Is this the leather dye??
 

Is this the leather dye that people have used in the past? All the links in the old threads are defunct.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ksid=p3907.m32

I spoke with a guy in Vermont that specialized in leather restoration, really old pieces of fine furniture. He said car seats are acrylic painted. That was nesw to me as I thought they were dyed also. He says it makes a big mess if removed. It sort of bunches up and clumps. I have no idea if this is correct.

Take care of that SVX,

John

Does this work? <click>

Leather Restoration
 

Hi,
I had a real problem with the seats on my Alfa, and I have less of a similar problem with the seats on the SVX. The Alfa seats were cracked. I didn't see it when I bought the car, because someone (the dealer I bought it from, or the wholesaler who sold it to him,) used a spray-on colorant on them The color is light yellow/tan, and when it came time to clean the leather and apply a coat of Lexol to it, the colorant came off, leaving me with big, wide, dark cracks, particularly on the driver's seat.

PO had taken the car on skiing trips, left it out over night in sub-freezing weather, then climbed in and drove off. He never treated the leather either, feeling that he had bought the Alfa as a cheap luxury car and would (and did) toss it when it started to look shabby. In addition to the quick fix on the leather, the dealer had the hood repainted to remove multiple stone chips caused by the same problem, driving in slush on sanded/salted roads.

But, I was turned on to a product called "Glyptone." It is made in England, and used to treat furniture as well as car interiors. They make a cleaner, treatment, and a dye. The dye fills in cracks and is permanent. To insure that the color is right, they requested that I send them a snip of the actual leather (from underneath the rear seat). I did so, and about a week later, I received a package with the materials. I followed their instructions, and it really works. It is more than a year now, and is holding up perfectly. I have already cut a little piece of grey leather from the bottom of the SVX rear seat, and am going to send it to them for a similar, but smaller, kit for it. The company has a website, www.liquidleather.com, where they have all the info. It really worked for me.

Paul

Didnt Earl use some kinda stuff like this at one point? These were the images in his old locker... Dont know if it is the same product though. Maybe you could ask him?

http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?ensteele|29929

Seats Restore is the company who sells the stuff. I have used this product and it is great. The link does not show the stuff for the SVX, but he sells it. It comes in both gray and beige and is a perfect match. He also has stuff for the steering wheels. :)