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wurlycorner's '91 BA4 4WS SE Auto - body build

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Post by mercutio » Sun Sep 21, 2014 3:45 pm

seats look cool wurly 8-)
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Re: wurlycorner's '91 BA4 4WS SE Auto - Little bits and bobs

Post by wurlycorner » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:43 pm

After a feed;
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I used loads of the stuff tbh, because it hadn't been done for so long :lol: so it's all still a bit shiny at the moment, which will dull back I think/hope. With them that shiny, you can really see in the photo's the panels that had the most sun drying on them, the surface looks a bit 'scorched' in comparison to the others.

They feel better to sit on already though, all over - more supple. :D

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Post by mercutio » Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:38 pm

they are looking really good 8-)
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Post by nucleustylzlude » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:12 am

That gliptone stuff is black magic! Burn the witch type stuff. :lol:

They've come up great.

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Post by Drax » Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:53 am

brilliant work on those seats Wurly 8-)
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Post by Wayne2014 » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:14 pm

Just read your whole thread, Iain!

Nice one :-)
Great find!
Great bit of restore too :-)
Is it your 1st Gen3?

U got leather in the door cards too - I don't.
Your s a face lift with no round front indicators - but u got rear wipers :-)

Gliptone it is!
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Re: wurlycorner's '91 BA4 4WS SE Auto - Little bits and bobs

Post by wurlycorner » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:57 pm

Yep, first third gen.
A lucky find, but a loving home 8-)

Still plenty more work to do, but she'll get there.

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Post by Wayne2014 » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:04 pm

Any update on turning those hard dried leather to SOFTNESS again?

If it works for u, i am buying too!
Which particular product? Is it liquid leather again?

And the air con?
As i am struggling to find a local supplier for RS24 :-(

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Post by Greg » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:10 pm

I'm so jealous right now! Good work my friend now I'm off for a cry bye bye....

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Re: wurlycorner's '91 BA4 4WS SE Auto - Little bits and bobs

Post by wurlycorner » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:20 pm

I haven't done anything with the a/c on this one yet.

The good bits of the leather are noticeably softer. The bits that were quite dry are softer on the surface, but still a bit hard underneath. I think because they'd gone for so many years, they'll need feeding several times, over time, to get them back.

Liquid leather is the brand name of Gliptone.
http://www.liquidleather.com/car-shop.html

I bought the GT12 cleaner and GT11 conditioner.
You've already given yours a good clean though, so I'd just go for the GT11 conditioner if I were you.

The website is a bit clunky, but it works.


Oh and the car smells gorgeous when you open the door now. Proper luxury leather smell 8-)

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