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- Thread starter Ghengis
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So with a possible enforced stay at home looming I am looking to tidy up the interior of my car. First job is to improve the feel of the front seats. The leather is in pretty good shape but has hardened somewhat and has lost a little comfort.
Can anyone recommend a product or series of products which will help with the softening process. I have some cleaners which I've been using but they don't really soften it.
Can anyone recommend a product or series of products which will help with the softening process. I have some cleaners which I've been using but they don't really soften it.
Might be worth beaming these up to have a look, I used the Connolly process some years back with a degree of success..sent them a sample of the leather cut from underneath the seat for them to match the colour. Good luck in your choices.
https://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/services/leather-care/
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C580553
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Saddlery-Shop-Connolly-Hide-Care/dp/B07HK17LHM
https://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/services/leather-care/
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C580553
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Saddlery-Shop-Connolly-Hide-Care/dp/B07HK17LHM
Hi Thomas,
I hope you're keeping well? The Furniture Clinic is the best place for leather products and they are only a stones throw away at Burnopfield. They have plenty of on site videos to explain what to do and you can order everything online but you can also call in for advice. I have used them on my cars and last year I completely restored set of Eames chairs just following the videos and the results were fantastic.
https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk
Let me know how you get on.
Cheers,
Paul
but keep your head down Tom :thumb: 
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Just an update re. the Furniture Clinic...the Seat (leather and fabric) restoration and renovation service now operates from their Tanfield site. This is located on the Tanfield Industrial Estate, the Burnopfield site no longer do this and you will be re-directed.
So I received a nice box of goodies from the Furniture Clinic
Chose to go with the Leather revive product to give a softer feel to the otherwise pretty decent seats. Alcohol cleaner, Leather Ultra Clean and Leather Protection cream to give the surface a good clean and protect after softening. All products chosen after watching the Furniture clinic videos online so hopefully they work well.
First up remove the seats. This was the first time in almost ten years since I last had them out. The first time was just after I bought the car to repair the electric seat adjuster, remove some broken glass from a previous owners repair and to locate a BIC pen which was rolling around under there.
Seats are in pretty good order generally but a good clean with the Leather UltraClean was first job.
Next job, a good dose of Leather revive manually massaged into the leather (surprisingly hard work - hands are still aching now)
Chose to go with the Leather revive product to give a softer feel to the otherwise pretty decent seats. Alcohol cleaner, Leather Ultra Clean and Leather Protection cream to give the surface a good clean and protect after softening. All products chosen after watching the Furniture clinic videos online so hopefully they work well.
First up remove the seats. This was the first time in almost ten years since I last had them out. The first time was just after I bought the car to repair the electric seat adjuster, remove some broken glass from a previous owners repair and to locate a BIC pen which was rolling around under there.
Seats are in pretty good order generally but a good clean with the Leather UltraClean was first job.
Next job, a good dose of Leather revive manually massaged into the leather (surprisingly hard work - hands are still aching now)
So following the advice of Furniture Clinic a second generous coat of Leather revive was massaged in and covered to soak overnight.
While that was soaking I got to work on another little job which has been nagging at me for a while.
So this happened
The rubber has gone really brittle and started to disintegrate. A new part has been sourced and in we go.
Part no. 964.105.403.2 which is a slightly different design to version 1
Relatively easy swap with just three bolts to undo and the part swapped out. Maybe 10 mins tops to do this. However it probably took another 40 mins to connect the blower tube to it as the fit is really tight.
While that was soaking I got to work on another little job which has been nagging at me for a while.
So this happened
The rubber has gone really brittle and started to disintegrate. A new part has been sourced and in we go.
Part no. 964.105.403.2 which is a slightly different design to version 1
Relatively easy swap with just three bolts to undo and the part swapped out. Maybe 10 mins tops to do this. However it probably took another 40 mins to connect the blower tube to it as the fit is really tight.
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