[VintageLambo] Re: Leather interior restoration project

I used Colorplus water based dye(colorplus.com) when I redid the interior of my Espada in the early 90"s. Worked great. Might I suggest you lightly sand in between coats with 600 paper and tack rag it before the next coat. The thinner the coat that you apply the better your results will be. Nash Bapasola 72 EspadaII --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "David Kean" wrote: > I just finished re-furbishing my entire white QV interior. The process IS > time consuming, but the results are spectacular. > > I took a one inch swatch of leather from under the dash and sent it off for > matching. While I waited for the dye I applied the rejuvenator oil to every > speck of leather I could find in the car. This application sat for 48 hours, > and I then went over everything with the Pristine clean solution. White > leather now MUCH whiter and very supple...but I still had wear marks and > scuffs to deal with. > > The dye came a week later and I took out the seats, seat belts (another > saga) and center console cover. As a quick aside, I found some VERY thin > fiber glass in that tunnel! > > The next step is very important. Use lacquer thinner on ALL surfaces to > remove the old dye. You won"t get a lot of "color" on your rags, but the > crusty old lacquer will give way to the cleaning and leave you with a nice > natural MATTE finish...very soft. Deep scuffs require some 600 grit sand > paper and a little crack filler (matched as well). Every thing then gets the > Leatherique Surface Prep solution applied. Let it sit another 12 hours. > > On to the dye: > > The leather dye settles very quickly in the bottom of the bottle, I suggest > you use a 6 inch Tupperware bowl with lid to store it while doing the dye > job. Keep the solids in suspension!DON"T use a brush....use those cheap > sponge type paint applicators...various sizes. You will probably end up > applying numerous coats to get the finish you want.....and to get an even > application. Be patient, let each coat dry (20 mins.) and work for an even > surface. Cheesecloth to buff it up to the level of gloss you like. > > In the end, I am thrilled to pieces with the results I got. Good luck with > yours! > > David Kean > QV HLA 12201 > Miura SV 4924 > > > > > > David Kean > Curator, Cantos Music Museum > President, Audities Foundation > President, Mellotron > Phone: 403-261-7783 > email: keand@t... > web: www.audities.org, > www.mellotron.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:20 AM > Subject: [VintageLambo] Re: Leather interior restoration project > > > > As you can tell, I"m a real DIY type. I do as much as I can on each > > car. I think it keeps the work quality up, and it"s better than > > watching the Osbournes on telly. > > > > Leatherique offers four stock colors and will match your > > leather "exactly" (I had serious concerns too) by sending them a 1x1 > > inch sample. The dye is water based so it"s not that hard to match > > up. > > > > If you look in the photos file, at my rear seats, there is a good > > example of the color difference now between the new leather seats and > > the center arm rest. I hope the new leather color will be much closer. > > > > They charge fixed $30 for color match not matter what size kit you > > buy. > > > > Doc > > > > > > --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, Jack Riddell > > wrote: > > > Hi Doc, > > > > > > By all means, keep us posted. I (or Fred) will gladly post the > > > before/after photos. How did you manage to get a color match for > > the > > > existing leather? And how is the dye applied. Some years back, I > > tried > > > my luck with some leather products to re-dye and had mixed results. > > I > > > finally ended up getting new leather (which