Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
Actually I was thinking about that too --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jan 25, 2019, at 9:10 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes > wrote: > > A black sharpie? Oh goodness, did I really just say that?! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 24, 2019, at 10:42 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I used Dupli-color in a w115. Prep work is the key. I tried to be >> thorough, but was not as good as I could have been. The original was black >> Tex. Tan rattle can on door cards and seats lasted really well for over >> five years. Driver seat did show some issues in spots that were not really >> clean, and had a little flaky spalling. >> >> The SDL got leather seats and Tex door cards (grey turned to green) rattle >> can done much better with good prep work. I went for almost antiseptic and >> fully scrubbed down, removing any contaminants. Instead of the w115 method >> of plastering on color, I first used 3m pad to scuff, then did a seal coat, >> then light primer, followed with mist coat of color. Flexible coating >> rattle can products so it would not crack in usage. Three color coats >> lightly sprayed. >> >> Body oils on the arm rests made for less than spectacular adhesion even with >> the deep cleaning prep. The results are acceptable for a five footer. >> >> clay monroe >> >>> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what >>> I'm looking for didn't fall out. >> >> >> >>> On Jan 24, 2019, at 4:53 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Spray paint might work but there are lots of types of spray paint and who >>> knows how stable they would be over time. >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
A black sharpie? Oh goodness, did I really just say that?! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 24, 2019, at 10:42 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > I used Dupli-color in a w115. Prep work is the key. I tried to be thorough, > but was not as good as I could have been. The original was black Tex. Tan > rattle can on door cards and seats lasted really well for over five years. > Driver seat did show some issues in spots that were not really clean, and had > a little flaky spalling. > > The SDL got leather seats and Tex door cards (grey turned to green) rattle > can done much better with good prep work. I went for almost antiseptic and > fully scrubbed down, removing any contaminants. Instead of the w115 method > of plastering on color, I first used 3m pad to scuff, then did a seal coat, > then light primer, followed with mist coat of color. Flexible coating rattle > can products so it would not crack in usage. Three color coats lightly > sprayed. > > Body oils on the arm rests made for less than spectacular adhesion even with > the deep cleaning prep. The results are acceptable for a five footer. > > clay monroe > >> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm >> looking for didn't fall out. > > > >> On Jan 24, 2019, at 4:53 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Spray paint might work but there are lots of types of spray paint and who >> knows how stable they would be over time. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
I used Dupli-color in a w115. Prep work is the key. I tried to be thorough, but was not as good as I could have been. The original was black Tex. Tan rattle can on door cards and seats lasted really well for over five years. Driver seat did show some issues in spots that were not really clean, and had a little flaky spalling. The SDL got leather seats and Tex door cards (grey turned to green) rattle can done much better with good prep work. I went for almost antiseptic and fully scrubbed down, removing any contaminants. Instead of the w115 method of plastering on color, I first used 3m pad to scuff, then did a seal coat, then light primer, followed with mist coat of color. Flexible coating rattle can products so it would not crack in usage. Three color coats lightly sprayed. Body oils on the arm rests made for less than spectacular adhesion even with the deep cleaning prep. The results are acceptable for a five footer. clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. > On Jan 24, 2019, at 4:53 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Spray paint might work but there are lots of types of spray paint and who > knows how stable they would be over time. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
Spray paint might work but there are lots of types of spray paint and who knows how stable they would be over time. On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 3:44 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes Search the you tubes, there's a video of a guy that fixes a red bucket > seat in a 560SL with red spray paint and a white rag. Spray on some paint, > immediately wipe it / rub it into the leather, repeat until you're happy > with how the seat looks. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > On January 24, 2019 2:10:34 PM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >The SL600 has a bit of wear on the driver bolster where you slide in > >and > >out, getting kinda white. I was thinking that some liquid black shoe > >polish might touch it up. > > > >The vinyl door top part where you rest your arm is also a bit worn, was > > > >thinking that the shoe polish would probably work on that too. > > > >I looked up leather dye, not sure how it would be radically different > >from the shoe polish. Plus a small bottle is $7 and I have some of the > > > >shoe polish I think. The shoe stuff probably would not be a "perfect" > >match but it would probably not be particularly noticeable. I guess I > >could try a dab with a swab to see how it works and looks. > > > >Thoughts? > > > >-- > >--FT > > > > > >___ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > > > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
Paint or dye? On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 6:44 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Search the you tubes, there's a video of a guy that fixes a red bucket > seat in a 560SL with red spray paint and a white rag. Spray on some paint, > immediately wipe it / rub it into the leather, repeat until you're happy > with how the seat looks. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > On January 24, 2019 2:10:34 PM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >The SL600 has a bit of wear on the driver bolster where you slide in > >and > >out, getting kinda white. I was thinking that some liquid black shoe > >polish might touch it up. > > > >The vinyl door top part where you rest your arm is also a bit worn, was > > > >thinking that the shoe polish would probably work on that too. > > > >I looked up leather dye, not sure how it would be radically different > >from the shoe polish. Plus a small bottle is $7 and I have some of the > > > >shoe polish I think. The shoe stuff probably would not be a "perfect" > >match but it would probably not be particularly noticeable. I guess I > >could try a dab with a swab to see how it works and looks. > > > >Thoughts? > > > >-- > >--FT > > > > > >___ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > > > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
Search the you tubes, there's a video of a guy that fixes a red bucket seat in a 560SL with red spray paint and a white rag. Spray on some paint, immediately wipe it / rub it into the leather, repeat until you're happy with how the seat looks. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On January 24, 2019 2:10:34 PM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >The SL600 has a bit of wear on the driver bolster where you slide in >and >out, getting kinda white. I was thinking that some liquid black shoe >polish might touch it up. > >The vinyl door top part where you rest your arm is also a bit worn, was > >thinking that the shoe polish would probably work on that too. > >I looked up leather dye, not sure how it would be radically different >from the shoe polish. Plus a small bottle is $7 and I have some of the > >shoe polish I think. The shoe stuff probably would not be a "perfect" >match but it would probably not be particularly noticeable. I guess I >could try a dab with a swab to see how it works and looks. > >Thoughts? > >-- >--FT > > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
OK thanks all, leather dye it is. I'll order a bottle or maybe the local hobby store has it, but that is a lot harder than the River of Aggressive Wymyn --FT On 1/24/19 2:29 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: From a long time ago, Dye will soak into the leather because it has a lot of light volatiles to carry the color into the leather but shoe polish has a lot of wax that holds the color on top where with little penetration into the leather it will come off on your clothes. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: The SL600 has a bit of wear on the driver bolster where you slide in and out, getting kinda white. I was thinking that some liquid black shoe polish might touch it up. The vinyl door top part where you rest your arm is also a bit worn, was thinking that the shoe polish would probably work on that too. I looked up leather dye, not sure how it would be radically different from the shoe polish. Plus a small bottle is $7 and I have some of the shoe polish I think. The shoe stuff probably would not be a "perfect" match but it would probably not be particularly noticeable. I guess I could try a dab with a swab to see how it works and looks. Thoughts? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
Would the shoe polish come off on your clothes? Leatherique makes some dyes for leather seats. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jan 24, 2019 2:11 PM, "Floyd Thursby via Mercedes" wrote: > The SL600 has a bit of wear on the driver bolster where you slide in and > out, getting kinda white. I was thinking that some liquid black shoe > polish might touch it up. > > The vinyl door top part where you rest your arm is also a bit worn, was > thinking that the shoe polish would probably work on that too. > > I looked up leather dye, not sure how it would be radically different from > the shoe polish. Plus a small bottle is $7 and I have some of the shoe > polish I think. The shoe stuff probably would not be a "perfect" match but > it would probably not be particularly noticeable. I guess I could try a > dab with a swab to see how it works and looks. > > Thoughts? > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
Get some dye fropm Leatherique or Hirsch Auto in NJ. On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 2:30 PM MG via Mercedes wrote: > From a long time ago, Dye will soak into the > leather because it has a lot of light > volatiles to carry the color into the leather > but shoe polish has a lot of wax that holds > the color on top where with little > penetration into the leather it will come off > on your clothes. > > Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > > The SL600 has a bit of wear on the driver bolster where you slide in and > > out, getting kinda white. I was thinking that some liquid black shoe > > polish might touch it up. > > > > The vinyl door top part where you rest your arm is also a bit worn, was > > thinking that the shoe polish would probably work on that too. > > > > I looked up leather dye, not sure how it would be radically different > > from the shoe polish. Plus a small bottle is $7 and I have some of the > > shoe polish I think. The shoe stuff probably would not be a "perfect" > > match but it would probably not be particularly noticeable. I guess I > > could try a dab with a swab to see how it works and looks. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
From a long time ago, Dye will soak into the leather because it has a lot of light volatiles to carry the color into the leather but shoe polish has a lot of wax that holds the color on top where with little penetration into the leather it will come off on your clothes. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: The SL600 has a bit of wear on the driver bolster where you slide in and out, getting kinda white. I was thinking that some liquid black shoe polish might touch it up. The vinyl door top part where you rest your arm is also a bit worn, was thinking that the shoe polish would probably work on that too. I looked up leather dye, not sure how it would be radically different from the shoe polish. Plus a small bottle is $7 and I have some of the shoe polish I think. The shoe stuff probably would not be a "perfect" match but it would probably not be particularly noticeable. I guess I could try a dab with a swab to see how it works and looks. Thoughts? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
I'd guess that shoe polish will not soak into the vinyl, and WILL rub off onto your arm or sleeve. It doesn't last very long on shoes, why do you think it will on the seat? Use die, that's what it's made for. Use vinyl paint on the door. On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 1:13 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Shoe polish can rub off on your clothes. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Seat leather wearing
Shoe polish can rub off on your clothes. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
