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#OAWidget //{NEW} String: Prefix string attached to the class of every element generated by the plugin //{NEW} Selector: Must match a simple pattern. '{container} > {slide}' -- Ignore pattern at your own peril //{NEW} String: Determines the easing method used in jQuery transitions. jQuery easing plugin is supported! //String: Select the sliding direction, 'horizontal' or 'vertical' //{NEW} Boolean: Reverse the animation direction //Boolean: Should the animation loop? If false, directionNav will received "disable" classes at either end //{NEW} Boolean: Allow height of the slider to animate smoothly in horizontal mode //Boolean: Animate slider automatically //Integer: Set the speed of the slideshow cycling, in milliseconds //Integer: Set the speed of animations, in milliseconds //{NEW} Integer: Set an initialization delay, in milliseconds //Boolean: Randomize slide order //{NEW} Boolean: Slider will use CSS3 transitions if available //{NEW} Boolean: Allow touch swipe navigation of the slider on touch-enabled devices //{NEW} Boolean: If using video in the slider, will prevent CSS3 3D Transforms to avoid graphical glitches //Boolean: Create navigation for previous/next navigation? (true/false) //Boolean: Create navigation for paging control of each clide? Note: Leave true for manualControls usage //Boolean: Allow slider navigating via keyboard left/right keys //Boolean: Allow slider navigating via mousewheel //String: Set the text for the "previous" directionNav item //String: Set the text for the "next" directionNav item //Boolean: Create pause/play dynamic element //String: Set the text for the "pause" pausePlay item //String: Set the text for the "play" pausePlay item //Integer: The slide that the slider should start on. Array notation (0 = first slide) //Boolean: Pause the slideshow when interacting with control elements, highly recommended. //Boolean: Pause the slideshow when hovering over slider, then resume when no longer hovering //Callback: function(slider) - Fires when the slider loads the first slide //Selector: Declare which container the navigation elements should be appended too. Default container is the flexSlider element. Example use would be ".flexslider-container", "#container", etc. If the given element is not found, the default action will be taken. //Selector: Declare custom control navigation. Example would be ".flex-control-nav li" or "#tabs-nav li img", etc. The number of elements in your controlNav should match the number of slides/tabs. //{NEW} Integer: Box-model width of individual carousel items, including horizontal borders and padding. //{NEW} Integer: Margin between carousel items. //{NEW} Integer: Minimum number of carousel items that should be visible. Items will resize fluidly when below this. //{NEW} Integer: Maxmimum number of carousel items that should be visible. Items will resize fluidly when above this limit. //{NEW} Integer: Number of carousel items that should move on animation. If 0, slider will move all visible items. //Callback: function(slider) - Fires asynchronously with each slider animation //Callback: function(slider) - Fires after each slider animation completes //Callback: function(slider) - Fires when the slider reaches the last slide (asynchronous)

Easy to Follow Steps

1. CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN! I can't stress this enough. Clean the heck out of your leather even if it looks clean. I'd recently cleaned my leather and thought it was fairly clean but it was shocking what the Leather Finish Preparer cleaner pulled off.

2. Let the leather air out for at least 30 minutes. I waited an hour because it was only in the mid 40's.

3. Mask off all plastic trim. I ended up removing the rear bottom cushion, unbolting the center belt, and stuffing the side belts behind the vertical side cushions.

4. The fun begins, lightly apply the first coat of dye with a foam brush using uniform brush strokes. Don't worry if it looks blotchy at first! It evens out as it dries and takes a few coats to get good coverage. Wait 20-30 minutes between coats and 2 hours before sitting in them. The recommended time of 5 minutes between coats and 1 hour before use was not enough. Maybe in warmer weather it would be but you can never be too safe.

I mixed both 4oz jars together in hopes of a close Gobi match and while its pretty darn close it wouldn't be appropriate for spot work. It didn't bother me because I was doing all seats and door panels. Keep in mind that a little of this dye goes a long, long way. The 8oz of dye was plenty to do 2 thorough coats of the front/rear seats and part of one door panel. I have to order more to do the panels so you'll probably want to pick up 4 jars to do a thorough job or full color change.

One thing that concerned me was what the leather would feel like. Would it look painted? Would it feel tacky and cheap? Would it retain its flexibility? We'll see what happens over a few days but all initial signs point to good things. The look is pretty natural with the natural grain being retained and after a few hours of dry time the feel is almost identical to pre re-dye.

The big unknown here is durability. While it looks great now I'll keep this thread updated over the next few months of daily usage.

Total cost? Around $75 including the two extra jars of dye I'll be ordering to finish the door panels.