Ask for advice - Vantage tidy up / TLC!
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Hi all
Two little things I’d like to sort out to move it slightly closer to perfection:
1. How can I clean the black deposits off the exhaust tips without damaging them?
2. There’s some wear and a small gouge on the drivers seat bolster....thoughts on repair?
Photos below.
All and any advice gratefully received.
Two little things I’d like to sort out to move it slightly closer to perfection:
1. How can I clean the black deposits off the exhaust tips without damaging them?
2. There’s some wear and a small gouge on the drivers seat bolster....thoughts on repair?
Photos below.
All and any advice gratefully received.
For the exhaust tips, you could take them off and get them stripped and re-chromed. You might be able to do it yourself with some chrome cleaner and a bit of elbow grease.
For the leather seats, I had the same issue and got a leather specialist to come and colour the areas of high wear for me. Think he used a little spray gun and made the colour match perfectly.
For the leather seats, I had the same issue and got a leather specialist to come and colour the areas of high wear for me. Think he used a little spray gun and made the colour match perfectly.
The leather is an easy DIY job, check out https://www.liquidleather.com/leather-dyes-c48/dye...
I just use solvol autosol and a cloth to,clean my tips if they get discoloured, of it's really bad I use an old kitchen pad with it, the plastic and sponge type.
For the seat bolster, do a bit of research on Google and you'll find companies who do a touch up restoration kit to exactly match the leather, I bought one for a previous car and it worked very well, can't remember the name but it was from a classic car specialist and wasn't expensive.
For the seat bolster, do a bit of research on Google and you'll find companies who do a touch up restoration kit to exactly match the leather, I bought one for a previous car and it worked very well, can't remember the name but it was from a classic car specialist and wasn't expensive.
HBradley said:
The leather is an easy DIY job, check out https://www.liquidleather.com/leather-dyes-c48/dye...
I wouldn't trust a product where the company doesn't even know the difference between a leather dye, and a pigment protected coat, which is what the OP's leather is. Dyed leather is absorbent. 
For the leather, this place was recommended very highly on the Ferrari forum last week :
https://www.colourlock.com/
https://www.colourlock.com/
OP, I really wouldn't DIY the leather if I were you. I checked and Furniture Clinic now have an outfit in Epping, which I guess could serve you.
These DIY products may be OK, I know not who makes their pigments, but there is utter nonsense and misinformation on both sites.
There is no mention of prep products. Had any products with Silicone, Wax etc been applied to your leather at any point they would need stripping off before application, other wise new pigment would flake off in no time. That is just one example.
Another thing, there is a section of your leather which is back to bare hide. This shall need sealing in to flatten it, if you didn't and you simply applied pigment you would be left with a rough area.
If you had an £800 car then yes, maybe DIY, but on a V8V you'd be nuts to not let a pro do it for less than £100.
These DIY products may be OK, I know not who makes their pigments, but there is utter nonsense and misinformation on both sites.
There is no mention of prep products. Had any products with Silicone, Wax etc been applied to your leather at any point they would need stripping off before application, other wise new pigment would flake off in no time. That is just one example.
Another thing, there is a section of your leather which is back to bare hide. This shall need sealing in to flatten it, if you didn't and you simply applied pigment you would be left with a rough area.
If you had an £800 car then yes, maybe DIY, but on a V8V you'd be nuts to not let a pro do it for less than £100.
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