New interior for £120
New interior for £120
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jamienshelly

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1,826 posts

168 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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I have just finished refurbing the interior and WOW, Furniture clinic products and staff are fantastic, The pasenger seat was in fairly poor condition and the drivers seat was terrible, the right hand bolster had bare patches and the leather was badly cracked and stained. The results are brilliant, they look almost brand new. If i can work out how to post pictures I will show you the results.
I have the Magnolia interior and found that its the Jaguar magnolia from the 80s and 90s.
The staff were really helpfull and gave me all the info to do the job and the techniques to use aswell. I found it fairly easy aswell for those that are hesitant at doing it themselves and for all the kit, including the hire of the compressor was just over £140.
I will advise though if you are doing it, when you are using the "Leather Prep" use it in a well ventilated area as its potent and gave me a massive headache.

db484bhpv8

8,676 posts

250 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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This thread is useless without pics!

zacherynuk

353 posts

163 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Great stuff! I have my magnolia colour for the seats and green dye for the carpets standing by... If I ever get my car back from Austec. (Look like I am going to miss TItT as well as Chatsworth frown )

Needs pics!!

kennybgr8

379 posts

172 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Thats a harsh comment!,he did say when he can he will get pics up. I agree the effects with Furniture clinic are great and they are very helpfull when talking to them, I have done a lot myself and my car is now down getting the interior redone seats carpets and roof, and will be posting the full exterior paint job new wheels and interior when its finished an before and after so to speak,,,

Kenny

jamienshelly

Original Poster:

1,826 posts

168 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Derek, I saw the picture of your interior and my drivers seat was worse than yours.
I am trying to do the pictures now!

Dungman

316 posts

201 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Sounds great. I take it you used their fillers to repair the damaged patches? Going to give this a go soon.

Andav469

966 posts

167 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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I did my interior 3 months ago and have completed 2000 miles, the seats still look as good as they did when I finished them.

Still early days but thie product finish seemed too good to be true and so I am monitoring the longevity, so far so good!

No need for fillers unless you have tears or holes in the leather, the cracks are superficial and in the colourant only, the leather prep takes off the top coat colour and down to the bare leather, thus removing all visible cracks.

jamienshelly

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1,826 posts

168 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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I had to use the binder and a little bit of filler as the leather had started to crack, when i eventually figure out posting pics you will see how bad they were.
To be totaly honest i dont want to sit on them incase i mark them!.

Mr Plow

1,193 posts

258 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Just ordered a kit from them yesterday.

Hoping for good results as well.

Liam

jamienshelly

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1,826 posts

168 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Right, Please bear with me as I am completely computer illiterate and have spent up till now trying to upload some pics. I have managed to get them onto flikr so I will provide the link.
Sorry for it being so long winded but its this or nothing I'm afraid.
There is also some pics from the South Esat gathering that Ironictwist (Umair) arranged
Mine is the Blue Chimaera.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamienshelly/

kris450

740 posts

224 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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yikes

That is an amazing transformation. What a stunning difference.clap

Schuey9

41 posts

163 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Wow, top job. I am going to do the same to mine. What a transformation !!!

brett84

1,291 posts

183 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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great job mate, feels very rewarding doing it yourself smile

db484bhpv8

8,676 posts

250 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Excellent. Must get started on mine soon. Always seem to have something more important to do first.

jamienshelly

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1,826 posts

168 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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With the power that you are/will be putting out and savage starts you will probably be better off with a brown seat smile. To do what I did took 3 evenings, and that wasn't rushing,
Even for a first timer it was pretty straight forward.

zacherynuk

353 posts

163 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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gosh!

Frio3535

612 posts

165 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Which products were used for this good result?

jamienshelly

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1,826 posts

168 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Frio3535 said:
Which products were used for this good result?
Hi, I used furniture clinic products and it comes in various sizes of kit depending on how much you want to do. They provide all you need and there are some good video's on youtube of "how to". I would advise that you hire the compressor that they offer over the proplellant cans as you have an even supply of air and unless there is a power cut you wont run out. In the kit they supply, Leather prep, Alchohol cleaner, Colourant, and finish (clear), plus the air brush, sponges, scotch brite, cloth and gloves.

LongBaz383BHP

2,097 posts

247 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Thank God I have a black interior.

slippery

14,093 posts

269 months

Friday 10th May 2013
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Bloody hell, that's incredible! I know that black is practical, but I think that the magnolia leather with dark carpets suits these cars so well, that I don't think I could have anything else.