Connolised front seats ---- the results !!
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Done through Portiacaft, Mill Hill, London...but they will have passed it to a third party...charged £160......+ vat...I was so impressed...the seats look virtually new.....can see the cracks through the connilisation but just looks like the natural leather... I was very impressed !!!
captainmark
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When you had your seats covered did you also do the handbrake, console, etc?
Thinking I need the seats done but concerned it could end up being much much more...
Thinking I need the seats done but concerned it could end up being much much more...
What do you guys do to keep leather on seats in good condition?
I'm reasonably happy with the state of my seats right now but I don't want them to deteriorate because I'm not doing anything to them other than sitting in car and driving it. What is worth doing to keep them looking cared for?
(PS I'm not into entering concours competions!)
I'm reasonably happy with the state of my seats right now but I don't want them to deteriorate because I'm not doing anything to them other than sitting in car and driving it. What is worth doing to keep them looking cared for?
(PS I'm not into entering concours competions!)
Hi Mark
I have found that if they are cleaned regulary and fed the proper leather food then the remain supple and crack free. That is apart from the creasing which cannot be stopped. They reamin as new.
OK my car has done just 21K miles but my seats are Savannah (tan to you and me) and they are looking very good.
I use a product called Gliptone form here It very cheap and does exactly what it say on the tin! It's a lot cheaper that the Zymol or Autoglym products IMHO, judging by the results, it a better product.
I have found that if they are cleaned regulary and fed the proper leather food then the remain supple and crack free. That is apart from the creasing which cannot be stopped. They reamin as new.
OK my car has done just 21K miles but my seats are Savannah (tan to you and me) and they are looking very good.
I use a product called Gliptone form here It very cheap and does exactly what it say on the tin! It's a lot cheaper that the Zymol or Autoglym products IMHO, judging by the results, it a better product.
vitesse
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Same here ,although I have run out of Gliptone leather food and am using Autoglym's.I also re-colour the gearknob and any scuffed patches using the dye they give you in the pack.I find brushing it on with a squirrelhair brush gives very good results.
Peter,do you use a spoon ?
Colin.
Peter,do you use a spoon ?
Colin.
Hi Colin
I haven't used any dye yet. Did you buy this seperately from them?
vitesse
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Peter,
I bought a kit from them at a car show ,it was on special offer,& this contains / A bottle of dye to match the car leather spec colour,,a small bottle of "gloss" enhancer additive & 2 similar small bottles of colour slightly "off" the chosen car shade to allow you to match more exactly,the purchased dye colour to that existant in the car,if necessary,plus a small piece of sponge to apply the dye.
So far,I have never needed to use the 3 small bottles.My point about the squirrelhair brush is that their instructions tell you to use the sponge,which is OK ,but I found that on deeper folds or cracks ,particularly on the side of the driver's side seat squab,the gearknob leather & handbrake lever,you tend to wipe off as much as you wipe on,so now I paint on the dye,blend it at the edges as the brush dries out and then treat well with the leather food.The first time I did it this way,the initial impact seems garish,but it seems to quickly fade and blend into the general colour of the leather.
The "spoon" was about you "feeding" the leather.[
]-sorry.
I bought a kit from them at a car show ,it was on special offer,& this contains / A bottle of dye to match the car leather spec colour,,a small bottle of "gloss" enhancer additive & 2 similar small bottles of colour slightly "off" the chosen car shade to allow you to match more exactly,the purchased dye colour to that existant in the car,if necessary,plus a small piece of sponge to apply the dye.
So far,I have never needed to use the 3 small bottles.My point about the squirrelhair brush is that their instructions tell you to use the sponge,which is OK ,but I found that on deeper folds or cracks ,particularly on the side of the driver's side seat squab,the gearknob leather & handbrake lever,you tend to wipe off as much as you wipe on,so now I paint on the dye,blend it at the edges as the brush dries out and then treat well with the leather food.The first time I did it this way,the initial impact seems garish,but it seems to quickly fade and blend into the general colour of the leather.
The "spoon" was about you "feeding" the leather.[
]-sorry.
Thats really interesting - thanks. Maybe a time will come (not too soon I hope) when I will need to get some dye. What a great idea for them to supply the 3 bottles too. Next time I see Glyptone on sale at a car show or order from teh suppliers I may as well get some dye too.
Cheers for the info.
Cheers for the info.
Peter/Colin,
Thanks for the advice and info. I have ordered some Gliptone and I'm looking forward to the smell already!
Thanks
Mark
Thanks for the advice and info. I have ordered some Gliptone and I'm looking forward to the smell already!
Thanks
Mark
Mark,
At first you think maybe its a bit strong but it soon settles down to a lovely smell of leather.
Hope you like it.
At first you think maybe its a bit strong but it soon settles down to a lovely smell of leather.
Hope you like it.
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