Re: IML: It's Tanner's not Tannery/Now Tandy/Imperial Hides

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

I think that they provide leather supplies to the industry, including seconds on hides. They may not be authentic for our '60s Imperials though. I doubt that they do all the things that Chrysler "claimed" to do in order to prove its durability. 

I remember something about "exposing the hides to the harshest conditions, throwing them into a test pit so that only the finest and most durable hides ever grace an Imperial", probably in the 1965 sales brochure. That isn't the exact quote, but if all of the upholstery that was ever used in an Imperial was tested first in this way, I suspect we wouldn't be preserving any of it by now. Does anyone remember reading something like this anyplace in the sales literature?

Paul 


 <cabrennan@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Isn't "Tandy" corp. somehow involved in leather also?
>Strange connection, but I think I remember something about it
>years ago.
>
>> From: RandalPark@xxxxxxx
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>> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:43:09 -0400
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>> Subject: Re: IML: leather seat/ It's Tanner's not Tannery.
>>
>> Sorry folks, I checked the label and it is Tanner's, a product of Eagle
>> Ottawa. There was something called Tannery years ago.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> In an email dated 19/4/2005 3:09:31 pm GMT Daylight time, RandalPark@xxxxxxx
>> writes:
>>
>>> I have tried many different products with varying degrees of success. Most
>>> recently, the best results that I have had in softening up OLD leather seats
>>> has been with a product called Tannery. They sell a conditioner and a
>>> cleaner. Following the directions on both containers, I used the cleaner
>>> first, and then the conditioner. I also frequently use the McGuire's "leather
>>> wipes"(these are particularly effective on leather seats that are in good
>>> condition). This regimen seems to make a quick and dramatic difference in
>>> texture and appearance. The upholstery doesn't look new by any means, but has
>>> become more usable, while retaining a pleasent amount of patina. ?
>>>
>>> I have always heard/read that when treating leather it is best to avoid
>>> products that say they are for "both leather and vinyl" since each is totally
>>> different and require special solutions. Also, most seem to agree that
>>> products containing silicones are okay for vinyl but should be avoided for
>>> leather.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> In an email dated 19/4/2005 6:55:33 am GMT Daylight time, henry ford
>>> <fordsfairlane@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>
>>>> I posted a few weeks ago about that I was thinking of changing my interior,
>>>> but that crazy idea was not going to be cheep by no means, so now to help
>>>> save money and actually get my car restored and look correct I'm going to
>>>> try to use as much of the original interior as possible,
>>>>
>>>> so to get my question started I have a 59 crown 4 dr ht the ?seats in my car
>>>> are 50/50 buckets in front with 2 arm rests the material is black leather.
>>>> the rear seat has the center arm rest and is also black leather , the rear
>>>> seat is old looking but other than looks it's in very good condition the
>>>> leather has no tears or flaws in it but it is very dry and would probably
>>>> tear if I were to sit my 260lb butt in them,
>>>>
>>>> the front seats are not as good as the rear both fronts have tears where the
>>>> butt meats the seat , the back rest part of the seats are tear free,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> so is it possible to only repair the part of the seat with the tears or
>>>> would I need the entire front seats recovered. also what would be good to
>>>> soften up the rear seat leather to help prevent tears. and get rid of the
>>>> old smell?
>>>>
>>>> I have only used leather cleaners in spray cans on other cars to clean them
>>>> , I don't have much exp with leather .
>>>>
>>>> also my dash is covered with what I believe to be black leather, it has no
>>>> cracks or tears in it but it seems to have lifted in a few places. can the
>>>> original material be reused and glued back down, has anyone done this with
>>>> success?
>>>>
>>>> and my door panels , they are a aqua color, are they also leather?, or
>>>> vinyl?
>>>>
>>>> I don't know as of yet what my interior color code is because I cant make
>>>> out the body tag under the hood just yet, it is corroded to the point that
>>>> the letters or numbers look the same, I believe the ?air-condition lines
>>>> from the condenser ?that run within 1/2 an inch from the body tag caused the
>>>> rust to form the way it did. all I see is what looks like (xxx) or (HHH) or
>>>> something resembling and I have not seen my interior colors on the site,
>>>> maybe because of my computer monitor but not sure.
>>>>
>>>> also headliners, my headliner was all to pieces when I bought my car, and I
>>>> don't have a pattern to get a new one made, does anyone have a pattern or an
>>>> old headliner to sell cheep? I just need something to get a new one
>>>> reproduced at a local shop.
>>>>
>>>> I live in kentucky 60 miles west from bowling green and 74 miles north west
>>>> from nashville TN. if anyone has info contact me off the list .
>>>>
>>>> my car wont be ready for any trips this year, but im planing on going to the
>>>> chattanooga meet in may 27-30 hope to see everyone there,
>>>>
>>>> my wife told me a few weeks ago she saw a car that looked like mine but was
>>>> a yellow 59 that was in town, anyone know of this car? I wished I had seen
>>>> it ,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ? ? ? ?
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>>>>
>>>
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