Seat restoration...

[Timbo]

Has anyone restored an original SX ox blood seat. What's the best stuff/way to clean one?

[Doom Patrol]

The frame or the cover?

[Timbo]

Good point, the cover.......

[Doom Patrol]

Your best bet is to get yourself down to Halfords. There are a wide variety of leather cleaners available. Just read the labels carefully and pick the one you think best.

[Timbo]

That's very helpful thanks.........now back to the question..... .........

[Muttley McLadd]

Has anyone restored an original SX ox blood seat. What's the best stuff to clean one?

Black boot polish.

[coaster]

That's very helpful thanks.........now back to the question..... .........

To be fair Timbo you haven't said exactly what the problem with the cover is? ingrained dirt? faded? stained? If it's ingraine dirt then DP's suggestion is probably the best bet.......are the oxe blood covers vinyl or leather though? With vinyl I'd use a nail brush on the large areas and a tooth brush on the seams. If it's faded then it might be worth looking into vinyl paint but that would depend on wheather you wished to retain the 'patina'

I have used the nailbrush technique woth neat fairy liquid to good effect on the original interior of my 1970 Marcos which is mostly a waffle pattern. Several of it's previous owners were American serviceman and I think Brylcream must have been in favour back then as the head rests in particular took LOADS of scrubbing.....if I was doing now as apposed to 1990 I would probably use CIF or Cylic Bang.

[Timbo]

I'm assuming it's leather and it's just very dirty. Not got it yet.... Just wondered if there was a tried and tested method to clean it up.

[servetapaul]

I was bidding on that as well

[Timbo]

We're you the under bidder.....