Has anyone tried using the oatmeal 4367 colour from magic mender (leather repair kit) to repair an x308 xj8 oatmeal leather seat?


I look at their "4367 oatmeal" premixed colour sample and it looks decidedly darker on my monitor than my oatmeal AGD seats.


Does Anyone have any advice from experience on this, is the colour match good.
regards
Peter

 

I have not used theirs but I have Oatmeal interior and used another companies product.

Leather "dye" surprising results. - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

 

Same here, no experience with them.
I used SCUFF for the Ivory and sable parts.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...33/#post958259

Spot on for colors, the sable just needed a bit of gloss.
Each large dye bottle is accompanied by 3 smaller bottles to correct lighter, darker and gloss.
Very confident seller too.

 

Thanks everyone, the info is great. My seats look bad and I want to repair cracks before dyeing. Has anyone done this ? If so, I would really appreciate your experience. Much obliged...........

Jim

 

have not used the product you mentioned...but another .......box should still be in my garage......but if it has the same basic ingredients......it should dry lighter than it is before use.

 

I used Magic Mender on my oatmeal driver's seat and although I think I could have done a better job the results were good. I had cracks in the seat and back and the bolsters were worn. Except for very close inspection the seat looks new, colour match was very good.

 

I ordered "oatmeal" from Leather Magic the other day, I will report after I do the dye work. Can't remember why I chose this company, my hope is that the color will match. Some time back my rear view mirror leaked the fluid on my console and passenger seat, don't need to re-dye a lot of areas, just spots. My thinking is to use a very tiny brush and blot the dye on the spots to cover, if that does not work well, I can always do a larger area and blend it in, maybe go seam to seam. I will update the thread as to the color match, that maybe helpful to someone else.

 

bigcat777
is that product "magic mender" or another "magic leather" that you ordered?
Im hoping you can post some before and after pics when you apply it.
The magic mender kit is a bit pricey at $60 compared to other kits, hopefully its worth it.
regards
Peter

 

[QUOTE=osyris;963767]bigcat777
is that product "magic mender" or another "magic leather" that you ordered?
Im hoping you can post some before and after pics when you apply it.
The magic mender kit is a bit pricey at $60 compared to other kits, hopefully its worth it.
regards
Peter[/QUOTE

The company is "Leather Magic" cost for full kit and shipping was $67.00. Should get it this week.

 

for the guys that have "redyed" their seats, do you clean the leather first or can you go right for the dye kit?

 

I have not re-dyed my seats and console yet. The kit contains everything including cleaner, prep, dye, and a sprayer. It appears the color is spot on too. (Gloves, sandpaper, sponge as well) They suggest a very thorough cleaning and drying prior to the dye.

 

I ended up going with Repair Wizard
Jaguar Oatmeal agd Leather Repair Pigment Dyes with Unique Applicator Sponge | eBay

so maybe we arent talking about the same kit

 

I went with Leather Magic. Good luck and share your process, I have never done it before.

 

Update. Just did a small area, dye seems to dry a bit darker. It might still dry to match, if not, then I can feather it in to match. My leather looks new, so if my seats were a little more used I suppose the match would be perfect. I could just stop cleaning my car for awhile. LOL

 

My Ivory dye on the seat did not change color during drying, just turned matt.
I feathered it out as well, but doubt it was really necessary.

 

any one have pictures?.. pictures are worth a thousand words
Peter

 

In the second post there is a link to pics.

 

Pics ?