Oily rag or conservation cup.

[405dh]

Thanks for the update Geoff and great to hear the seats are coming up well. So satisfying to bring them back to life.
I am now addressing the problem of the front seats in my 405DH. They are really beyond repair now. I have a spare pair and have swopped them around over the 37 years of my ownership but neither pair can go on any longer. I now have a problem as the rear bench seat is ok, as is the rest of the leather in the car, with a lovely patina and I can't bear the idea of a full retrim. I had thought of re-using the backs, with the lovely pockets, but realise it would look odd with new leather just on the seating faces.
I took my Aston in to the trimmers yesterday for a new headlining to be fitted and new carpets, but at the last moment couldn't go ahead with the new carpets and lose the orignal ones.
I have contacted Connolly and UK Hides to see about new hides to the original spec and will then have to decide what to do, as the car is booked in to the trimmers in 2 weeks time. Decisions, decisions...