How much Leatherique? And other noob interior refurb questions.
01-07-2008, 04:50 PM
#16
Nordschleife Master
i havent used leatherique, but i will order some in the next few weeks, but apparentlyt he best way to apply is with a gun. Ive heard of guys using an airbrush as well. I bought an airbrush awhile ago for just this reason but i may go with a small detail automotive body gun which would run off a standard air compressor opposed to the aerosol cans and mini compressors that are used for airbrushes which if i bought would have no other use for me.
01-07-2008, 07:35 PM
#17
Agree at least two bottles for the whole interior. I would get the Prestine Clean and Rejuvenator oil, in combo they work very well and two applications will often revive harder leather. Don't expect miracles though, really hard leather will need to soak in the stuff and you will definitely want to apply it on a hot sunny day and leave it on for a two to three days.
Good luck and take some before/after pics!
Good luck and take some before/after pics!
XlotJust to add to this, I've found that using a couple of cheap spray bottles helps for applying the rejuvenator oil and the prestine clean. Gives better coverage, and also lasts longer. Use your hands to massage the "oil" in as you go.
Another tip is to lay ceran wrap (aka "cling film" in the UK, or
"glad wrap" here in Oz) over the leather once you've applied the oil - to reduce evaporation and raise surface humidity to encourage the leather to open its pores.. then leave for a few days like Marine says.
Another tip is to lay ceran wrap (aka "cling film" in the UK, or
"glad wrap" here in Oz) over the leather once you've applied the oil - to reduce evaporation and raise surface humidity to encourage the leather to open its pores.. then leave for a few days like Marine says.
01-08-2008, 02:06 AM
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FWIW, I used Leatherique on my GTS seats when I first got the car. The instructions suggest having the leather be warm as it soaks and lifts out the soils. I found the heat aspect to be very true.
I used garbage bags over the seats and let the car sit outside. The treatments done this way were much more effective at getting the dirt to the surface.
The effort tooks lots of effort but the results are great.
As a note, my interior is cashmere and my leather lightened a few shades as it became cleaner. Best part of the result was the improvement in the scent of the interior.
I also agree with another poster about the value of the pdf downloads. Great reading as well as instructions.
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I used garbage bags over the seats and let the car sit outside. The treatments done this way were much more effective at getting the dirt to the surface.
The effort tooks lots of effort but the results are great.
As a note, my interior is cashmere and my leather lightened a few shades as it became cleaner. Best part of the result was the improvement in the scent of the interior.
I also agree with another poster about the value of the pdf downloads. Great reading as well as instructions.
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