BMW 325Ci Goes M3!

[mgrannas]

a new idea popped up in the head.. becuase its not an m3!

[mgrannas]

a new idea popped up in the head.. becuase its not an m3!

[mgrannas]

Looks great! you should do the headliner in suede or alcantara



There's a guy on bimmerofrums that went from black to cinnamon as well and he said that it works really well and doesn't rub off, but when he details the interior and uses some kind of chemical on the seats, it pulls some of the dye up and he just reapplies it.


It sounds like a lot more of a hassle than just reupholstering to me, but I guess doing it even a few times will still be considerably cheaper than getting all that stuff reupholstered

Thanks! yeah im thinking about dye/dress or just buy a original black headliner and all details.. mm but it is fun to learn new stuff aswell

[TheTynosaur]

Looks great! you should do the headliner in suede or alcantara

I know all of that exists but when used to go dark to light, I hear it doesn't work out so well and requires much more product to even look semi decent.

There's a guy on bimmerofrums that went from black to cinnamon as well and he said that it works really well and doesn't rub off, but when he details the interior and uses some kind of chemical on the seats, it pulls some of the dye up and he just reapplies it.


It sounds like a lot more of a hassle than just reupholstering to me, but I guess doing it even a few times will still be considerably cheaper than getting all that stuff reupholstered

[Tarmac180sx]

superb work looks amazing so far!

[mgrannas]

Mounted the sofa and doors
Was pretty hard to catch the correct color with the camera...

[mgrannas]

So I continued with the rear doors and sofa..



the rear doors



and the sofa, still wet on the pic!

[mgrannas]

looks killer but some of your pics arent working! i have that same color interior on my 335i and i always get tons of compliments on it!

Thanks! hmm have you tried different browsers? I can see them all

[E92kid]

looks killer but some of your pics arent working! i have that same color interior on my 335i and i always get tons of compliments on it!

[mgrannas]

DIY

wiped off the oil with a wet soft cloth


the water before:


and after a wipe:


sanded it and cleaned it:


the paint...:


applied thin layers first:


First layer:


Three layers that is dry:


took off the paper:


and mounted the details again:



a small before & after:

[mgrannas]

And after that I did the doors..

First you're using a rejuvenator-oil and let it be 48h...


with the oil


removed the interiorhandles and the old paint with cellulose:


Result:


sanded it and threw some paint on:


tadaa:

[mgrannas]

long time no seen..
I got the color and I just had to try it... works like a charm!

Before > After

[Earl]

So does that end up bleaching the leather or is it really more of a paint than a dye?

[mgrannas]

I know all of that exists but when used to go dark to light, I hear it doesn't work out so well and requires much more product to even look semi decent.

if ur using a spectral grey as a bottomcolor it should be ezpz to get the right look!

[Earl]

I know all of that exists but when used to go dark to light, I hear it doesn't work out so well and requires much more product to even look semi decent.