Leather seat repair

[Neil MG]

I thought this might be useful. I just repaired the worn leather on my 1999 Sovereign drivers seat and was very pleased with the result:





The pictures don't really do it justice!

Here is the process I used:
http://www.cumbriacarstorage.co.uk/leatherseatrepa...

[Simpo Two]

That looks remarkable, well done

However I'd find it hard to follow as no product names are mentioned. For example, a 'spray on kitchen cleaner without bleach or any silicones or polish' could have you going up and down the supermarket aisle for hours reading labels and looked perplexed.

[pete5570]

Looks great! Where did you get the products for the repair from?

[a8hex]

Simpo Two said:

That looks remarkable, well done

However I'd find it hard to follow as no product names are mentioned. For example, a 'spray on kitchen cleaner without bleach or any silicones or polish' could have you going up and down the supermarket aisle for hours reading labels and looked perplexed.

I was up at CMC for a JEC restoration seminar and their trim man swore by using Non-bio Persil.

[Neil MG]

OK I tried to avoid mentioning brands, but fair comment. All the products except the initial cleaner are from Furniture Clinic (http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk). The cleaner I used was CIF Multi Purpose, but I guess any washing powder would do. Or you can buy the stuff from Furniture Clinic.

A couple of other points; the colourant was absolutely spot on for colour match, I don't know if that was good luck, but I will find out when I recolour my new steering wheel with the "sable". The other point is that after removing the seat I had to reconnect the cables to readjust it for working on. And then do the same before refitting.

[Simpo Two]

Actully you might grow this into a mobile business - 'Travelling Seat Repairing Geezer'. I reckon you'd get loads of work!

[NormanD]

Simpo Two said:

That looks remarkable, well done

Just can't imagine how long it will last though



If the leather is damaged, filler in a flexable product

[Neil MG]

NormanD said:

Simpo Two said:

That looks remarkable, well done

Just can't imagine how long it will last though



If the leather is damaged, filler in a flexable product

As it's now been over a week I gave the seat a clean today to see if I could take a slight edge off the matt so it would tone in. I was surprised how well it worked.

In terms of the durability, there was no real damage to the leather all the cracking is to the surface coating. That is either removed or filled in the process. The "leather binder" and "Cross Linker X" products are designed to add strength and adhesion to the coating. The leather filler is flexible. The finished leather is also very flexible and can be kneaded easily. The surface finish coat appears to be very strong soI have no reason to think this coating won't last for many years. But of course time will tell.



I did the door armrest, centre armrest, B-post trim and a repair to the rear seat at the same time. I still have the front passenger seat to do. There were some very small cracks that were filled with leather binder and coloured filler so it only needs refinishing due to slight wear/discolouration of the original finish colour coat.



I took these pictures today, they are slightly better resolution.

[Markymark69]

Very nice, lovely job.