Are your car's leather seats showing signs of wear? There's a solution to that!

ScheerSpeed · 08-18-2011, 12:10 AM

It's called Swissvax Leather Healer.

This product is specially mixed to match the exact color of the factory leather at the swissvax factory. Each bottle takes 3-4 weeks to receive from Switzerland.

We applied it to the Coral red Boston leather found in this BMW 135i we recently detailed.

Full Detail Writeup:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=563231

The application process is pretty simple, and leaves the seats looking new!

See for yourself...

Products Used:

Swissvax Leather Cleaner
Swissvax Leather Brush
Swissvax Leather Grinding Pad
Swissvax Leather Healer
Swissvax Leather Glaze (Leather Sealant)

Here's how the seat looked before:

First we cleaned the surface to be treated and grinded the frayed leather using the grinding pad. then applied the Leather Healer. We ended up applying about 5 coats with about 30 min between each coat.

And the finished result!

Thanks for looking!

Dom

Dr. G · 08-18-2011, 01:40 AM

Prettyy impressive

ZuerstBMW · 08-18-2011, 02:22 AM

Looking GOOD.

LLinxuS · 08-18-2011, 06:00 AM

looks really good, definitely would consider this.

my only question is does it leak / leave marks on clothes? weve cleaned leather couches in our place before and for about a week it would leave markings on clothes for people who sat in it

mhkm · 08-18-2011, 06:20 AM

....the manufacturer/distributor highly recommends wearing a matching color shirt while driving!...

moreno1 · 08-18-2011, 06:51 AM

wow very cool!! I will be looking into it for sure!!

roadkillrob · 08-18-2011, 08:17 AM

Looks awesome, afraid to ask how much the leather healer is though!

I searched online and looks like about $90 + $30 for custom colors. Oddly it came up on www.deutschnine.com which is in Switzerland and it is only $23 euro - guess shipping is $50 to get it over here it seems!

jimmylimmy · 08-18-2011, 08:40 AM

doesnt look that good a colour match to me

My local detailer does leather repairs with a special filler and paint. Match is perfect and is done onsite

ScheerSpeed · 08-18-2011, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by LinxuS

looks really good, definitely would consider this.

my only question is does it leak / leave marks on clothes? weve cleaned leather couches in our place before and for about a week it would leave markings on clothes for people who sat in it

It dries rather fast, and we applied a coat of Swissvax Leather Glaze following the dye to prevent this.

meangeenvr · 03-03-2013, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jimmylimmy

doesnt look that good a colour match to me

My local detailer does leather repairs with a special filler and paint. Match is perfect and is done onsite

That doesn't last for more than 2 years from experience... though maybe i had a bad experience.

Great post, exactly what i needed

ssmith96 · 03-03-2013, 09:43 AM

Might give this a try, the people who detailed my car when I got it did a horrible job with the leather. Thanks!

ashmostro · 03-03-2013, 02:30 PM

Great color match and thanks for posting up!

But, it looks like the grinding process takes down the leather grain to a flat surface- is this correct? This makes the repaired surface stand out a little bit, although less than damaged leather I suppose!

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ScheerSpeed Major General 415 Rep 5,768 Posts Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (14)	Are your car's leather seats showing signs of wear? There's a solution to that! It's called Swissvax Leather Healer. This product is specially mixed to match the exact color of the factory leather at the swissvax factory. Each bottle takes 3-4 weeks to receive from Switzerland. We applied it to the Coral red Boston leather found in this BMW 135i we recently detailed. Full Detail Writeup: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=563231 The application process is pretty simple, and leaves the seats looking new! See for yourself... Products Used: Swissvax Leather Cleaner Swissvax Leather Brush Swissvax Leather Grinding Pad Swissvax Leather Healer Swissvax Leather Glaze (Leather Sealant) Here's how the seat looked before: First we cleaned the surface to be treated and grinded the frayed leather using the grinding pad. then applied the Leather Healer. We ended up applying about 5 coats with about 30 min between each coat. And the finished result! Thanks for looking! Dom
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roadkillrob Major General 860 Rep 5,447 Posts Drives: 08 335i,22 X3M, 2012 C63 Black Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (15)	Looks awesome, afraid to ask how much the leather healer is though! I searched online and looks like about $90 + $30 for custom colors. Oddly it came up on www.deutschnine.com which is in Switzerland and it is only $23 euro - guess shipping is $50 to get it over here it seems! __________________ 2022 X3M Brooklyn Grey 2008 E93 335i FBO 2012 Mercedes C63 Black Series Alanite Grey
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jimmylimmy Captain 19 Rep 840 Posts Drives: 'charged VXR8 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	doesnt look that good a colour match to me My local detailer does leather repairs with a special filler and paint. Match is perfect and is done onsite __________________ E92 335d Stealth Edition \| Gone VXR8 Wortec Carbon Edition \| Gone Golf R \| Incoming...
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ssmith96 Banned 78 Rep 1,038 Posts Drives: 07 328xi Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (2)	Might give this a try, the people who detailed my car when I got it did a horrible job with the leather. Thanks!
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ashmostro Brigadier General 1254 Rep 4,088 Posts Drives: 2020 M4cs \| 2022 M550i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Falls Church, VA iTrader: (27)	Great color match and thanks for posting up! But, it looks like the grinding process takes down the leather grain to a flat surface- is this correct? This makes the repaired surface stand out a little bit, although less than damaged leather I suppose!
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