Leather restoration

So the seats that I picked up from AJsellors are going to undergo a bit of a restoration as they have been dyed to make them a darker colour and it's not looking to good in my car. Does anybody have any tips as to how to remove this dye. It comes off with a bit of elbow grease and time but if there is an easier way I'm all ears. Cheers.




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The autoglym stuff in the photo doesn't remove it. To get this far I've used warm water with the tiniest bit of white spirit (about 1/500 mix)


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Acetone , thinners or tardis is what I would try first

JOHN JOHNSON said:

Acetone , thinners or tardis is what I would try first

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Cheers for the info. This is the result after about 2hrs, Not to bad. Not concourse though.


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I feed mine with angel wax hide rate restore , looks like water but works a treat , some times use auto Grimm cream or the glint one one , think yours will need after being scrubbed well

I'm gonna hit them with some of the leather cleaner and protector that we have an unlimited supply of through furniture village and our armchairs.


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All seats have now been cleared of the dye. Fortunately it was just applied on top of the seats and they weren't prepped to absorb the dye so it peeled off almost like plasti dip. Pictures to follow soon.

I will have to get the drivers side bolster repaired at some point in the near future, aswell as getting a clear top coat reapplied as it is a little worn. Does anybody have any experience in how much that might cost?


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