Are your car's leather seats showing signs of wear? There's a solution to that!

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ScheerSpeed

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It's called Swissvax Leather Healer.



This product is specially mixed to match the exact color of the factory leather at the swissvax factory. Each bottle takes 3-4 weeks to receive from Switzerland.



We applied it to the Coral red Boston leather found in this BMW 135i we recently detailed.



Full Detail Writeup:

Swissvax'ed: The Shiniest Sapphire Black 135i you've ever seen, with Blau-Weiss wax! - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum - E90Post.com



The application process is pretty simple, and leaves the seats looking new!



See for yourself...



Products Used:



Swissvax Leather Cleaner

Swissvax Leather Brush

Swissvax Leather Grinding Pad

Swissvax Leather Healer

Swissvax Leather Glaze (Leather Sealant)



Here's how the seat looked before:



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First we cleaned the surface to be treated and grinded the frayed leather using the grinding pad. then applied the Leather Healer. We ended up applying about 5 coats with about 30 min between each coat.



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And the finished result!



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Thanks for looking!



Dom
 
gofast908z said:
Looks like a good repair, but the color doesn't seem to match?
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OP ScheerSpeed - Thanks for the information



gofast908z- It may be the differing light reflection or comparing a non-grained finish with a grained one
 
Works for me. Probably the most effective solution to damage like that. Other than replacing the leather, you don't have many options...
 
I'll check back with you guys on the longevity and it's resistance to leather cleaner. It's the first time i use the product, so i'm not too sure!
 
Interesting. The part about 'grinding' away the leather concerns me. Not sure I like the idea of making the leather in a wear area even thinner. But it does look better. I would also love to hear reports on durability and color fastness. Nice work.
 
the grinding pad is very gentle, and more than anything gives the leather a smoother surface and matt appearance so the product can adhere better
 
Yes but sanding the surface will remove the grain pattern which is why the colour will look as though it does not match as you have lost the surface texture.

Was a finish applied after the paint? Refinishing leather particularly in cars always requires a finish coat to make it durable. If no finish was applied the product is a bonded paint which mean sit contains a certain amount of finish in with the colour. These were very popular touch up products about 5 years ago but were generally abandoned due to their lack of durability particulalry on recolouring jobs such as this. They were good for touch ups on minor scuffs but when whole panels are involved the area doea really need a good finish over the top. Restoration pigments have moved on hugely since those days and are now used for most jobs including minor repairs.



Hope this helps

Judyb
 
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