Elijah! Always
a wealth of wisdom… I used the Leatherique with great success. But my
seats are green leather and hard to find a sharpie to match. Anyone have experience
with leather dyes that worked?
Javier
Proud Owner of 1968 IMP's of Omaha Convertible
Former owner of
66 IMP's of Omaha Convertible
65 300 Convertible
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Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006
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wrote:
I have a question about fixing leather seats in my
74. My car has immaculate seats for their age, but the drivers seat does show
slight wear. It shows just a slight cracking, nothing major. The seats are
black and the light cracks show because they aren't black. Is there something I
can put on the drivers seat to make the cracks black, so they don't show up?
Let me know,
I would recommend that
you use the leather cleaner (Prestine Clean) and conditioner offered by
Leatherique:
http://www.leatherique.com/
I've used it on a couple of Imperials and it works great; others I know have
had similar success (see Kerry Pinkerton's excellent story at
http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Interior/Leather/index.htm).
The cleaner is excellent, and the conditioner will really soften the leather
and give it a whole new look. From your description, it does not sound
like the seats need to be re-dyed, so I would not suggest taking that step.
If after a good cleaning and conditioning the cracks are still noticeable, I
think I would use a black permanent Sharpie marker on them -- done carefully, I
think the cracks would disappear.
Best luck!
Elijah
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