Worn Leather

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ryukin

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 Milton Keynes
Ever since I bought the zed a year ago, part of the drivers seat has a what looks to be a worn patch. Does anyone have any ideas how I can get it looking black and new again? All I can think of is shoe polish but that would rub off on clothes which wouldn't be a good look!

Here's a pic:
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The rest of the seat is fine though - im guessing the previous owner must have sat in a pretty weird position to wear down just that part of the seat...
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My seats were similar, but not quite as bad... mine was scraping the bolster getting in and out. I used Liquid Leather which seemed to do a pretty decent job of it. I took some before and after pic, but they looked the same!

Have a look at:
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=14370
 
That furniture clinic stuff looks pretty good if it works. Shame gelia didn't have any before pics! I hope the colour matches ok though, because it's quite a large area. Olive oil and shoe polish eh? ...hmm wouldn't the oil rub on your clothes?
 
ryukin said:
That furniture clinic stuff looks pretty good if it works. Shame gelia didn't have any before pics! I hope the colour matches ok though, because it's quite a large area. Olive oil and shoe polish eh? ...hmm wouldn't the oil rub on your clothes?
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No, as you wipe it off with a paper towl.

I've used this method on my leather sofa (no oil on my clothes) and my brother revived his leather up nicely in his Golf.

I didn't believe it would work at first. Try a small area first as you'll probably have shoe polish and olive oil lying around or for less than a £5 they can be bought.
 
no fit state said:
Rub in some Black shoe polish. Then wipe over with olive oil to remove the shine. Then wipe clean.

....trust me.
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http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8716&p=132130&hilit=leather+shoe#p132160
 
there is a product called leatherique I think. It does wonders. Very thick sniny stuff you leave on leather and crank up the heat in car and let it dry and get into it. Really, i've seen my friend restore his SEC Mercedess from 1991 to almost brand new looking leather. All this shoe cream stuff is something you DO NOT want to put. It will rub on your clothes and it's not meant for car leather. Please, don't. Just get leatherique. I treated my 10 yr old office chair at home which looks like brand new. I can get pics as well if you want to demonstrate before after and trust me, what you got is fixable as long as leather didn't crack.


here, found it: http://www.leatherique.com/
 
kartman said:
there is a product called leatherique I think. It does wonders. Very thick sniny stuff you leave on leather and crank up the heat in car and let it dry and get into it. Really, i've seen my friend restore his SEC Mercedess from 1991 to almost brand new looking leather. All this shoe cream stuff is something you DO NOT want to put. It will rub on your clothes and it's not meant for car leather. Please, don't. Just get leatherique. I treated my 10 yr old office chair at home which looks like brand new. I can get pics as well if you want to demonstrate before after and trust me, what you got is fixable as long as leather didn't crack.


here, found it: http://www.leatherique.com/
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That looks good. The only thing Im worrying about is colour matching. I don't want to do that patch and then realise it slightly darker and end up having to do the whole seat and the passenger one. Do you reckon I'd need black or euro black? I'm suprised BMW don't have their own product.
 
My seat was exactly the same when I first got it.....I got the car as an approved used BMW though and they sorted it before I took delivery.
May be worth having a word with the local dealer, as it seemed to me like they had dealt with this many times before!

On the other hand, they may just 'offer' to sort if for you.....for a price :evil:
 
hi ryukin, I cant recommend the stuff i got highly enough, my seat was as worn as yours , maybe even a little more. The cream worked great and blended no problem, gave both seats another coat today and finished off with leather cleaner, everyone i showed said they looked like new, which they do. great stuff.

ps. remember to mask around the edges.
 
That damage is caused by getting in and out. Watch and you'll see most people get in and hit that bolster as they drop into the seat, sliding pockets, belts, etc over it. Well worth thinking about how you get in and out on seats with such a pronounced bolster, even more so on sports seats.
 
ryukin said:
kartman said:
there is a product called leatherique I think. It does wonders. Very thick sniny stuff you leave on leather and crank up the heat in car and let it dry and get into it. Really, i've seen my friend restore his SEC Mercedess from 1991 to almost brand new looking leather. All this shoe cream stuff is something you DO NOT want to put. It will rub on your clothes and it's not meant for car leather. Please, don't. Just get leatherique. I treated my 10 yr old office chair at home which looks like brand new. I can get pics as well if you want to demonstrate before after and trust me, what you got is fixable as long as leather didn't crack.


here, found it: http://www.leatherique.com/
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That looks good. The only thing Im worrying about is colour matching. I don't want to do that patch and then realise it slightly darker and end up having to do the whole seat and the passenger one. Do you reckon I'd need black or euro black? I'm suprised BMW don't have their own product.
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i would call or email them and ask, I think it's pretty easy and as long as you know what leather you have (type) it would be enough. Dakota, Nappa, etc. let's put it this way, there are automotive products and other products and for best result stick with automotive. You shoudl really be taking care of leather every few months or so and it would never get to the state it's in already. It's a skin of dead animal, gotta lubricate it and all that, keep it clean and protected. shoe cream - that's cosmetic and will be fine for a month but it's not a good solution long run if you wanna preserve the leather for long time.
 
I bought the scuff repair kit from liquid leather. They only supplied 1 black for BMW. But you can adjust the colour with a small bottle of solution provided. The result was great. But I used it for very minor scratches, not like the condition of your leather seat.
 
I've had very good results using Scuffmaster kits in the past, clean with the Liquid Leather cleaner before and the conditioner afterwards. First used these when I was driving E36 M3's and B3's, I became aware of them whilst on e36coupe.com, John from Bespoke leathering ltd was/is a sponsor on there and as a result a lot of people were using them, to great effect! there should be a few 'how to do it' threads on there and he was only a pm away if you had any questions/problems, I notice he's now doing the kits on e-bay.
 
gelia said:
hi ryukin, I cant recommend the stuff i got highly enough, my seat was as worn as yours , maybe even a little more. The cream worked great and blended no problem, gave both seats another coat today and finished off with leather cleaner, everyone i showed said they looked like new, which they do. great stuff.

ps. remember to mask around the edges.
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Did you end up doing the whole seat or just the worn part?
 
I did the whole seat mate, both of them, then went over with leather cleaner, they look great.
 
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