Leather Seats

apgandy · 2nd October 2018, 21:10

Well now ive got to the bottom of a very long strung out problem with my cdti tourer its time to sort the leather interior. Its a nasty shade beige with dirt but no rips or tares so good for re colouring in a lighter shade of cream with red piping and cream suede door cards together with red carpet which is already installed. If I can figure out how to post pics I will post up the results of my labour providing it goes to plan.

Arctic · 2nd October 2018, 22:33

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Originally Posted by apgandy

Well now ive got to the bottom of a very long strung out problem with my cdti tourer its time to sort the leather interior. Its a nasty shade beige with dirt but no rips or tares so good for re colouring in a lighter shade of cream with red piping and cream suede door cards together with red carpet which is already installed. If I can figure out how to post pics I will post up the results of my labour providing it goes to plan.

Andy.
vanish soap bar is your best friend with cream leather seat, cost about £1.00 from pound stretcher, or a couple of quid from Tesco, Asda, luke warm water, a soft nail brush scrub the seats and wipe of with a damp cloth, then use a dry cloth, they will come up like new.

Leather balm or balsam will then protect and nourish them

apgandy · 3rd October 2018, 08:55

Hey cheers for the tip Arctic, but they were sandstone beige and although ive cleaned them before with exactly what you described but I think I used baking soda which worked very well the colour always looked dirty. Well four coats last night and I think a final coat today and totally transformed to light cream after cleaning with a light sanding all over.

75c · 3rd October 2018, 09:16

Looking forward to seeing the red piping

apgandy · 3rd October 2018, 12:06

So am I 75c but still not worked out how to post up pictures? It keeps asking for url and whats the pic size limit.

suzublu · 3rd October 2018, 12:14

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Originally Posted by apgandy

So am I 75c but still not worked out how to post up pictures? It keeps asking for url and whats the pic size limit.

Have a look https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=159955 or try a hosting site, I use Imgur

apgandy · 3rd October 2018, 21:19

Quite pleased with the colour although photo's really don't do them justice on here! just a few touch ups and that's the front two done

apgandy · 3rd October 2018, 21:21

apgandy · 3rd October 2018, 21:22

KevF6 · 4th October 2018, 12:45

The piping still needs a lot of work - post some more pics when you’ve done

What are you planning on putting on top of the colour, any sort of protector? Just for info, nourishing creams cant ‘nourish’ the leather in our cars, it’s impossible, but I can understand why people want to apply it.

2nd October 2018, 21:10	#1
apgandy Regular poster 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: cruden bay Posts: 51 Thanks: 19 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts	Leather Seats Well now ive got to the bottom of a very long strung out problem with my cdti tourer its time to sort the leather interior. Its a nasty shade beige with dirt but no rips or tares so good for re colouring in a lighter shade of cream with red piping and cream suede door cards together with red carpet which is already installed. If I can figure out how to post pics I will post up the results of my labour providing it goes to plan.

3rd October 2018, 21:19	#7
apgandy Regular poster 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: cruden bay Posts: 51 Thanks: 19 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts	Quite pleased with the colour although photo's really don't do them justice on here! just a few touch ups and that's the front two done Last edited by apgandy; 3rd October 2018 at 21:24..

4th October 2018, 12:45	#10
KevF6 Loves to post Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Luton Posts: 354 Thanks: 37 Thanked 89 Times in 70 Posts	The piping still needs a lot of work - post some more pics when you’ve done What are you planning on putting on top of the colour, any sort of protector? Just for info, nourishing creams cant ‘nourish’ the leather in our cars, it’s impossible, but I can understand why people want to apply it. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Done: New leather & walnut steering wheel, headlight restore, new badges to rear & engine, walnut facia trims, full size spare wheel, timing belts, Plenum spy hole, DD head unit. • This vehicle was the 67,855th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 • This vehicle was the 2,457th 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,671

3rd October 2018, 08:55	#3
apgandy Regular poster 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: cruden bay Posts: 51 Thanks: 19 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts	Hey cheers for the tip Arctic, but they were sandstone beige and although ive cleaned them before with exactly what you described but I think I used baking soda which worked very well the colour always looked dirty. Well four coats last night and I think a final coat today and totally transformed to light cream after cleaning with a light sanding all over.

3rd October 2018, 09:16	#4
75c Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Belfast Posts: 601 Thanks: 150 Thanked 294 Times in 190 Posts	Looking forward to seeing the red piping

3rd October 2018, 12:06	#5
apgandy Regular poster 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: cruden bay Posts: 51 Thanks: 19 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts	So am I 75c but still not worked out how to post up pictures? It keeps asking for url and whats the pic size limit.

3rd October 2018, 21:21	#8
apgandy Regular poster 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: cruden bay Posts: 51 Thanks: 19 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts

3rd October 2018, 21:22	#9
apgandy Regular poster 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: cruden bay Posts: 51 Thanks: 19 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts