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Old May 23, 2026 | 06:55 PM
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I am having trouble finding a matching leather dye for code 211 anthracite leather. I have tried Auto Leather Dye and Leather World Technologies and the color is lighter. My car has always been garaged and the rear seat was never sat in, so I don’t believe the original dye is worn or faded. Does anyone have experience matching a premixed dye?
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Old May 26, 2026 | 01:43 PM
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My interior is 201. This dye worked great: https://www.walmart.com/ip/KIWI-Leat...0&from=/search
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Old Jun 16, 2026 | 06:29 AM
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@Pasha Mercedes Doesn't shoe polish in general leave marks on clothes? Also, I think that the slightest moisture from human skin through thin material clothing will immediately stain it... If it's applied, how long does it take for it to dry before a person can sit down and lean on it?
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i recently used a product called Clyde's, bought it on Amazon, and am very happy with it. I did the passenger front seat on my 2008 S550 and it looks very good.
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i recently used a product called Clyde's, bought it on Amazon, and am very happy with it. I did the passenger front seat on my 2008 S550 and it looks very good.
Alex @legitstreetcars swears by Clyde's and uses it to good effect whenever he's doing an interior refresh.

His Delorean series being a good example of what it can do...

either this video or the next one iirc.
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Originally Posted by Vinnie P.B.;[url=tel:9300672
9300672[/url]]@Pasha Mercedes Doesn't shoe polish in general leave marks on clothes? Also, I think that the slightest moisture from human skin through thin material clothing will immediately stain it... If it's applied, how long does it take for it to dry before a person can sit down and lean on it?
it is not polish, it is dye. I’ve never had any stains on my lightest clothes. It’s been a couple years since I’ve applied it.
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Originally Posted by RichDMB
i recently used a product called Clyde's, bought it on Amazon, and am very happy with it. I did the passenger front seat on my 2008 S550 and it looks very good.

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