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ropeman
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:44 pm

Just bought myself a Touring, it's got biege leather sports seats :), but they are in need of a little bit of tlc. Anyone got any views on what's the best leather cleaner / restorer to use?

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ad318i
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:47 pm

giving them to me!! winkeye


c76 jon will be on soon and he's the god at this sort of stuff (if you see his m3 you'll know what i mean)

speak to him and you'll be sorted
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ropeman
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:49 pm

erm......... NO! :)
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Ziggy
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:57 pm

Depends how much you want to do. Gliptone / liquid leather do a good cleaner / conditioner. Alternatively, you can go the whole hog & re-dye them. I had some dye made up from a sample...
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ropeman
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:39 pm

Might start with the Gliptone and see how they come up - Hellfords?
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Ziggy
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:56 pm

eBay's your best bet for that...
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Bailey
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:47 pm

sorry to jump in, but could you tell me where you got the dye from (mail order?) ? A friend of mine told me that horse riding shops are a good start in the hunt for different coloured dyes, used for re-colouring the saddles...

Cheers, Guy.
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ropeman
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:04 pm

Sorry, just dicovered I should have posted this in the care and styling section along with all the other people who have asked pretty much the same question........ sorry :oops:
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ed325i
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:02 pm

You can get gliptone from here >> www.performancemotorcare.com
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E30Mark
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:26 pm

I'll move this to the care section then for you!

gliptone is good stuff! :cool:
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