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I'm new to the forum and hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction.

I'm in the process of redying my seats using the full line of Leatherique products. As a final step in the procedure they recommend "several coats of carnauba wax for a rich luster and depth of color."

I'm curious if there is a wax that stands our as being particularly good for this unusual application. I'm leaning toward Collinite #845 because of its reputation for durability or Poorboy's World Natty's Blue. I have a dark color car so it seems like both products would be useful on my paint after the seat application is done.

What do you think? Is there a particular product well suited to this application or will any ol' carnauba do the trick?

Car is a '95 Audi S6 Avant with "Silk Napa" leather interior, FWIW.

Thanks!
 
FUNX650 said:
Isn't the "Silk Napa" a coated/protected
type of leather?

Anyway...
Instead of Leatherique...I'll suggest you go with:
Leather Master Strong Leather Care Kit, strong leather cleaner, Leather Master leather care, leather seat cleaner


•Even if you must, or insist, on using the
Leatherique process...
-Use the below listed leather protector instead
of using any Carnauba Wax.
Leather Master Car Interior Leather Protection Cream, leather conditioner, leather protector


Bob
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Well said Bob couldn't agree more
 
Thanks for the reply, Bob. The seats have already been rejuvenated, sanded, filled, and dyed with the Leatherique products. The seats came out of the car appearing as if they had never been maintained in the car's 20 year, 250,000 mile life.



The leather surface was cardboard dry and full of cracks. The Leatherique products (and considerable elbow grease) have done a spectacular job of bring these seats back to almost new condition.



I'm curious, what is it about Leatherique's products that you don't like? Their website is a joke, as is their customer service, but I've been thoroughly impressed with their products so far.
 
markiteight said:
Thanks for the reply, Bob. The seats have already been rejuvenated, sanded, filled, and dyed with the Leatherique products. The seats came out of the car appearing as if they had never been maintained in the car's 20 year, 250,000 mile life.







The leather surface was cardboard dry and full of cracks. The Leatherique products (and considerable elbow grease) have done a spectacular job of bring these seats back to almost new condition.







I'm curious, what is it about Leatherique's products that you don't like? Their website is a joke, as is their customer service, but I've been thoroughly impressed with their products so far.
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Outstanding transformation👍🏽
I think it's interesting they actually recommend waxing the leather as a final step. [in a good way] This confirms that using D156 on interior surfaces including leather seats is not an outlandish idea. [credit to Darren from Auto Fetish]
 
Eldorado2k said:
Outstanding transformation👍🏽
I think it's interesting they actually recommend waxing the leather as a final step. [in a good way] This confirms that using D156 on interior surfaces including leather seats is not an outlandish idea. [credit to Darren from Auto Fetish]
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I love watching all detail YouTube guys.

I can't watch him, he talks about everything else but the what's on the title of the video .

He made a nanoskin sponge review and it was a 20 minute video talking about nothing to do with the nanoskin sponge.

And he says his name more then 5 times each video lol.
 
Stunning turnaround!! Great job, you should be very proud! Obviously the process worked very well, I would continue to follow the manufactures recommendations.










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I use Collinite 855, excellent cleaning and protection.

Dave
 
markiteight said:
I'm curious, what is it about Leatherique's
products that you don't like?

Their website is a joke, as is their customer
service, but I've been thoroughly impressed
with their products so far.
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•Never said I don't like Leatherique products.

•Wish I would have seen the before pictures
of the unrestored seats (which appears to
had already lost their protective top-coat,
along with sustaining other damages) prior
to my suggesting any leather cleaning and
protection products:

There is a big difference between product
recommendations for leather restoration
projects, and leather Maintenance, IMO.


Bob
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Wow, I'm not sure if I remember seeing this product before or not...tell us how you use it and some more about your experiences?
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Very, very little shine left behind, more of the original look only a buttery feeling like their waxes. If I think the vinyl, leather, plastic is extremely dirty (Like steering wheels can get) I use a MF applicator. If the above is fairly clean a sponge applicator works well, I use it on door panels, kick panels, dash boards, all vinyl and leather. I have not tried and may never try it on instrument bezel clear plastic as they are very finicky and I do not want to start something I may regret. For as much as it cost's it is worth a try. Application is easy and the buff off is easy.

Dave
 
On a side note since I just looked at AG's add for 855 it states "High Gloss" but I did not find that to be true. Maybe if added coats are done, I have done as many as two. I am not a fan of glossy things that were not intended to be glossy, especially tires and interior parts.

Dave
 
davidc said:
Very, very little shine left behind, more of the original look only a buttery feeling like their waxes. If I think the vinyl, leather, plastic is extremely dirty (Like steering wheels can get) I use a MF applicator. If the above is fairly clean a sponge applicator works well, I use it on door panels, kick panels, dash boards, all vinyl and leather. For as much as it cost's it is worth a try. Application is easy and the buff off is easy.
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I never seem to condition my leather as often as I'd like, so I have plenty of leather products that I never seem to be able to use up, but I'm intrigued by this product--how would you compare/contrast it as far as protection and longevity with the "typical" liquid leather treatments? Or one of the "sealants" like Wolfgang Cockpit Trim Sealant or Ultima Interior Guard Plus?
 
If I rated it with anything I guess it would be with the original Ultima Guard Plus. I have not tried Cockpit Trim and Sealant but have read streaking may occur. The 855 does clean with a damp cloth as most sealant products do. I also have quite a few cleaners/protectants laying around but this one seems to solve my needs at least for now.

Dave
 
Thanks everyone for the kind words of complement. It's been a very long, tedious, involved project that's taken MUCH longer than anticipated. It was only supposed to take a week, maybe two, but has snowballed into months. But I suffer from a severe case of "while-I'm-in-there-itis" and what was supposed to be a fairly straight forward resurrection of the front seats has ballooned into an almost complete restoration of the interior.

FUNX650 said:
There is a big difference between product
recommendations for leather restoration
projects, and leather Maintenance, IMO.
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You are absolutely correct. That's why in my initial post I said, "I'm in the process of redying my seats..." I'm looking for a specific type of product recommendation based on the manufacturer's stated procedures. I thoroughly appreciate your input on other leather care products and will definitely check them out as I have other cars under my care that could benefit from them.

In the mean time, my original question still stands: Is there a carnauba wax on the market that would be particularly well suited to this particular application?

Thanks again everyone for taking the time to provide input. There is a dizzying array of products out there and the marketing hyperbole certainly doesn't help sort through them all. Drawing on y'alls practical experience is a huge help.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Wow, I'm not sure if I remember seeing this product before or not...tell us how you use it and some more about your experiences?
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I've used it on a 380 sl,worked pretty good but the smell is awful and lingering as well.
 
markiteight said:
Thanks everyone for the kind words of complement. It's been a very long, tedious, involved project that's taken MUCH longer than anticipated. It was only supposed to take a week, maybe two, but has snowballed into months. But I suffer from a severe case of "while-I'm-in-there-itis" and what was supposed to be a fairly straight forward resurrection of the front seats has ballooned into an almost complete restoration of the interior.



You are absolutely correct. That's why in my initial post I said, "I'm in the process of redying my seats..." I'm looking for a specific type of product recommendation based on the manufacturer's stated procedures. I thoroughly appreciate your input on other leather care products and will definitely check them out as I have other cars under my care that could benefit from them.

In the mean time, my original question still stands: Is there a carnauba wax on the market that would be particularly well suited to this particular application?

Thanks again everyone for taking the time to provide input. There is a dizzying array of products out there and the marketing hyperbole certainly doesn't help sort through them all. Drawing on y'alls practical experience is a huge help.
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The color dye deosnt last long,I personally think you shouldn't apply any wax to the seats,you may wipe off color and destroy a pretty nice seat repair.I would leave it alone.
 
One thing to think of, is that there are solvents in "wax". It seems to me that the repeated use of solvents over time would brake down the protective coat and color coat on leather.

I don't understand Leatherique.
 
GSKR said:
The color dye deosnt last long,I personally think you shouldn't apply any wax to the seats,you may wipe off color and destroy a pretty nice seat repair.I would leave it alone.
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Can you elaborate on what you mean by "The color dye deosnt last long"? According to various testimonials I've read there are Leatherique redye jobs that are decades old that, properly cared for, are still going strong.

swanicyouth said:
One thing to think of, is that there are solvents in "wax". It seems to me that the repeated use of solvents over time would brake down the protective coat and color coat on leather.

I don't understand Leatherique.
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Leatherique dye is, like all modern leather dyes, water based. Water is a solvent. The presences of an additional solvent shouldn't hurt the dye. Besides, Leatherique isn't recommending the repeated use of wax. They are recommending a single application of several coats of wax as a last step to the redye process. Future maintenance is the occasional application of Pristine Clean.
 
Very nice job!!!!

I'm not sure about the wax and who has a pure carnauba anymore. Would there be that much of a difference in the solvents of pure wax vs a hybrid?

Are there instructions included with the kit that say to use wax?
I looked at the instructions online and didn't see that.

And, more questions if you don't mind me asking.

Which size kit did you get?

How was the filler?

Did you have to sand after the filler?

Did you have to fill multiple times?

Did you have any rips or holes, and how did you deal with them?

How many coats did you end up doing?

How did you apply?

Did you have to sand or buff the final finish to get an even appearance?

Is the maintenance just the pristine clean and no rejuvenator oil?

Sorry for all the questions, I don't think there is much information on it here.
 
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