker. And that was on white stitching! So on grey stitching I've got a feeling it'll be a fair bit darker, which could be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewisek Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 This is a good look, the first vid looks so quick and easy as well. Well I am not sur I fancy sitting on the gear stick to see if it rubs off on my clothes personally G, but whatever floats your boat! Interesting idea tho. My new gear stick will be available at Japfest Daytona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 If you literally want to stand out (especially at night) use a highlighter pen lots of colour choice and very bright! On another note I have used black magic markers to cover up scuffs on a black car bumper, works well for a few months then just redo it. I have added a black permanent marker to the goody bag in case the clay session doesn't pick all the white bits out of the stone chips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraintthomas Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) So I gave it a try today. Very pleased! Edited May 2, 2015 by geraintthomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digs Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Looks really good ! Going to read this properly now Edited May 2, 2015 by digs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheltGirl Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 That does look like a good result for you on that stitching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Funnily enough I looked at my seat threads and thought they may be a bit dark grey to show the dye...............However didn't test as weekend weather a washout But having accidentally won that ****ing ebay auction I NOW HAVE 17 BLUE SHARPIES. 50P EACH AT JAPFEST. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraintthomas Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 SHADDAP!!!!!!!!!! ANYONE SAYS I AM NOT THE SHARPIEST TOOL IN THE BOX GET BIG POKE IN EYE WITH STICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_p Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Cheer up, Don't be feeling so blue about it all ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I'm sure someone can do better than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teegt4 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Gaitor looks great. Looking forward to the test on the seats stitching. Had a look at my steering wheel stitching and it looks black. I'd love to do it there too but not sure it would take. The stitching may have been the same as the seats at one time but the dirt and grimes turned it black. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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