Leather Re-furb. super transformation.

[dirtee-herbert]

Hello.

thouhg id share some before and after pics of my leather sport seats refurbishment.

i might get round to doing a full wright up if i have the time and if there is interest.

here you go.



























I have done them in a more modern BMW leather colour as i love it and think it will go well with the green of the car and the steering wheel i am running.

C&C welcome.

Ant

[dirtee-herbert]

sorry about the quality of some of the pics.

[Rtaylor2208]

Nice, they look similar to the brown you see in alot of the new BMW's.

[Jim320i]

Looks great

What products did you use? I'm wanting to do my touring interior and have been meaning to crack on with it...

[dirtee-herbert]

Nice, they look similar to the brown you see in alot of the new BMW's.

Cheers man. I have done them in the BMW Boston Tan colour. I love tan leathers.

[Kos]

Looks good but a bit too Shiney for my liking

[dirtee-herbert]

Looks great

What products did you use? I'm wanting to do my touring interior and have been meaning to crack on with it...

its a very time consuming job. It has taken me a whole week which i booked off work.

the products i used were all furnature clynic stuff. i bought a full colout change kit but i ended up running out of the the leather prep and aerosol and the alchohol cleaner so ended up buing more.

either i use too much or they dont include enough in the kit to get more money out of you. haha

Its very easy tho and im over the moon with the results.

[dirtee-herbert]

Looks good but a bit too Shiney for my liking

i do kind of wish i went for a matte sealent rather than a satin one. thought it would be a bit more dull. but i shall see how happy i am once i get them in.

[Kos]

Either way, it's a great colour to go with malachite green

[dirtee-herbert]

Either way, it's a great colour to go with malachite green

Cheers
Matches my wheel pretty well too

I'm going to get some pictures up of them fitted once I have re-trimmed the headliner properly.

[jamlid]

Excellent results!!

So is that a type of filler for the cracks? Is it durable?

[paps78]

How do you dismantle the front seats like that?

[miniblob]

Looks good!!!
Liking the colour too!!!

[dirtee-herbert]

The front seats come apart a lot easier than I expected.
I google searches and found a load of great guides. I'm sure there will be a few on here.

The filler used was extra on top of the re-colouring kit and sets very flexible and bonds to the leather. So I am hoping its durable. We shall soon see.
It was called heavy filler and is used for holes and rips more than cracks. But I thought it would do the job fine. You can get crack specific filler from furniture clinic tho.

Thanks for all the positive comments guys!

Headliner re-trim, audio and paint work all to sort out next. Then I'll find more to do

[harry_p]

Looks great, but id be interested to see how well it stands up to regular use.

[ozzy2006]

top job mate

[Sanchez]

Looks very good that. Cracks filled nicely and im interested to see if it holds as well.

Is that touring in the pic not lagoon green Kos or is it for another one?

[dirtee-herbert]

cheers guys. they are in the car and on test now so i will see how they hold up.
im going to hopefully get some pictures up of them in the car this dinner time.

[Gert_8]

Great looking finish, but I also prefer the matt. Please do do a write up

[dirtee-herbert]

I shall do a write up. But I haven't ever done one before. So should I do it on this post or create a septerate topic in interior detailing or something? I have loads of pics from during the re-do.

[Gert_8]

I'd create a new post. Looking forward to this as it's a job I've been contemplating too. Learing tricks and ideas on making the job easier would be a great help.

Oh, and advice on how much of each product to buy.

[dirtee-herbert]

okay. ill get on it than and get one up soon. might be next week tho haha.

[Gert_8]

I don't think the timing is going to be a problem. Take your time and make it a thorough one

[suchy]

Nice result- bet that has improved your cabin no end!
Pretty kool colour also.
Yeah do a complete write-up if you get the time, would be v.useful to other Zoners who would love to attempt this but are put off by a perceived difficulty level

[dirtee-herbert]

as said earlier. a few snap shots of a super cleaned interior thanks to my mrs and my new seats all fit. full write up coming soon.

oh and i also re-trimmed my headliner. i love it but it may not be to anyone elses taste.
















Hope you like.

C&C more than welcome.

[Quaser]

the seats look lovely in the car - top job mate.

do you know if you can dye black seats red??

[jon-m42]

I must say the seats mate you have done a great job on them looks nice.

I love the steering wheel. and the roob linning how did you get that up and what material is that ?

[suchy]

Oh dear Lord, the Paisley- my eyes....

The seats look great and definitely a personal choice on the headlining!

[dirtee-herbert]

Cheers guys.

@ Quaser. Acording to the furnature clynic website using their kit you can dye any colour leather any colour you want. i think it might just take more coats of dye and more time. but its best to check with the people you intend to buy the kit off.

@jon. i love that wheel also. got the wheel and matching shifter knob off a mazda breaker on ebay for a steeeel. and the fabric is a lighlty quilted paisley afair from a local fabric shop. You can remove the board and then remove the old material from the board and re-cover it ensuring the new goes on exactly the same way as the old was. then fit it all back in.

[Gert_8]

Hahah. I don't know about the headlining - but each to their own.... How about getting the door cards to match the seats?

[dirtee-herbert]

Oh dear Lord, the Paisley- my eyes....

The seats look great and definitely a personal choice on the headlining!

haha thought id get some mixed reactions on the roof carpet. i love paisley print and i want it to be a bit different and more personal. its easily changeable.

[dirtee-herbert]

Hahah. I don't know about the headlining - but each to their own.... How about getting the door cards to match the seats?

Im unsure on that one.

Door cards are all made of leatherete? if thats how you spell it? and if i am correct. And i dont know if you can dye it.

But i have a mint condision set of black door cards in the loft waiting for my new front doors to get painted as the ones that are on are roten around the front.

[Rich320I]

speak to Rav, im sure he sorted someone to do some door cards for matt on here in cardinal red

[oomz1975]

Nice job, seats look really good in the car.
Headlining is a bit 'marmite', reminds me, I have to still do my sunroof panel.
Black door cards will look good.

[adit]

Hello.

thought id share some before and after pics of my leather sport seats refurbishment.

i might get round to doing a full wright up if i have the time and if there is interest.

excellent work. yes, do a full write-up..please! PLENTY of interest here.
definitely do the door cards imo. yes, they are vinyl, so may require spraying.