How to get leather back to new matt finish

[ChawenHalo]

Modern car leather is chemically treated and basicaly has a plastic coating on it. The shine is indeed accumulated dirt, oils and "leather conditioners poeple necessarily spend to treat leather.

Magic eraser is OK to "file down" scratched leather but you'll need acetone to strip some of the colour and then re-dye and varnish. Plenty of websites with OEM colour match.

My 2p 's worth. Clean with clean micrifibre hot water with a bit Fairy, lemon/white vinegar and olive oil (well shaken. Rinse and dry with clean micro cloth to absorb all the nasty stuff.

[Ken Figenus]

Agree. Get the shiny oil out of it. I use Dr Leather wipes and they leave a fab matt finish.

There's been so much misinformation on this over the years - leather creams and 'food' make it greasy, shiny and attractive to dirt. Used to dose my BMW with Autoglym Leather Cream over the years and rub it in with a nail brush - did nothing as its completely sealed leather (has a layer of plastic) but it shone bright which isn't even a good look!

[ChawenHalo]

Shiny leather has that old fart clapped out Merc feel to it . Odly on M cars the leather is better quality. I'll post pics of the rejuvinated leather steering wheel on the E91 330xd so you guys can compare.

[goddo]

brakedwell said:

No need to rub any more chemicals into the the leather. These pads are amazing, just wet them and wipe the seats/steering wheel clean then dry. Matt finish guaranteed. I have been using them for over three years to remove the shine from steering wheels and seats

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Pack-Magic-Cleaning-S...

+1 for these pads. They work a treat on steering wheels, dash panels and seats. Takes a bit of elbow grease but the results are worth the effort.

[vulcan26]

I used Swissvax leather cleaning kit on my DB9 and was impressed with the result (and so you should be at the price). It returned the seat to a matt finish, and the amount of dirt that came off on the cloth was pretty gross

[pbe624]

On this topic, I have the original aston cleaning 'box' that contains different items to clean the car, including the leather cleaning and treating. However, I am not sure if this is the 'best' product to use on my 2009 MY DB9... .

Content wise, it seems the liquids include some chemicals which I think do not sound 'healthy' on the leather for my car, and also, I think different models may have different types of leather. So, does this 'one size fits all aston product' do the job ?

Cheers,
Frank

[baconsarney]

I did a repair/renovation on the seats in my old Volvo estate a few months back, and used a kit from Furniture Clinic!
https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/

Before ordering online I phoned them up for some advice on what products I should be buying. I also explained that the leather was quite hard and shiny, however my suggestion that I might need a 'softener' was entirely wrong and I was advised that a proper clean would remedy the hardness and shine... And it did! They make a great cleaning product called Leather Ultra Clean, which I sponged on then used a Tampico Brush (also on the website).

I had to mix the base grey with black many times over before I got the colour to match, and when it was close enough I realised it was drying quite shiny, however there additives in the kit that will return the finish to a matte one... or shiny if you need to go the other way....

So, sorry for the waffling and I appreciate you're not looking to use dyes, but what I'm really trying to suggest is give the guys at Furniture Clinic a ring and explain to them what has happened, they were really helpful with my renovation, and you'll be getting expert advice..

Here's a before and after of the drivers seat in my Volvo.. not perfect but it was my first attempt

[8Speed]

baconsarney said:

I did a repair/renovation on the seats in my old Volvo estate a few months back, and used a kit from Furniture Clinic!
https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/

Before ordering online I phoned them up for some advice on what products I should be buying. I also explained that the leather was quite hard and shiny, however my suggestion that I might need a 'softener' was entirely wrong and I was advised that a proper clean would remedy the hardness and shine... And it did! They make a great cleaning product called Leather Ultra Clean, which I sponged on then used a Tampico Brush (also on the website).

I had to mix the base grey with black many times over before I got the colour to match, and when it was close enough I realised it was drying quite shiny, however there additives in the kit that will return the finish to a matte one... or shiny if you need to go the other way....

So, sorry for the waffling and I appreciate you're not looking to use dyes, but what I'm really trying to suggest is give the guys at Furniture Clinic a ring and explain to them what has happened, they were really helpful with my renovation, and you'll be getting expert advice..

Here's a before and after of the drivers seat in my Volvo.. not perfect but it was my first attempt

Looks pretty good to me

[baconsarney]

8Speed said:

Looks pretty good to me

Thank you

[Summit_Detailing]

Gtechniq I2 Tri-clean and a leather brush is a brilliant combo for leather cleaning duties.

Happy Christmas one and all.

cheers

Chris