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  1. ncjetskier

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    #1 ncjetskier, Aug 17, 2015
    I just had my dash redone with new leather and I had my seats re dyed. I would like to treat both, but I am not sure which to use the Rejuvenator Oil or the Prestine Clean, or to use it at all? Thanks for any help.
     
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    #2 au-yt, Aug 17, 2015
    When you say redyed who did it, was it done with the Leatherique dyes.
     
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    #3 ncjetskier, Aug 17, 2015
    A professional upholster that also did the dash. I have no idea what dye they used. They did a good job (at least it looks good).
     
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    #4 au-yt, Aug 17, 2015
    Br a good idea to find out what they used. The leatherique works really well on new leather as it feeds the nap(soft underside) which keeps it soft.
    As any product which you are not sure try it on a small area first.
    There are quite a few varieties of leather and the type of colouring varies. what is important with leatherique like a lot of treatments the leather needs to be warm.
     
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    #5 peterp, Aug 18, 2015
    It's safest to wait a while before using anything on it. Most of the commonly used dyes (like Leatherique, Color Plus, etc) are water-based and, although they dry in 24 hours, they don't fully cure for about 3 months. Leatherique oil is used to restore the lost oils, since the leather is new on the dash, you won't need oil for a while.

    For the redye -- ask them how they did it. The thorough approach is to strip all of the old dye off, rejuvenate the leather with oil directly (since it will absorb much more easily with the dye removed), prep the surface, and then apply the new dye. If this was done, then the leather also won't need oil anytime soon. If instead the old dye wasn't removed, but just scuffed with new dye added over the old, then the leather might benefit from oil, but I would still wait a long time before using oil because surface prep wasn't as thorough for the new dye to stick.

    Probably the safest thing is to use a very lightly damped cloth for minor cleanup until you reach the point that you need a cleaner, then use Prestine Clean for cleanup only or Oil followed by Prestine Clean if the leather starts losing it softness and pliability. The Prestine Clean is only on the leather briefly, but the oil needs to stay on for hours or days to work, and it can lift dye that is not fully cured or that wasn't prepped well prior to applying the dye.
     
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    #6 ncjetskier, Aug 18, 2015
    Peter, you are exactly right. I contacted the upholstery shop (it took some effort to find out who did the work). He stated that he used water based dye and which should be left alone for a week or two. It said it is porous and Leatherique should be fine. On the dash he said that it could be treated, but there is no immediate need. The best thing is to keep it out of the sun.

    The disappointing part was when I asked how long the re dye job would last, he stated about a year. If I knew that, I would have not spent the money.
     
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    #7 peterp, Aug 20, 2015
    I suspect the redye will last longer than a year. Dye sticks better when applied to raw leather because it soaks into the surface, but if the old dye was scuffed up a bit, the new dye will usually stick fairly well. I would definitely wait longer than a week or two -- most of the manufacturers specify a much longer time to fully cure even though all of the dyes look (and seem) completely dry a few hours after applying it. For example, Color Plus (water-based) dye specifies a cure time of 6 weeks before applying anything to the surface. The longer you can wait the better for using cleaners or conditioners on the redyed leather.
     

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