The guys are telling you to us simple green because here are no phosphates in their products. Phosphates (acid) will eventually break down the stichng . Try light coat 3M scotch guard. Use a piece of card board in other hand to catch the overspray From sticking on other parts of car. Vinyl dressing used most of the time. But seems slippery for seats . Sharp turns , heavy braking .
drspencer If I were you and your seats are in good shape. But the color aspect (pearl) is losing its mojo. I would chance spraying the seats with DuPont new waterborne paint that is being sprayed on cars. The variety of white pearl color chips are endless. You would have to put a solid base white down (from the mix you picked) then the second coat would be the transparent coat that has he flake in it. Waterborne paint is very high solid. So it would take just 1-2 coats to cover. ( witch makes it a lot like SEM paint. Extremely flexible. Then use a SEM clear to cover Mettallic for protection. Sounds far fetched . But new interiors are expensive . I just bought mine from legendary. Big $$$ But the key would be to wipe seats down with a SEM prep wipe. After I cleaned them with simple green and wiped good with damp towel Then paint and after the (2) coats of color spray 1 -2 coats of SEM clear. But remember to many coats of any paint is not the answer. And you could also test paint old piece of vinyl and when it dries roll up in a ball with hands see if it holds up well. If we can put waterborne paint on cars that are dark colors that are parked outside in extreme heat and hold up. It will stick on bucket seats. Waterborne seems to be 10 times more flexible than oil based paints from the past. Remember the hardener that you activate paint with is what makes it hard and less flexible. I could be wrong on this. Try a practice piece on old vinyl
I'm going to buy new Pearl White front & rear seat covers (probably from Legendary). My question, is how well with the old, worn Pearl White door panels (once they are dyed) match the new seat covers? Thanks
Depends on the paint/dye mix. You'll have to spray a test panel. The paint/dye mix can be adjusted to match the new seat covers.
I just went through a similar dilemma, my vinyl convertible top was badly stained after a trip to the transmission shop Nothing I tried to clean it with would work including most of the suggestions above, I finally tried Zep orange degreaser at Home Depot, along with a nail brush it worked charm, wash with warm water after. Second best was 303 Vinyl cleaner at twice the price.
