Leather seat colour?
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Hi Forum, has anyone got any idea how I find out the colour of my leather seats? I think they are Ivory but could be Oatmeal or even Cream (dirty ones ha ha lol)
Attached photo to help.
About to try and do some renovation on the drivers seat and getting the right colour would be helpful ;-)
Attached photo to help.
About to try and do some renovation on the drivers seat and getting the right colour would be helpful ;-)
Last edited by w13tey; 04-07-2014 at 10:47 AM.
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Don't think the seats have been renovated before, I've had the car 10yrs and never done it, however I've regularly used Autoglym leather cleaner and conditioner and did them a couple of weeks ago. Going to use the liquid leather product from gliptone on the seats this Sunday.
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I use Gliptone regularly as to me it smells like the leather on a new car. I had some which was about 2 years old and the well known leather smell was a bit off, not very nice at all. If it was a bit lumpy that may account for the smell being off putting.
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+1 on the Gliptone conditioner. It has a very nice leather smell to me. The trick seems to be to make sure the leather is warm when applied. Not too difficult in North Texas.
I am not as big a fan of their cleaner and prefer Lexol. However, the "Glipstick" stain remover is awesome and works as described even on the toughest stains.
I am not as big a fan of their cleaner and prefer Lexol. However, the "Glipstick" stain remover is awesome and works as described even on the toughest stains.
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w13tey (04-07-2014)
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Well, after 3 hours of cleaning, conditioning, cleaning, degreasing, painting, drying, painting, drying, painting, drying and painting again the 1st attempt of bringing the seats back to life has delivered some pleasing results ![Icon Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
The initial smell post painting is a leathery one, a kind of wet leather boot type aroma. Not unpleasant and I assume will mature over the next few days?
Initial thoughts are I am quite impressed with the Gliptone products, good colour match and a straight forward process, even though cleaning the seats is the most time consuming part. A worthwhile effort and if they keep their finish then a bargain. By the way I didn't use the gloss additive as a good match was achieved just with the dye/paint product itself.
After photo attached of the drivers seat, is it possible to add more photos?
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The initial smell post painting is a leathery one, a kind of wet leather boot type aroma. Not unpleasant and I assume will mature over the next few days?
Initial thoughts are I am quite impressed with the Gliptone products, good colour match and a straight forward process, even though cleaning the seats is the most time consuming part. A worthwhile effort and if they keep their finish then a bargain. By the way I didn't use the gloss additive as a good match was achieved just with the dye/paint product itself.
After photo attached of the drivers seat, is it possible to add more photos?
Last edited by w13tey; 04-07-2014 at 10:39 AM. Reason: added larger pic
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w13tey (04-07-2014)
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Hi Steve, great job! What colouring product did you use?
I am in the middle of the same process and have both the Furniture Clinic and Repair Wizard colour/dye's. The Furniture Clinic has to be mixed to achieve the correct colour which is a bit of a PITA but was done for me by a member of the company ( Thanks Gavin from Autobrite ). The Repair Wizard product was not a good match for my seats, too light ( unlike the stearing wheel dye which was perfect! ). I contacted the company and was told I should have bought the full kit with different colours and mixed it myself. I have used a bit of the dark brown from the former product to make the lighter one more of a match.
How did you apply the dye? I have got a small spray gun, bought especially for the job but got great results with the pad from the Repair wizard stuff, its like a paint pad and worked very well.
One thing I have read is that the paint or dye needs a sealant as a last coat to protect the colour or it will become damaged. I was given a choice of gloss or matt for this product and went for the matt. Did you get a sealant with your colourant?
I am in the middle of the same process and have both the Furniture Clinic and Repair Wizard colour/dye's. The Furniture Clinic has to be mixed to achieve the correct colour which is a bit of a PITA but was done for me by a member of the company ( Thanks Gavin from Autobrite ). The Repair Wizard product was not a good match for my seats, too light ( unlike the stearing wheel dye which was perfect! ). I contacted the company and was told I should have bought the full kit with different colours and mixed it myself. I have used a bit of the dark brown from the former product to make the lighter one more of a match.
How did you apply the dye? I have got a small spray gun, bought especially for the job but got great results with the pad from the Repair wizard stuff, its like a paint pad and worked very well.
One thing I have read is that the paint or dye needs a sealant as a last coat to protect the colour or it will become damaged. I was given a choice of gloss or matt for this product and went for the matt. Did you get a sealant with your colourant?
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Hi Arty, the product I used was Gliptone Scuff Master from liquid leather.com. This seems a simpler process than you have outlined. I ordered the 250ml Scuffmaster Automotive Kit, when ordering you put in the Jag Colour code and they supply, mine was a super match. In the kit there's Cleaning agent, Scrub brush, Conditioner, Gloss Additive, Degreasing agent, the dye/paint and a couple of cloths. This product doesn't need a separate sealant as it's part of the dye/paint. I applied using a small pad sounds similar to the one you mention and a small sponge. Then used the wife's hair dryer to speed up the process in between coats. I didn't use the gloss additive as the Matt made a near perfect match.
Of course how good it is and how long it lasts is not yet known.... To be monitored accordingly.
Cheers
Of course how good it is and how long it lasts is not yet known.... To be monitored accordingly.
Cheers
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The pic of the full seat is after my novice attempt using the Gliptone, liquid leather scuff master kit. The thumbnail is the before. If I could fathom how to attach more photos then I would. There are some deep cracks which I decided not to fill as they tend to be the natural crease lines etc.
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