Dull leather respray

Kelly.

who's stuff did you use?

Leatherique makes a finish coat that adds shine. Might want to try that. I've used it on my Dino seats with success, and just used it as a top coat on my steering wheel.

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DM.

 

If it was Leatherique dye, you should be able to hand buff it to the desired shine by using cotton toweling or cheesecloth without needing the clearcoat stuff.

 

Often the two words seem to be used unterchangeably in the respect of re colouring our seats.
I understand that there are products like a 'paint' that are sprayed on and surface coat the leather. I have tried this with dismal results. I had it professionally done but witin 6 months to a year. particularly where the grain of the leather flexes from use the paint comes off. Having said this i must say my seats were cream and sprayed black by the origional owner. The cream quickly shows through in the grain creases after a while.

I tried to find a leather dye. Something that would not surface coat the leather but rather seep in and stain the lather black, but to no avail.

I eventually recovered the seats in black. It was a pity as the black sprayed leather was still like new under the crummy black spray.

So what products are you guys actually using. Spray paint or spray dye. ?

Skin.

 

Dye -- the spray paint is usually lacquer-based and seals rather than penetrates. See the write-up at www.fca-se.org/conc_leather.htm

 

Try the rub-on "Leather Healer" leather dye from www.swissol.com . It doesn't just cover the leather with color. It allows the color to soak into the leather like a vat-dye which is how the interior was originally colored.

 

Prior to '92, all Connolly leather was a surface sprayed lacquer. After '92, even though it was vat dyed, it was still finished with a water based coating per EPA requirements. "vat dyed" is misleading. It pertains only to the hide. Because leather is fiberous, and even one speck of sand ground into leather can cause a tear. Thus when you restore your hides, you MUST also emulate the protective surface finish, and not just impart shoe polish type colorant onto the surface. Leatherique Professional Leather dye was formulated to emulate the entire leather preparation process, from plumping and nourishing hides with our leather specific Rejuventor, to properly refinishing the surface with a protective surface, and also, with proper prepping, allowing the color to penetrate into the leather fibers to create a permanent bond. Leatherique products were formulated specifically for Connolly leather, and are used by Rolls Royce and Bentley and for the most prestigious cars, including Ferrari.