Coluring leather

I have good news and bad news.

Good news; I saw an article about this, this very morning.

Bad news; I can't find it.

It was on Pistonheads, in the forum, in one of the General TVR, Chimaera or Griffith forums.

Gottit!

Woolies sell a recon kit. I've used it on car seats with great success. They match the colour to a sample of your original.

I think leather colouring is part of the tanning process. Anything applied subsequently will almost certainly rub off on clothing I would have thought.

Mine's all (fairly) good news - I saw soemthing on the RRBEW

As ever, proper preparation is vital. Another tip is not to skimp on materials: the previous owner of my Proper Motor Car didn't order enough, so it looks distinctly streaky in places.

Yes, but I think it'll end up around the same price unless anyone knows=20 of a UK based supplier :-}

Thanks, the Woolies stuff should do, and the small pack is enough to do a small chair so should be adequate to do the faces of three cushions.

:-)

Part, but not all -- certainly for something with a smooth surface on it.

As a rough guide to whether magic leather restorer kits are any good, are they colour matched to the leather? The good ones (Connolly) are. The ones that aren't, aren't.

The Woolies stuff is water based and soaks into the surface. You finish with some form of wax. It doesn't come off on clothes.

Connolly went out of business several years ago. Is the name still in use?

Their hide food is still available, but dunno about their re-colouring process.

Just as a supplementary, they offer a different surface finish for furniture compared to cars which IIRC gives a more glossy hard wearing surface. But there are details on their website.

Thanks, deffo worth a try @ 3rd the price :-)

It's worth noting you don't get a brand new appearance. Any creases where the surface has worn off remain, but take on the colour of the dye. Of course this could be said to retain any patina - but isn't the same as the old Connollishing process which shaved the surface smooth before re-colouring and did look like new.