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1967 300SEL Mercedes - Cleaning, Softening, Repairing and Refinishig old Mercedes leather seats
Hi Roger, I'm trying to clean ,soften, repair and re-dye my seats.The back seat has some sun fading at the top and a small tear in the bottom seat along with some discoloration (pics 1,2 and 3)
The front seats have tears at flex points and some bolster wear. I think I need to soften them first before making and repairs as they are stiff and I'm afraid I will do more damage disassembling the seat.(pis 4 5 6 and 7)
Thanks Gary in Port Moody B.C.
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Arm rest repaired from behind
Hi Roger, I had a chance to repair the armrest on the Mercedes. I had removed the leather cover in order to easily reach the torn area from behind. I did not cut down the patch the way you advised, because the leather is so far gone in that area. I used a solid patch around 2"/2" with the corners rounded off..
I placed a weight over the repair once I had all the torn edges lined up. when it dried, I reinstalled the arm rest cover and the repair withstood the strain of stretching it into place, very well.
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Gary