RED SEATS COLOURANT

[Umfaan]

I have set of Red seats I need to tidy up ..any suggestions for a colour application product.

 

[SV8Predator]

Search "Furniture Clinic" on the forum.

 

[javis20]

I used SeatDoctor on my Coral Red seats. Perfect match and easy to apply. Dye is premixed with sealer. Just rub on with a lint free cloth or paper towel. Dries in about 20 minutes. Go to their website, they have matches for most all BMW leather colors.

 

[Pondrew]

I used SeatDoctor on my Coral Red seats.

Great if you are in the good ole US of A. Maybe not so if you are deepest, darkest Wales. It is nearer the 'land of the free' than most other parts of the UK, granted, but shipping may still be a little costly!

Furniture Clinic is my suggestion for the UK!

 

[Fred Smith]

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[JakeS76]

I used the scratch doctor leather colourant to smarten up my seats. About £17 for a 250ml bottle which will easily cover both seats. I did several coats and still only used about a quarter.
https://thescratchdoctor.co.uk/product/bmw-car-leather-repair-products-coral-red/

 

[JakeS76]

They can match the colour if you let them have your VIN

 

[JakeS76]

Then I used Gliptone leather conditioner on the seats to keep them looking good

 

[JakeS76]

Best way to apply the leather colourant is to cut up a non stick washing up pad into 3. Use this to apply it rather than a brush. Leave at least 10 minutes between coats.

 

[Deepseaskateboard]

There is lots of info on here about touching in red seats.

Search for 'woolite' that will return all the info you should need about cleaning them.

As far as re-colouring goes, you can get small touchup sticks from ebay. Search something like "bmw coral red" (replace coral red with the actual colour of your seats) and it will show you some touch up sticks for £9.99

Very easy to apply and buff. Make sure you don’t sit in them for 24 hours, especially if you wear white.

Very few leather car seats need nourishing, as they are covered in plastic. They just need a good brush and a clean.
Higher end cars or some options on the Z have "proper" leather but uncommon.

 

[SV8Predator]

Use any normal leather furniture polish to keep the leather nourished going forward

Then I used Gliptone leather conditioner on the seats to keep them looking good

You cannot "nourish" or "condition" modern leather. It is fully sealed and (as mentioned above) by Deepseaskateboard, all you have to do is keep it clean.

From the Furniture Clinic site: "Most leather produced for upholstery in cars and furniture is finished and has been for over 50 years. What this means is the leather is coloured and then sealed with a lacquer to help it wear. This lacquer prevents liquids from being absorbed by the leather and so will also prevent any leather food or hide food from being absorbed too. Do a test – put a small drop of water on the leather, if it soaks in, so will leather food."

https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/blog/leather-food/

If you do, mistakenly, add hide food or conditioner onto your leather, make sure you clean it off thoroughly. All it will do is attract dirt and grit and this will cause wear.

 

[Fred Smith]

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