Leather treatment- photo results

**Rob S** · Thursday 19th March 2009, 13:26

I am currently in the process of restoring my T5 to it's former glory, and bought some leather dye effect balm from eBay and started on the drivers seat as it was by far the worst, with cracked panels, revealing the unstained leather underneath. To be expected for nearly 15 year old leather, but it does detract from the cars interior.

I started with this...

And after literally half an hour with the paste and some clothes (and a little elbow grease..

The paste is about £10.50 delivered, and has filled the cracks with colour, greatly reducing the way they catch the eye. It's also made the leather smell good again too. Ignore the difference in shade, it was just that I took the after photo's from a different angle witht slightly different light from the sun.

**flyingbrick** · Thursday 19th March 2009, 13:44

Looks great mate. Am going to be busy this weekend then..........

**Rob S** · Thursday 19th March 2009, 13:55

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=360138269841 This is the stuff if you wanted the seller's details.

**Pandamedic** · Thursday 19th March 2009, 20:41

i've got the beige leather. reckon the neutral stuff he sells would do the trick?

**Rob S** · Thursday 19th March 2009, 20:51

Post some pic's up. If the cracks/ wear need a a pigment, probably not.
If they are a similar shade, you'll proably get away with it mate.

**Pandamedic** · Friday 20th March 2009, 02:36

Originally Posted by Rob S

Post some pic's up. If the cracks/ wear need a a pigment, probably not.
If they are a similar shade, you'll proably get away with it mate.

will try and remember to do that today

**preacher38** · Friday 20th March 2009, 23:59

i use auto glym bumper shine , i know it sounds daft but it shines well and keeps it supple and it smells good too....

**Rob S** · Saturday 21st March 2009, 10:22

Does it soak into the leather ok?
Might be worth emailing them to see if it's safe to use on the stitching.

**Rob S** · Wednesday 1st April 2009, 21:59

@Pandamedic,
I've seen your seats on Hallsy's post about the 1/2 leather seats. I would think the neutral stuff he does would work, or certainly help.
Rob

**cameron** · Wednesday 1st April 2009, 22:27

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthre...ht=leather+dye

**Rob S** · Saturday 4th April 2009, 23:05

Thats the stuff. We can't both be wrong!!
Thanks Lee

**Johnny5** · Sunday 5th April 2009, 18:46

U guys reckon this colour (They call it CAMEL) would treat the beige leather? hmmmmm?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Leather-colour...1%7C240%3A1318

**Johnny5** · Sunday 5th April 2009, 18:51

heres a shot of my drivers seat...... Well sort of, its cracked pretty bad

**Rob S** · Sunday 5th April 2009, 19:15

Yes, and they're no worse than mine mate!

**Johnny5** · Sunday 5th April 2009, 20:24

My rear seats are good........ so is the passenger seat...... Few pics of my 855

**Rob S** · Sunday 5th April 2009, 20:43

Nice colour combination, looks very much the executive express!

**AndysR** · Sunday 5th April 2009, 20:44

Nice results

**Johnny5** · Monday 6th April 2009, 20:15

I ordered myself some of that leather treatment from e-bay, just waiting on delivery and the time to "treat that seat" hahaha.....

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Rear's are good tho! haha

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