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Title: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: nosepickben on February 25, 2014, 04:19 PM
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Just picked up this suede turbo saddle, it's a little faded here and there but no tears or scuffs. Does anyone know a good method to restore the colour to a nice deep even black? I cleaned it with suede shoe stuff, a solventy aerosol. It got the storage grime off and went a nice colour when damp, but when it dried completely the colour faded back again. I was thinking of cold-dyeing it black and hopefully not damaging whats left of the logos.
What's my best bet?
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: Bigfrawg on February 25, 2014, 08:51 PM
Fat marker pen
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: Bigfrawg on February 25, 2014, 08:52 PM
A black one
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: nosepickben on February 25, 2014, 10:33 PM
Really.? I dont want my ass getting stained.
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: Dark Diggler on February 25, 2014, 10:41 PM
I think it looks perfect as is.
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: nosepickben on February 25, 2014, 11:06 PM
What? The saddle or my bumbum?
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: Skratchski on February 26, 2014, 10:46 AM
try a suede brush and holding it in the steam off yer kettle, works good on me adidas!!
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: rodriguez on February 26, 2014, 12:36 PM
I like it as it is too, those suede seats went like that after a just a wee bit of use.

Cold dye is messy old stuff and will come off on your kecks too, I know a fella who used to buy cheap Caterpillar rip-offs that only came in honey so he dyed them black and ruined all his white sports socks.   :pilky:
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: nosepickben on February 26, 2014, 12:41 PM
Good tips men, i will avoid the dye and have a bash at the steam method.
Thanks  ;)
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: Rabdul06 on March 01, 2014, 09:32 PM

   Black shoe polish
Title: Re: Suede seat cleaning/resto help needed...
Post by: nosepickben on March 01, 2014, 10:33 PM
 :daumenhoch:
That's wednesdays job i think.
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