Interior leather colours
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Zaphod
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Interior leather colours
Just wondering if there was a list of the colours used for the leather in the excel, and who else used the same colours.. I need to get some recolouring dye to sort my seats and one door card out and if these colours were shared with some else using the same hides then that would make life easy rather than getting it matched by sending a sample
Of all the things I have lost I think I miss my mind the most...
1952 MG TD
1957 MGA 1500
1959 Austin Healey Sprite
1975 MG Midget 1500
1990 Lotus Excel
1952 MG TD
1957 MGA 1500
1959 Austin Healey Sprite
1975 MG Midget 1500
1990 Lotus Excel
Re: Interior leather colours
I have just finished a complete restoration of my interior.
I had furniture clinic match the original colour from a sample of leather I sent them taken from under the rear seat that had no wear or exposure to sunlight.
If it is the beige colour you are after, I may have some spare colourant, if that's any use to you?
I had furniture clinic match the original colour from a sample of leather I sent them taken from under the rear seat that had no wear or exposure to sunlight.
If it is the beige colour you are after, I may have some spare colourant, if that's any use to you?
- CJG in WOB
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Re: Interior leather colours
The closest match for the blue leather you will find is a Mercedes colour. It was not easy getting a suitable leather here in Germany. It seems that the original leather was by Conolly, who are, of course, no longer in business. Even the grain of the Mercedes leather is a good match (although it is very slightly coarser).
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rogbmw
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Re: Interior leather colours
I have had great success with Colourlock from there in GB.
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Zaphod
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Re: Interior leather colours
That might be the one I am after, assuming its the light cream/beige colour? If that is the case I could just ring them and ask for the same as you had, I need to do at the least a door cards and the drivers seat, but I suspect the rest will show as disclouroed with age once those are done so it could well need all of it!Paulf wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 22:54 I have just finished a complete restoration of my interior.
I had furniture clinic match the original colour from a sample of leather I sent them taken from under the rear seat that had no wear or exposure to sunlight.
If it is the beige colour you are after, I may have some spare colourant, if that's any use to you?
Of all the things I have lost I think I miss my mind the most...
1952 MG TD
1957 MGA 1500
1959 Austin Healey Sprite
1975 MG Midget 1500
1990 Lotus Excel
1952 MG TD
1957 MGA 1500
1959 Austin Healey Sprite
1975 MG Midget 1500
1990 Lotus Excel
Re: Interior leather colours
Yes, it is the light cream / beige colour I've used.
Their ultraclean does a pretty good job of bringing back the original colour, just depends how bad yours is.
I've tried to post some pictures for you to see the colour and results without success, images don't seem to paste into the reply window.
If someone can explain how to do this, I'll post some images for you.
Their ultraclean does a pretty good job of bringing back the original colour, just depends how bad yours is.
I've tried to post some pictures for you to see the colour and results without success, images don't seem to paste into the reply window.
If someone can explain how to do this, I'll post some images for you.
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Re: Interior leather colours
This may help - viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11571Paulf wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 19:09 Yes, it is the light cream / beige colour I've used.
Their ultraclean does a pretty good job of bringing back the original colour, just depends how bad yours is.
I've tried to post some pictures for you to see the colour and results without success, images don't seem to paste into the reply window.
If someone can explain how to do this, I'll post some images for you.
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Zaphod
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Re: Interior leather colours
This is mine https://1drv.ms/i/c/46df38010fcb42d3/Ed ... g?e=KxrVEUPaulf wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 19:09 Yes, it is the light cream / beige colour I've used.
Their ultraclean does a pretty good job of bringing back the original colour, just depends how bad yours is.
I've tried to post some pictures for you to see the colour and results without success, images don't seem to paste into the reply window.
If someone can explain how to do this, I'll post some images for you.
let me know if that is the same!
Of all the things I have lost I think I miss my mind the most...
1952 MG TD
1957 MGA 1500
1959 Austin Healey Sprite
1975 MG Midget 1500
1990 Lotus Excel
1952 MG TD
1957 MGA 1500
1959 Austin Healey Sprite
1975 MG Midget 1500
1990 Lotus Excel