Ivory white nappa leather
- Thread starter Bombur
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Porthcawl
North Yorkshire
I got my Ivory White from Furniture clinic and it came out very well. I cleaned the bolster and keyed it gently with 2000 wet n dry. Dried it off and used a soft sponge to apply the colour. I did help dry coats with a heat gun but gently. Take your time and it will be ok. Perhaps mask up the alcantara part of the seat. Good luck 
IIRC furniture clinic will colour match your interior if you give them the code. The code for your interior colour is on the VIN details.
With ivory it needs to match well or it will look awful. Then you will end up colouring the entire interior, which is no fun!
With ivory it needs to match well or it will look awful. Then you will end up colouring the entire interior, which is no fun!
So I contacted Furniture clinic today and the only way to match is supplying a postage stamp size sample...so thats not happening.
Even though they said they don't do Ivory White Nappa I have found this:
It will be either this or the other one I think I will get
Even though they said they don't do Ivory White Nappa I have found this:
It will be either this or the other one I think I will get
Bombur, I've had Ivory White Nappa in my 35iS for 8+ years & 110k miles and have learnt:
1 Gliptone's products work.
2 Be gentle. There's a temptation to 'Strip and re-finish'. Don't. Just don't.
3 Obviously, clean before you colour or condition. I use wet wipes.
4 Stay away from the Alcanatar as much as you can, then follow Gliptone's guidance.
5 Use sheepskin seatbelt covers.
6 When surfaces look a bit mucky, use conditioner on all the leather in the car at the same time (but not the Alcantara, of course). Then stick the wet sponges under the passenger seat.
BMW's Nappa is the best leather I've found in any car.
In absolute contrast, Alcantara in any car is a waste of time & money.
1 Gliptone's products work.
2 Be gentle. There's a temptation to 'Strip and re-finish'. Don't. Just don't.
3 Obviously, clean before you colour or condition. I use wet wipes.
4 Stay away from the Alcanatar as much as you can, then follow Gliptone's guidance.
5 Use sheepskin seatbelt covers.
6 When surfaces look a bit mucky, use conditioner on all the leather in the car at the same time (but not the Alcantara, of course). Then stick the wet sponges under the passenger seat.
BMW's Nappa is the best leather I've found in any car.
In absolute contrast, Alcantara in any car is a waste of time & money.
