Color of seat with Java interior?
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Color of seat with Java interior?
I have been detailing the interior of my "new to me" 2000 E320 wagon - Desert Silver / Java. I have been treating and cleaning the leather with Leatherique. The color of the console cover has worn and the base leather is showing through. Leatherique can provide the correct dye if I can tell them what the color is. The Java color is the brown of the dash and trim. The basic seat and console color is a cream color but what is it called or what is the color number?
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gosh yes,,, if you get the info about the dye , let us all know. I'd love to get rid of the "black belt" marks that are across the back of the driver's seat. Keep us posted please!!!!
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So far... The seat color is 466L Shell. I have been using McGuires Aloe cleaner with a soft toothbrush. This seems to take off most stains and dirt. I then followed the Leatherique routine: Restoration oil rubbed in and wait a day or so followed by Pristine Clean. The Restoration oil did its job on a couple of areas that looked clean. After a couple of days, these areas looked like there was dirt in the grain of the leather. The oil had lifted the dirt to the surface. A little Pristine Clean and the soft tooth brush took the dirt out of the grain and a towel wiped it off. I am going to order the Leatherique dye and a clear coat. The dye is for the console lid and the clear coat is for the driver's door handle and the java colored trim on the driver's door next to the window where the top coat has been rubbed through and doesn't have the sheen that it should have.
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Ok, the color is NOT Shell. It really is Java. I got the shell color dye and it is really light cream color. Oh, well, not a very expensive mistake. The color chart shown at http://www.gahh.com/ doesn't show the true colors on my laptop so I ordered the wrong color.
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Update on Java color
I received the Java "dye" from Leatherique and painted the console cover. The "dye" really is a water based latex that dries and creates a flexible skin. The Java color of the dye was a little dull compared to the seats and the console. I attribute this to the age of the car. I modified the dye color a little with a drop my wife's yellow and red food coloring. The color of the console cover is still a little different from the seats but looks much better than before.
