Restoring Leather

[Groover]

The picture shows the condition of my leather seats. I have tried two different leather cleaners on it along with a special leather cleaning cloth that has a texture to it. I can't make any progress.

Is this dirt or damage?

Any hints or tips for restoring it?

Thanks!

 

[Trainmaster]

It looks to me that the dye (paint, actually) is wearing off of it. If it's dirt, you can use "Foaming Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner" on a damp rag with a soft brush to instantly clean any dirt. I don't know what you can do to reliably re-dye worn dye from the seats.

 

[Adieu]

Nothing to restore, just dish soap and a horsehair brush needed

Or actually... that TurtleWax foam crap with the brushes on the bottles should work. It's not dish soap and horsehair bad yet.

 

[AENavyVet]

It looks to me that the dye (paint, actually) is wearing off of it. If it's dirt, you can use "Foaming Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner" on a damp rag with a soft brush to instantly clean any dirt. I don't know what you can do to reliably re-dye worn dye from the seats.

You can redye the leather, I've done two King Ranch seats in F250 in the past not really that hard.

 

[tldrexpedition]

You can redye the leather, I've done two King Ranch seats in F250 in the past not really that hard.

What product have you used to redye leather?

 

[kep5niner]

I’ve used Colobond leather paint / dye recently, with amazing results. I’ve had great success with several vehicles over the years, and Colorbond offers factory matching colors.

 

[GlennSullivan]

That is pretty amazing. Is it a spray on or wipe on? If spray on, did you do it with the seats in the car and mask or pull them out?

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

The picture shows the condition of my leather seats. I have tried two different leather cleaners on it along with a special leather cleaning cloth that has a texture to it. I can't make any progress.

Is this dirt or damage?

Any hints or tips for restoring it?

Thanks!

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I have used leather / vinyl dye from this company to restore blemished areas on the inside of my 2015 Expedition Limited with Dune-color interior: https://classicleatherdye.com/

Ensure you use the provided cleaner and the suggested type of pad that they recommend prior to using the dye.

I used the liquid dye and use a suggested foam-pad applicator, which worked very well.

 

[kep5niner]

That is pretty amazing. Is it a spray on or wipe on? If spray on, did you do it with the seats in the car and mask or pull them out?

Here’s the post from when I did it with more details:
Seats

 

[GlennSullivan]

Here’s the post from when I did it with more details:
Seats

Great Thanks