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In Reply to: M6 Buffalo Leather in Distress--Help me please posted by Karl on November 23, 1999 at 00:57:59:
: there are numerous ways to "re dye" your seats. Black is a fairly easy color to do, IF you know the tricks. There is one best way, which actually involves stripping to bare leather, and priming, and re applying the leather color.If you look up "m635csi" and "euro m6" and "635csi" on ALTA VISTA there is a great sight oi how to do this. I will try to locate the url for you. The cost is about 100-150 bucks, but well worth it.
WHAT I DID TO MY LEATHER: I have not had the "two" afternoons reqd. to redo mine, so I simply applied LOTS of MINK OIL to my seats. The leather is soft and supple again like it was new, it is just color worn in a few spots. MINK OIL is great, BUT if you apply on the driver seat, watch those business suits for a few days, as you'll ruin them sitting in the car. Instead, do the passenger seat first, applying the oil like polish, in a circular motion, SOFTLY. Work it in, the seats will probably soak up a lot to begin with, as they are 15 y/o and very thirsty. After you finish the seat bottom for example, use your fingers to massage the leather, making sure the entire seat bottom is evenly coated in mink oil, and the oil is worked in. Next do the seat back (a pain since the oil drips if you over-apply). Leave a towel in the seat bottom to prevent extra oil dripping onto your finished work. I found that my headrests were almost as good as new still, since they were too high up to see much light, and I kept her garaged alot, too. I simply massaged a bit of the oil into the rest, and wiped it off. After about two to three hours, lightly buff the extra oil off of the passenger's seat. Take note of how long it takes (usually two to three days) before the seat does not feel "oily" anymore. Then pat it with a clean towel (black if ya got one, darkest color if ya don't). Your seat should be ready to sink into again. Now that you know how long it takes to dry in your particular climate, you can repeat the process on the driver seat and know approx. how long to wait before you can sit in it again. The color will still be faded in alot of areas, but it will feel as soft and pliable as when new. The wear on mine gives them a bit of character, and as long as they stay soft and don't crack, I don't mind the saddle-worn look!
HAPPY MOTORING!
Joe M.
1991 "m"735i (self done motor)
1985 m635csi (my baby)
ps- you can also get "monaco" or recaro black fabric seats for 200-330 each, and NEW RECARO leather seats for 600-1200 each. SOMETIMES, monaco has leather seats buy one, get one FREE! A buddy of mine got tow leather monaco seats for 575, and rigged his own seat tracks to them. They look great on his 83 633csi. I still prefer the orig. style recaro seats for the M6, however, and they run about 12000-1500, depending on features (too rich for my blood)!
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