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  1. Stew

    Stew Formula Junior

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    #1 Stew, Jun 19, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    Just finished installing my interior after refinishing with Leatherique.

    It is a pretty labor intensive job but thanks to Kristy at Leatherique and the guys here a F chat all went well. Thanks to Mike Charness, Scott1967, F1ACE, and Wolftalk for the switch advice. My seats had so much dye on them I had to strip them down to the brown leather. It took a lot of sanding with the prep. I used a combination of micro fiber towels and terry towels to apply the dye. Here are a few pics. Thanks again

    Regards

    Stew
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  2. tvu

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    #2 tvu, Jun 19, 2006
    Congrats on the beautiful job. I just went through the whole process myself, seats, center panels, and doors. It was a long process, but am pretty happy with the results.
     
  3. Dutchman

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    #3 Dutchman, Jun 19, 2006
    Congratulations! Beautiful job!
     
  4. Mike C

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    #4 Mike C, Jun 19, 2006
    Beautiful job! Did you get one of their off-the-shelf colors, or have it custom mixed?
     
  5. Mark 308 gt4

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    #5 Mark 308 gt4, Jun 19, 2006
    Fantastic job,
    Well done!!!!

    Mark....
     
  6. BOBAER

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    #6 BOBAER, Jun 19, 2006
    Really nice, great job. I am sure it was worth the effort.
     
  7. Stew

    Stew Formula Junior

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    #7 Stew, Jun 19, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    Mike,

    I used their pre mixed Saddle 3218. The seats and door panels had been sprayed a couple of times at least. They had a yellowish tint to them. I wasn't sure what the original color was until I turned the seats over and looked at the leather color underneath. The 3218 saddle was a perfect match. That being said, The dye dries into the perfect stock color but I must admit I stressed a bit over how much "orange" vs "tan" was in the dye.

    I took between 7 and 8 very light coats to get coverage.

    Your article gave me the confidence to do this job!
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  8. F1Ace

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    #8 F1Ace, Jun 19, 2006
    You're welcome!

    I am very happy for you. Wasn't the most enjoyable part getting the old stuff off? And also getting what look like new seats without the complications of recovering? Looks great! And now you have some left over for touch ups too!

    BTW, not to nag you, but I can't resist telling you that you CAN adjust that wheel to bring it down and center it. Simple tools, get under the dash and away you go!

    Me thinks your car just went up in value! Enjoy! :)

    Wes
     
  9. smg2

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    #9 smg2, Jun 19, 2006
    i'm wondering what i have to do to get ahold of someone there. i have left msgs, specificaly about the ferrari and what i need. i need to redo my interior as well and i'm hopeing that i can do it before the cavalino.
    anyone know how can acctually get ahold of someone?

    thanks,

    and it look great! can't wait to to do mine.
     
  10. don_xvi

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    #10 don_xvi, Jun 20, 2006
    I just call during the day and they always answer. 3 or 4 calls by now.
     
  11. Mike C

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    #11 Mike C, Jun 23, 2006
    It's a small business, and sometimes they're away travelling to or from car shows...
     
  12. LordRage

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    #12 LordRage, Jun 23, 2006
    wow, that is a HECTOR difference!! looks new!! congrats
     
  13. Blaise Scioli

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    #13 Blaise Scioli, Nov 14, 2006
    can someone direct me to Mike Charness's thread that refers to the leatherique process
     
  14. No Doubt

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    #14 No Doubt, Nov 14, 2006
  15. Mike C

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    #15 Mike C, Jan 20, 2007
  16. staylor

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    #16 staylor, Jan 20, 2007
    Looking great :) good job :):) looks a million dollars now.
     
  17. ProCoach

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    #17 ProCoach, Jan 20, 2007
    Thanks to Mike for showing that this is DIY project works well in the first place. A LOT of people have been inspired!

    Thanks, Mike!

    -Peter
     
  18. Jackmb1

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    #18 Jackmb1, Jan 20, 2007
    Great job, Leathrique is a great product.
     
  19. AJS328

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    #19 AJS328, Jan 20, 2007
    Absolutely awesome! I can't wait to do this myself. My interior needs it really badly.
     
  20. doug328

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    #20 doug328, Jan 20, 2007
    great job, makes the whole interior look much better. Now after all that work enjoy the ride.
     
  21. italiancars

    italiancars F1 Rookie

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    #21 italiancars, Jan 20, 2007
    Thanks to everyone for putting their experience on redying your interior on the forum.

    I am about to attemt a massive redye project that will include no less than a complete redye of the entire interior on no less than 5 of my cars and the treating & touching up of at least 6 other cars.

    I will try to post before and after (only if I am happy with my work) pictures.

    The following is a list of cars that will have their interiors completely removed and everything redyed.

    '71 Ghibli SS - Pigskin (Saddle)
    '68 Islero - Coco Brown
    '77 Khamsin - Red
    '84 Mondial Cab - Red
    '67 Mistral - Black

    The following is a list of cars that will be treated and touched up (mostly on the seats).

    '77 Bora - Black
    '73 Jarama - Black
    '80 Countach - White
    '85 Mondial Cab - Black
    '89 Laforza - Lt Tan
    '96 XJ12 - Cream

    I've used Leatherique's rejuvination oil before and it is great stuff. This should be very interesting project. I expect to be finsihed sometime before the summer ....................2015!

    Joe
     
  22. miketuason

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    #22 miketuason, Jan 20, 2007
    Man that Leatherique is sure is Fantastique.
     
  23. JohnP

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    #23 JohnP, Mar 20, 2009
    I tried to use the rejuvinator on my porsche seats and it didn't help much. I put it on heavy and left it for a couple weeks, what am i doing wrong is it because it's cold here in the winter? Maybe i need sun and heat? Anybody have any suggestions? The seat is just dry and hard.
     
  24. Stew

    Stew Formula Junior

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    #24 Stew, Mar 20, 2009
    I have applied leatherique products to my seats on several different cars. I applied rejuvenator to the seats, closed the doors and windows and put the car in the sun. It creats a "steam bath" inside the car. When I removed the interior of my 328, I applied the rejuvenator to the parts, then I put the parts is seperate plastic trash bags and put them outside in the indirect sun and let the rejuvenator soak in. I repeated the process a few times until I was satisfied with the leather.

    Hope this helps

    Regards,

    Stew
     
  25. bigodino

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    #25 bigodino, Mar 20, 2009
    I've been told that it helps when you heat up the leather before applying. It helps the leather to breath and open up and soak it in. I haven't done anything to my leather yet so can't tell from my own experience.
     
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