TeriAnn
I feel bad about my leather seats going to pot, but I know it
wasn't because I received cheap leather. I went to the tanners myself
and picked out the hide for color, texture, flex, and stretch. I made
sure I got vat-dyed (so scratches wouldn't show), and I paid a decent
price for it.
It is possible that the leather I picked out was more susceptible
to shrinkage than the surface dyed cheaper variety that is commonly sold
in kits. I didn't think about this. The vat dying process may end up
making the leather more porous than the surface dying process. I'd like
to find out.
Be it known that I didn't use Hide Food every week like I was
supposed to, and this may be most of my problem. Also, the car did
see rain, ice, snow and hot sun (certainly much more extreme than a
closed or garaged car).
Query to the list; what have been your experiences with leather
interiors, both surface and vat dyed, preordered and custom made?
Greg Meboe meboe@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu
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