Re-Connollising Leather / Repair?
 

I've got a worn patch on a car seat side bolster. Its only 3 years old but
out of warranty and the only option is to repair ensitu (replacing is
impractical due to extornionate cost!).

Is there a DIY product I can use to resurface the leather? Its a matt black
finish so no colour matching needed its just getting it to blend in with the
rest of the side panel thats the issue.

Any suggestions?

"TonyK" wrote in message
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I've got a worn patch on a car seat side bolster. Its only 3 years old but
out of warranty and the only option is to repair ensitu (replacing is
impractical due to extornionate cost!).

Is there a DIY product I can use to resurface the leather? Its a matt
black
finish so no colour matching needed its just getting it to blend in with
the
rest of the side panel thats the issue.

Any suggestions?



BTW I have googled and found several products. i'm really looking for
someone who has tried a successful solution.

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"TonyK" wrote in message
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I've got a worn patch on a car seat side bolster. Its only 3 years
old but out of warranty and the only option is to repair ensitu
(replacing is impractical due to extornionate cost!).

Is there a DIY product I can use to resurface the leather? Its a
matt black finish so no colour matching needed its just getting it
to blend in with the rest of the side panel thats the issue.

Any suggestions?



BTW I have googled and found several products. i'm really looking for
someone who has tried a successful solution.

Every time I need to "re-tint" my black leather jacket, I use "Scuffkote"
childrens liquid shoe polish :) then buff it up once it dries :) Works like
a charm :)

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I've got a worn patch on a car seat side bolster. Its only 3 years old but
out of warranty and the only option is to repair ensitu (replacing is
impractical due to extornionate cost!).

Is there a DIY product I can use to resurface the leather? Its a matt black
finish so no colour matching needed its just getting it to blend in with the
rest of the side panel thats the issue.

If you don't have any luck with DIY, I know that employed trimmers get
paid peanuts for their very skilled trade and are keen to do homers, they
might be able to repair or replace for less than you think but finding a
contact may be difficult, I can recommend one in the West of Scotland but
otherwise . . .
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fred

TonyK wrote:
I've got a worn patch on a car seat side bolster. Its only 3 years
old but out of warranty and the only option is to repair ensitu
(replacing is impractical due to extornionate cost!).

Is there a DIY product I can use to resurface the leather? Its a matt
black finish so no colour matching needed its just getting it to
blend in with the rest of the side panel thats the issue.

Any suggestions?

If it really needs doing?
Your looking for a cheap alternative right?

A tour of scrap yards will get you a good seat for a tenner.

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:40:42 +0100, "TonyK" wrote:

Is there a DIY product I can use to resurface the leather?

Ask Connnolly. Their stuff is for from cheap, but it really _is_ good.

For basic feeding (which can work wonders on leather that's simply dry
or lightly scuffed) then apply British Museum leather dressing You can
buy this or make your own - shredded beeswax in cyclohexane, with some
lanolin and a touch of cedar oil in it (google for the details).

Speak to the people at http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk. They may have
seen this before and have a remedy.

Cheers,
Mark

A trimmer should be able to help you out, I recently tore the leather
on my car seat with a broken zip on the back of my jeans. To retrim
with a new cover was going to cost =A3700
and I ended up getting it fixed for =A360. The repair was very good,
only slight problem was that it was a special cocoa brown leather with
black flecks in and the repair was done and painted brown, it really
hardly notices though. I'm not sure exactly how they did it but the
damage is invisible.

HTH

Cheers

Richard

"TonyK" wrote:

I've got a worn patch on a car seat side bolster. Its only 3 years old but
out of warranty and the only option is to repair ensitu (replacing is
impractical due to extornionate cost!).

Is there a DIY product I can use to resurface the leather? Its a matt black
finish so no colour matching needed its just getting it to blend in with the
rest of the side panel thats the issue.

Any suggestions?

Gliptone ( liquidleather.com ) or the woolies refurb kits
( woolies-trim.co.uk ) will work if its just a scuff and not a tear.
If you send a small sample of your leather from under the seat they
will match it up.

A seat that has been retreated by either of the above products - I've
used both over the years look like new - bodges using boot polish,
saddle soap or wax type products are a waste of time.


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"Matt" wrote in message

Gliptone ( liquidleather.com ) or the woolies refurb kits
( woolies-trim.co.uk ) will work if its just a scuff and not a tear.
If you send a small sample of your leather from under the seat they
will match it up.


got to agree with liquidleather good product and good service the
conditioner is also superb

Regards Jeff