Protecting aging leather seats

[N52 ZED]

Hi there,

Admittedly after 60k miles and not being the easiest of machines to climb in and out of I can’t complain at the aging of the leather on my ZED, but the outer wing is showing signs of use.

Do other people come across this and is there a go-to tip for protecting it (if any)?

Cheers.

 

[Pondy]

Hi there,

Admittedly after 60k miles and not being the easiest of machines to climb in and out of I can’t complain at the aging of the leather on my ZED, but the outer wing is showing signs of use.

Do other people come across this and is there a go-to tip for protecting it (if any)?

Cheers.

The side bolsters wear. It's just a fact of life. Cheap leather, wide wings and difficult access all add up. Our first E89 only had 23k miles and the driver's bolster looked worse than yours. I am guessing it was previously owned by someone who liked their pies!
Easily remedied, though. Go to www.furnitureclinic.co.uk, they have all the products needed to get them back to new looking. Just needs a bit of elbow grease, a bit of patience and a few quid.
They will colour match your leather if it's not a dye they carry as standard (chances are it is though).

 

[N52 ZED]

Perfect - thanks @Pondy.

This looks great.

 

[Steviejay01]

i used a website called the scratch Doctor it's an all in one colour repair.

Was dead easy just clean the area and get a sponge shake the bottle and apply in straight lines and leave to absorb and dry then 1hr later apply another think layer and so on and so forth till you get the desired effect then leave it for 24hrs to fully cure

Piece of cake buddy nothing to it.
Don't pay some leather merchant a fortune it's really easy, yours were like mine buddy very minor just need a little spritz

 

[Pondy]

i used a website called the scratch Doctor it's an all in one colour repair.

Yep that's another one. There are a few which, presumably, all do the same kind of shite.

 

[N52 ZED]

Excellent - thanks @Steviejay01 .

 

[bluespit]

View attachment 298024i used a website called the scratch Doctor it's an all in one colour repair.

Was dead easy just clean the area and get a sponge shake the bottle and apply in straight lines and leave to absorb and dry then 1hr later apply another think layer and so on and so forth till you get the desired effect then leave it for 24hrs to fully cure

Piece of cake buddy nothing to it.
Don't pay some leather merchant a fortune it's really easy, yours were like mine buddy very minor just need a little spritz

Job on my list for autumn, what size did you need? 250 or 500ml?

 

[paddy wright]

+1 for scratch doctor. Use sparingly and build up slowly

 

[dmsims]

For conditioning / cleaning I use Leatherique

 

[Envain]

Not aging but have used on rough seats before, ammonyc makes great leather cleaner, conditioner and balm (pictured) it really soaks in and helps dried out leather to let the cracks relax

 

[derin100]

As others have said, it’s something of a fact of life.
However, as yours is both white/ivory leather, I would recommend doing the whole seat properly. Just doing the side bolster will inevitably end up with a mismatch or end up with shiny, non-factory looking results.
I would recommend visiting John at Bespoke Leathering website to get all the stuff you need (www.bespokeleathering.com). He also happens to be in the West Midlands!

There are all the products you need and guides on how to use them on the website. It’s not really that difficult…just time-consuming.
The best results are obtained if you can spray the dye once you have removed the seats but it is possible to do it with just sponges.

Here are some examples of my son’s E92 that we did a full interior on….

 

[derin100]

An E89 35i with an ivory interior that I also did….

 

[N52 ZED]

Thanks @derin100 - this is definitely a proper job.

Thanks for the guidance - being in the Midlands would also make it easier.

Thank you.

 

[Steviejay01]

Job on my list for autumn, what size did you need? 250 or 500ml?

250 as only did the bolsters bud