For God's sake, don't go for the guy on eBay who makes the same claims as
leatherique and sells at about 1/3 their price.
Luckily I only used his for some trim, not my seats (though it was marketed
for leather as well). You will be ordering extra for touchups until the end
of time.
No, sorry I ca
Jim, have you USED the stuff? Does it brush or spray on? How close a
match
are their colors?
Yes. Either, I sprayed. Exact.
(But if you're trying to match pre-faded colors that is harder.)
See: http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/JSLlog.html
Unfortunately I didn't keep a good log of wh
Jim, have you USED the stuff? Does it brush or spray on? How close a match
are their colors?
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
> Incidentally, has anyone found a good dye for the Mercedes 1980s blue
>> leather interiors? I do mean leather and not MB Tex.
>>
>
> Leatherique?
Incidentally, has anyone found a good dye for the Mercedes 1980s blue
leather interiors? I do mean leather and not MB Tex.
Leatherique?
-- Jim
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That should be 1985 300CD
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:38 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
> I never liked the loos of the W126 cars, nor their tendency to lose that
> special "luxury aura" over time. Even though it has leather seats, my 300TD
> is every bit the utilitarian hauling vehicle, and has few
I never liked the loos of the W126 cars, nor their tendency to lose that
special "luxury aura" over time. Even though it has leather seats, my 300TD
is every bit the utilitarian hauling vehicle, and has fewer fragile items
that can break or become brittle over time (e.g., power seats).
Incidental
Yeah, after i wrote that I got thinking about it -- not a lot more
complex I guess, just seems more "substantial" or something.
I went to the boneyard and stripped out two front seats, got all the
bolts out but one on the center rear of the drivers seat, took me about
1.5 hour to get that thin
Probably the added complexity.
What added complexity? Electric seats? At a glance, the
rest of the accouterments are pretty much the same 'twixt
the late-model 123's and the diesel 126.
-- Jim
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