old leather seats

[keith]

just read Bassmans tip on making seats look old so I thought I would share my take on said subject

firs we take a seat this is a 1/24 mini seat Tamiya

next i cover it with scotch masking tape this give the seat texture

with a cocktail stick I pick out all the details

and trim off the rest

again just like Bassman does I give the seat a coat of tan light brown

then a coat of semi gloss X18 in this case
then with a fine sanding stick or emery paper very lightly rub the areas
where you want the wear and if you want with a sharp knife cut the tape and peel back
put a dab of paint to look like old foam .
hope this helps sorry about the photos I used my Iphone and the best part is
if it dont workout right first time just peel off the tape and give it a nother go

[McLeod]

Awesome - one of the best uses of masking tape I've seen yet

[Lee]

That looks great!

Thanks for sharing

[Coen]

This was a really great tip Dude. Thanks!

[bullgill67]

fantastic tip cheers

michael

[T3hGuppy]

Sweet trick their will bear it in mind.

[DC87]

Now that is good - very clever, I will try it some time.

[WebbyNZ]

ha, textured masking tape on seats.
who would think of that.
Well you did and we thank you for the tip.

[Paul]

Fantastic tip, thanks for sharing

[schweinhund227]

Hey... that's a neat trick !

Thanks for sharing !

[EpoxySniffer]

I like that .. thanks for the tip. It looks great

[Raptor]

Fantastic affect, added a whole new dimension to the seat and yet very simple to achieve.
Will keep this technique banked for sure

[Rob]

Brilliant - Saved for future reference. Thanks