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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Del Boy on 21 April 2013, 09:57:20

Title: I may well go into a bit of leather refurbishment.
Post by: Del Boy on 21 April 2013, 09:57:20: Seeing as I tend to get cars occasionally with slightly poor leather seats, I decided it'd be a good idea to cost cut, and try doing the leather repairs myself. Watched various tutorials and videos on how stuff is done, got all the correct paint, sand papers, grain copier sets, everything you need basically. Got a 330i in at the minute which had a poor drivers seat, due to 120k's worth of people scuffing up the bolster basically, anyway prep it, mask it this is how they looked:

Before:

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/5295DF19-5F84-4F41-8751-6BA748F49860-6502-0000072028006EE0_zpsc79d5dca.jpg)

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/0C8E219F-7B08-456A-A808-36ED09F0DCC4-6502-000007203DC6AD8C_zps0f2f7047.jpg)

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/7A9824CD-6831-476A-8740-09E4053CC869-6502-0000072034A60B19_zps57b2efbb.jpg)

After:

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/5B55BB43-F117-4BC5-A830-947715EF6FBF-6502-00000720461725B3_zpsd2b9899e.jpg)

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/61DCEA94-6AA5-4CCD-8D94-45708B773B30-6502-00000720515EBD44_zps355fbb8a.jpg)

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/8452D11E-EA73-4B17-A179-3232BAB7CC0E-6502-0000072059FAD1ED_zps6dac1887.jpg)

Brand new looks, happy days, could well get into a bit of this, I enjoy it a lot too :).
Title: Re: I may well go into a bit of leather refurbishment.
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 April 2013, 09:59:04: ???

it looks brand new , congratulations Del :y
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 April 2013, 10:00:13: we can be partners ;D :y

I'll paint the cars you paint the leathers :y
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 April 2013, 10:03:20: how did you match the color ?
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Post by: b4ndit on 21 April 2013, 10:14:52: Nice job :y
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Post by: Del Boy on 21 April 2013, 10:23:25: Quote from: cem on 21 April 2013, 10:03:20
how did you match the color ?

All leathers have colour codes :y.
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Post by: Del Boy on 21 April 2013, 10:23:47: Quote from: b4ndit on 21 April 2013, 10:14:52
Nice job :y

Thanks mate :y.
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Post by: omega3000 on 21 April 2013, 10:59:10: Looks great :y , ive seen it being done usually moblile companies come out to do it and charge quite a bit ..
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Post by: zirk on 21 April 2013, 11:22:00: Quote from: cem on 21 April 2013, 10:00:13
we can be partners and get a Delivery Boy ;D :y

I'll paint the cars you paint the leathers :y

Me, me, me, I be the Van Driver, could do with some free trips to Turkey ;)
Title: Re: I may well go into a bit of leather refurbishment.
Post by: Del Boy on 21 April 2013, 11:28:00: Quote from: zirk on 21 April 2013, 11:22:00
Quote from: cem on 21 April 2013, 10:00:13
we can be partners and get a Delivery Boy ;D :y

I'll paint the cars you paint the leathers :y

Me, me, me, I be the Van Driver, could do with some free trips to Turkey ;)

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I may well go into a bit of leather refurbishment.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 21 April 2013, 13:07:59: That looks great Del! :y Do you know how long the paint finish is supposed to last? Will it rub off quickly? :-\

Presumably you could do leather sofas as well? That could be a nice little earner! ;)
Title: Re: I may well go into a bit of leather refurbishment.
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 April 2013, 13:55:21: Quote from: zirk on 21 April 2013, 11:22:00
Quote from: cem on 21 April 2013, 10:00:13
we can be partners and get a Delivery Boy ;D :y

I'll paint the cars you paint the leathers :y

Me, me, me, I be the Van Driver, could do with some free trips to Turkey ;)

whenever you want.. :) :y
Title: Re: I may well go into a bit of leather refurbishment.
Post by: Del Boy on 21 April 2013, 15:02:27: Quote from: TiggerHayes on 21 April 2013, 13:07:59
That looks great Del! :y Do you know how long the paint finish is supposed to last? Will it rub off quickly? :-\

Presumably you could do leather sofas as well? That could be a nice little earner! ;)

Done properly it can last for years really, all the leather in cars is painted anyway, doesn't feel any different what so ever. Leather sofas use the same principle I believe :y.
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Post by: gstylebaby on 21 April 2013, 15:54:02: Great result mate well done. :y :y :y
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Post by: OmegaAnglesey on 21 April 2013, 16:04:57: Very nice job 8) :y
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Post by: dazzerM on 21 April 2013, 16:08:33: Good job mate, looks like new again :)
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Post by: Elite Pete on 21 April 2013, 16:48:44: I'm impressed, looks like new :y
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 21 April 2013, 17:59:13: Good job, Del. :y

I expect that treatment can add hundreds to a motor. :y
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Post by: jonny2112 on 21 April 2013, 18:07:22: That looks brilliant mate, well done :y
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Post by: Del Boy on 21 April 2013, 20:34:43: Quote from: Optitealeaf on 21 April 2013, 17:59:13
Good job, Del. :y

I expect that treatment can add hundreds to a motor. :y

Most definitely :y.
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Post by: PhilRich on 21 April 2013, 21:07:10: That is Top Notch workmanship Del :y
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Post by: albitz on 21 April 2013, 21:58:38: Very impressive indeed Del. :y
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Post by: Olympia5776 on 22 April 2013, 13:52:17: Impressive , well done .
Can I ask who you went to for the dye / paint ?