Best leather repair / restoration products

[strath44]

Hi folks, I have a 996 with tan leather interior which needs cleaning and restoring. Damage runs from dry, cracked to worn.
I understand I will need filler and dye / colour but not sure where is best to buy it from that is good quality. I am happy to spray gun apply it for the best finish.

Any input, forums, suppliers etc greatly appreciated!

[Belle427]

Furniture clinic always get high praise, you may find a deep clean and condition is all you need sometimes.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[stevemiller]

Have a go with some of this, pretty impressive on shoes. I was that impressed so I looked at reviews and other users do praise it highly in car leather work. One tub should be enough.

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/4780/Urad-Leather-Shoe-...

[MrC986]

OP, I think you'll find that the colour of your leather is "Savannah Biege" - there are various different ways of treating/repairing the leather although the recommendations above are spot on. The best way is probably to apply a specialist alcohol based cleaner and sand paper back the leather before filling damaged areas and then using a multi stage spraying technique, recolour it.... it sounds ominous but should give the best longterm finish if done properly (YouTube has plenty of tutorials).

[Demelitia]

I’ve found the custom colour matched sets from gliptone/liquid leather to be the best value for money and quality. Have a look at their site and pick whichever set covers the issues you have.

You have the option to send a headrest or similar to them to get an exact match to your leather, taking in to account any ageing/ sun damage over the years etc

[V8covin]

I used gliptone scuff master dye on a badly worn black seat and it made a massive improvement

[strath44]

Thanks folks greatly appreciate the replies, I’ve looked at gliptone and furniture clinic and think I prefer the later but not totally set!
I’m going to have a go with the steering wheel and take it from there!

[jetbox]

My vote is for colourlock, not the cheapest but the colour match was excellent for my 996

[MrC986]

strath44 said:

Thanks folks greatly appreciate the replies, I’ve looked at gliptone and furniture clinic and think I prefer the later but not totally set!
I’m going to have a go with the steering wheel and take it from there!

The steering wheel may just need a thorough clean with the right stuff in some instances. If you decide the finish isn’t good enough from using the recolouring option, Royal Steering Wheels can retrim it for sensible £s to match the original colour.

[Chubbyross]

jetbox said:

My vote is for colourlock, not the cheapest but the colour match was excellent for my 996

Another vote for colourlock here. Fantastic products.