Leather (gaiter) painting

[rhymneyboy]

Hi all

When I bought my W202 the gear gaiter was quite shabby, so I bought a replacement off fleabay.

It's slightly the wrong colour, so wondered how easy it was to paint. I guess I'd need a spray leather paint (one which flexes) and I guess I'd also need some sort of sealant or lacquer too.

Can anyone recommend a brand or offer any tips?

cheers

 

[television]

Back in the days when we connelized cars, it was cellulose based with a banana oil mixed in to make it flexible, there are kits out there on the web for doing this

 

[spaceman763]

Just a thought but you may be able to use leather shoe paint! May sound a bit ridiculous but i recently put my trainers in the wash and the paint peeled off . I bought some Dylon shoe paint for around £3.50 and it can cope with stretching. You can also mix two colours to get your desired result. Here's a link: http://www.choiceful.com/products.php?sort=4&catId=20&deptId=C1&attrId=C02&brand=&pageSize=all

 

[rhymneyboy]

Thanks for the above - I've bought some of the shoe paint and will give it a go!

I'll let you know the results once I've done it.

Cheers!

 

[rhymneyboy]

That leather shoe paint really did the job! The gaiter and the gear knob are now a nice and shiny black!

A cheap and easy way of re-colouring or freshening up!

Cheers spaceman!