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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:42 pm

I gave my seats a feed and clean today, and the drivers seat has ended up looking like this! :cry:

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So my question is, what are my options? Is it a recolour job? Can you do just the one bolster?

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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:43 pm

I'd do the lot with that stuff from furniture clinic
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:47 pm

How did you manage to do that 8O Colour seems came come off.
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:47 pm

^^^ Agree with the above, it'll be worth it Ollie :wink:
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:49 pm

I'am sure stevemed will lend you his leather re colouring kit, as long as you buy the bits like spray and filler. He posted up a while ago saying if anyone wants to borrow it they can. Obviosly you would have to check with him, saves buying a new one @£100 or what ever they are
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:50 pm

I used Autoglym leather feed and cleaner! No colour came off on the cloth, it has just ended up like that after 1 day! :(

I don't want to re-colour all the seats as the passenger and rears are great! Its just this bolster that I have somehow wrecked! :cry:




Blitz, I am still very happy with the interior! :D
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:52 pm

Try gliptone, doesnt that have dye it it to cover things like that??????
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:52 pm

You sure it isn't dye from your jeans?
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:04 am

That's called patina,gives your car added charm!
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:08 am

Gliptone.. You need to cut a small sample to send them, then they send you a kit back.. It will remove all visible 'cracking' etc
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:10 am

Carpet looks clean.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:56 am

Oli showed this to my old man for you and he's getting one of his contacts to give him any tips for sorting this out for you mate. Should have some advice for you tomorrow mate.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:37 am

Beige shoe polish mate, Work's wonder's.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:12 am

zaust wrote:Beige shoe polish mate, Work's wonder's.
Yup thats what he said to try. Use a clear wax over the top of it once retored to advoid any of it going into your torusers afterwards.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:35 am

Great stuff.

Used it on black, tan, beige and ox blood leathers before. It get's in the crack's too.

I let it dry for 24hr's and then just used, nothing transfered to my clothes.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:59 am

You'll probably find that it has been re-coloured at some point and by giving it a good clean your brought out an old ware mark that was covered over before
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:45 pm

Thanks for the help guys! I will try the shoe polish idea! :D

I did contact furnitureclinic and they said it needed a re-colour, But that would be rather expesive so is a no go!
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:33 pm

Gliptone scuffmaster kit works well if you get stuck Ollie.

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Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:51 pm

Ollie_bwoii wrote:Thanks for the help guys! I will try the shoe polish idea! :D

I did contact furnitureclinic and they said it needed a re-colour, But that would be rather expesive so is a no go!
not neccesarily - i have loads of beige paint left from furniture clinic thats going spare, and all the kit to put it on with. as alex said above.

PM me if you need any help

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