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P3steve
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 542 Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:18 pm Post subject: Leather seat storage and restoratrion |
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Hi chaps, I'm doing some long term work on my Standard Ten and have removed the seats although not yet split or cracked the leather feels "brittle" and I feel would not last to long with out some sort of remedial action so what would you recommend for A) renovating and softening the leather or B) protecting it in long term out of sunlight storage. I have enough to spend my money on at the moment with out having to re trim the seats so any advice welcomed please. |
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Bayliss Thomas
Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 557 Location: SUFFOLK
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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The only product that I know works an treat is Liquid leather (Gliptone) brilliant stuff and I have found it impossible to find better treatments.
www.liquidleather.com |
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1750 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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I'll second that - it's a superb range of products. I'll be using their stuff to re-dye my rear seat and door cards to match my newly re-trimmed front seats (a little winter project to keep me amused). |
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Keef
Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Bayliss Thomas wrote: | (Gliptone) brilliant stuff |
Used that on my Kestrel, but found Decosol vinyl & leather cleaner better than Gliptone's, but it's no longer sold!
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Bayliss Thomas
Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 557 Location: SUFFOLK
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Keef wrote: | Bayliss Thomas wrote: | (Gliptone) brilliant stuff |
Used that on my Kestrel, but found Decosol vinyl & leather cleaner better than Gliptone's, but it's no longer sold!
p.s. Error 500 - Internal server error
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Decosol is / was an good cleaner but I found it too harsh for use on fragile leather. |
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traction39
Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 399 Location: South Wales
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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I have used leather feed - from a saddler -similar to Connolly's hide feed (now available from www.ukhide.co.uk ) to soften the leather. Seemed to work quite well. A re-trimmer also told be to use aqueous cream to feed some newly covered seats he did for me. Much cheaper!
I have used the cleaning fluid from Woolies which worked remarkably well on badly stained 1939 seats of mine. Although they were pretty "dry" afterwards, the hide feed softened them up. |
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