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Tex · 10-23-03, 02:02

Hey all,

First post here, looks like an awesome site, I expect to be around absorbing as much info as possible here!

A (not so) quick blurb:

I am currently looking at purchasing a car. It's a '93 model Eunos/Mazda, and has a leather interior, sand in colour.

I'm trying to find an example with the nicest interior possible, and this one is probably it - most of these cars that have a decent number of kms on them have ugly interiors, due to the leather wearing, and being a light-coloured leather, it turns dark in these areas, a dark grey kind of colour.

Anyway, this particular car has only very slight wear (it's a low kms car) in the places you'd expect - side bolsters of seats, centre console bin lid/armrest etc. I've only seen pics so far, but in those areas, the leather looks slightly darker. I have attached a pic!

Should I buy the car, I will be giving it a hit with Leatherique Rejuv Oil and Prestine Cleaner (based on the info I've seen in here on the stuff). Obviously though, I don't expect that to fix this slight darkness, as I assume that is a loss of the dye frmo the leather.

NOW for the question (sorry to drag this out!):

Does anyone know of a product that could be applied to the seats, like a die, to restore the colour to as new, WITHOUT requiring that the seats be totally stripped of colour first? I notice the Leatherique products need to have the hide sanded gently etc. first, and I'd like to avoid this! Also, obviously the dye has to stick, I don't want it coming off on anyone's clothes!

Any help much appreciated!

10-23-03, 02:02	#1 (permalink)
Tex Registered User Tex is offline Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6	Any ways to fix slight wear on leather seats? Hey all, First post here, looks like an awesome site, I expect to be around absorbing as much info as possible here! A (not so) quick blurb: I am currently looking at purchasing a car. It's a '93 model Eunos/Mazda, and has a leather interior, sand in colour. I'm trying to find an example with the nicest interior possible, and this one is probably it - most of these cars that have a decent number of kms on them have ugly interiors, due to the leather wearing, and being a light-coloured leather, it turns dark in these areas, a dark grey kind of colour. Anyway, this particular car has only very slight wear (it's a low kms car) in the places you'd expect - side bolsters of seats, centre console bin lid/armrest etc. I've only seen pics so far, but in those areas, the leather looks slightly darker. I have attached a pic! Should I buy the car, I will be giving it a hit with Leatherique Rejuv Oil and Prestine Cleaner (based on the info I've seen in here on the stuff). Obviously though, I don't expect that to fix this slight darkness, as I assume that is a loss of the dye frmo the leather. NOW for the question (sorry to drag this out!): Does anyone know of a product that could be applied to the seats, like a die, to restore the colour to as new, WITHOUT requiring that the seats be totally stripped of colour first? I notice the Leatherique products need to have the hide sanded gently etc. first, and I'd like to avoid this! Also, obviously the dye has to stick, I don't want it coming off on anyone's clothes! Any help much appreciated! Attached Thumbnails