Back seat stitching
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PRICEYVXR said:
Back seat stitching near headrest come undone can anyone recommend somewhere or mobile repair I'm in Bromley / west Wickham area .has anyone had same problem would appreciate your help
It's come up a few times. Some have repaired themselves, but others have found old fashioned style saddlers are the best way to deal with the problem.VinceM said:
Got a mobile person coming to repair mine in a couple of weeks so I'll report back when it's done. Tried the DIY route and failed miserably.
That would be helpful vince . If this is a common thing that happens it would be good to know that we can use someone that's been used before It's all well and good getting it repaired but you also need to look at prevention as well, getting the rear screen tinted would be an idea if the car is kept outside.
Also use a decent leather cream to keep the leather supple, I use liquid leather but I understand Leatherman on here does some good wipes as well
Also use a decent leather cream to keep the leather supple, I use liquid leather but I understand Leatherman on here does some good wipes as well
Tattooboy said:
It's all well and good getting it repaired but you also need to look at prevention as well, getting the rear screen tinted would be an idea if the car is kept outside.
Also use a decent leather cream to keep the leather supple, I use liquid leather but I understand Leatherman on here does some good wipes as well
Indeed we do!!!! I'm sure you can find me if you google hard enough.Also use a decent leather cream to keep the leather supple, I use liquid leather but I understand Leatherman on here does some good wipes as well
Just on that, modern day leathers cannot absorb the conditioners any longer as the coating is too high performance and too heavily cross-linked to pas all the OEM tests for durability. So the beeswax and lanolin in a lot of these conditioners just sits on the surface and makes the seat dirtier more quickly. Those old fashioned conditioners are more for pre 1990 cars with original leather with uncross-linked/protein type finishes.
The sad thing is though I have some new leather ready to be cut and put into my car, but it won't be ready to do until after Thunder Road. At present the leather in my car is looking tired as we were trying out a pure Titanium tannage but it just doesn't have the durability.
TheLeatherman said:
Indeed we do!!!! I'm sure you can find me if you google hard enough.
Or look on your profile. 
http://www.drleather.com/
PRICEYVXR said:
Vince have you had your seats done yet if yes any chance of some pictures
Sorry i completely forgot about this. No they did not repair as the leather has dried to a point where there is no give in it and thus cannot be sewed. It was quite expensive to get a new piece of leather sewn in as the facing needs to be removed from the seat. Disappointing but there you go! Gassing Station | HSV & Monaro | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff