RE: Cleaning under way...Holy Crap! help!!
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RE: Cleaning under way...Holy Crap! help!! - 3/9/2008 7:15:59 PM
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Dennis
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I can't tell for sure, but it looks like a lot of grime on the seats..I know you have a high end Jag, so unless they were redyed..which I can't imagine, then only thing to do is go through the process again in small areas at a time..I think you are suppose to let the oil soak on for at least 8 hours in the hot sun....Are you seeing any leather grain, like the dye is coming off?..or just this grimy top coat coming off?..Also once everything dries, the color comes back to normal too.
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RE: Cleaning under way...Holy Crap! help!! - 3/9/2008 8:30:19 PM
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h20boy
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It looks to be like the entire top layer was a thck grime. I am not seeing any leather grain, just seems like there's alot of dirt here. The back seat is still 'rejuvinating' as i only had enough time to clean the the front seats. It is supposed to be hotter this week, so i'll reoil the front seats and let it sit an entire day 'baking' and see if the dirt is easier to come off next time around. Thanks for putting in your observations.
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RE: Cleaning under way...Holy Crap! help!! - 3/16/2008 11:37:40 AM
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ancientsanskrit
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I usually use a mild detergent like woolite and water (1:6 to 1:8).
However, I wouldn't use that type of detergent with the X-type. Thus, far I just use warm water and scrub down real good and top it with Lexol.
It does a good enough job.
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RE: Hidden Uglies after Cleaning - 3/16/2008 2:32:26 PM
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h20boy
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Well, the job is finally finished, and I have now 'rejuvinated' the leather in the front seats twice and cleaned them. It was really stubborn dirt. It appears, that a good cleaning like this also takes off any 'repairs' and touchups to the surface, as evidenced by this little pic of the driver side seat, which wasn't there when I started this little venture. Looks like I am going to have to have them touched up again.
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RE: Hidden Uglies after Cleaning - 3/16/2008 7:35:51 PM
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Dennis
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I'm really sorry buddy..If it's any consolation, all is not lost..Leatherique also sells a pretty nice leather dye as well..
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RE: Hidden Uglies after Cleaning - 3/17/2008 9:07:48 AM
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ancientsanskrit
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I dunno. That leatherique is a hit or miss thing from what I've read online.
We'd probably have to see a before picture to make a sound judgement, but it looks like you will need to get it touched up.
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RE: Hidden Uglies after Cleaning - 3/17/2008 11:32:30 AM
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Dennis
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Well what about that stuff that guy here from Mexico used?..seems like a pretty good color match..
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RE: Hidden Uglies after Cleaning - 3/17/2008 12:04:00 PM
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h20boy
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^ what's that Dennis?
I called my 'interior repair' guy, the one who fixed a scratch on the door handle and on the glove box, and it is totally unnoticable 1 year later. He and I talked about 'dyeing' the areas in question. They provide a lifetime warranty, such as long as i don't put any weird chemicals or anything on the seats, if for any reason the color fades or comes off, they will redo the work. He recommends warm, mild soapy water to clean the seats. These guys are really trustworthy, as I brought them out a second time to finish a hail dent that they did one time, but still had a dimple in it that bugged me for months. No sweat, they came out and finished it up at no charge.
Back to the cleaning with the Leatherique, after the seats dried, they were a much lighter grey than I remembered, and you told me to remember how it felt as well, well before, the leather was smooth to the touch, as I thought it should be, but after the cleaning and removal of all that crap, all of a sudden I could feel the grain of the leather...and it wasn't smooth at all.  Such hard work, but the results turned out well.
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