Ferrari Mailing List: Leather, again

[rolindsay (rolindsay]

Hello Friends,

Did a little work on the Mondial's leather today. Somewhere after Maranello, 
the seats and doors were stained black using Gawd-knows-what but it looks like 
shoe dye!  In the places where the somewhat glossy finish was worn through, the 
finish looked much better than the glossy bits!  That gave me an idea. 

I carefully stripped the glossy finish off of the leather with lacquer thinner 
then when dry, applied a heavy coat of Leatherique Leather Rejuvinator. The 
stuff soaked in nicely and immediately improved the overall look. With a few 
more applications, the leather will soften up nicely. No, its not going to look 
new but it is going to have a nice, soft, clean patina.

Back seats and surroundings yet to start then I can move on to the carpets. A 
good shampoo there and perhaps a little spot degreasing will put them right, 
I'd bet. 

The vinyl is probably going to have to be resprayed. That's easy enough. Its 
the masking that takes forever. 

Happy Sunday,

Rick
Some cars
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