Really looks classy. Saddle soap is what I use on leather. Gets it smooth and supple. It seems to work well. I don't know about the steaming? Before steaming give a shout out to your supplier and see what they recommend. And you consider $400 pricey? That back bench looks at least a $1000 worth of leather and labor! Great job! Beautiful baby!
I also bought front & rear leather for my 850R Estate from LSeat & was equally impressed. They will make custom replicas for any vehicle I believe if you send them your old covers, but obviously that will take longer. As of Aug 2023, the price is still $349 for 2 front Volvo seats & $349 for the rear, plus shipping. I’m in the US & They took about 3 weeks from order date to receipt (they offered 850R seat covers on their site). Note, for 850R seat covers, even though they are pictured with the alcantara, you have to select the “two tone” option for the alcantara inserts, which adds another $25 (?).
Great video and nice guide to doing this. Think a nice steamer will sort those last bits I had issues with a seat years back it sorted it nicely. Can’t wait to see the interior all buttoned up.
Looks like steam is the way to go! We'll give it a go...hopefully they will have relaxed in to position a bit more to get the last bit of tension. It's getting so close to being done it's torture lol
Hi guys, I would be cautious using steam! water and leather are not good bedfellows! can cause long term damage however on stuborn creases remember to whipe or dab with towel. there are loads of leather conditioning products, Personally I would try that first leave overnight then re-tention rings! looking a million dollers your gonna have one super Volvo to be proud of!.....all the best...and I really like the sleeper mean look front!
The zip ties are put to great use here, they'll be so easy to remove, whilst assisting greatly in the re tensioning stage. Also, great choice of seat covers, just Volvoluptuous.
Yeah they were a total game changer for getting things tight. Probably not what you're supposed to do but it works! Volvoluptuous is an awesome word! Love it!
Also treat the leather with leather grease, then it will also become a bit more flexible. I always use the ty-rap method when I replace seat covers, I didn't know such nice pliers existed.
Hey, some great work on this channel. Not long found it but I've watched most of the Volvo content. Awesome car. Just bought myself a 240 wagon so all this is really helpful. Good to hear a Welsh accent too being from Abergavenny myself. But I was wondering if you had a link for the company that supplies the seat covers you used here? Cheers
@@WhitelandRestorations Coooool! Can't hurt any.. just keep it moving .Not a massive fan of leather seats. But I must say the black is so much nicer than the Blue..
It looks like a professional did it. Have you thought of putting on the leather, a good quality leather cream. We have noticed it relaxed the leather and "makes it feel better! (that should make a few jokes for you!!!)
Thank you very much. We're not trimmers but we're happy with how they turned out. We are going to try and steam them into shape but they will be getting a cream feed quite regularly lol
Delivery was super quick, within two weeks and there were no extra custom charges which we were worried about. Couldn't find anyone doing the same in the UK but we're glad we got these, the quality is second to none.
Lewis and Leeann ,Who told Laura about Morris Minor because she is too young Know about them as I am sixty five that what the car of choice when I was her age. In sixties and early seventies that is a sign of good classic car enthusiast . From Tom
Laura fell in love with the travellers after seeing one at a car show we were at many years ago. The lovely owner let her have a look around it and he had some funny touches like plastic fish in the glass washer bottle. She thought the wood frame was amazing and just decided there and then that she would own one. If you have a look at our playlists you'll see the start of the series of begining Laura's very own traveller. Hopefully it will be finished in time for her driving test! Thanks for watching!
Hi, give the car a going over with a clay mitt or clay bar. It will help remove the contamination. This is what we use amzn.to/3xXqGZe. If that doesn't help you'll have to be more aggressive and compound the car
You can buy a quick detailing spray but we just use a few drops of fairy liquid in a spray bottle. Make sure you wax the car after as the claybar and soap will remove all.
You two are funny as. Great job with the seats.
Nothing is getting slammed anymore 🫤 I love this channel😂
Beautifully satisfying creak when you both sat on the new leather. Great job,great video 👍👍
Just can't beat that fresh leather creak 😂
You guys are doing an awesome job on the Volvo 240
Thank you Enrique, it is a labour of love!
@@WhitelandRestorations more than that I consider it therapy plus fun atbleast you get to know more about the car 🚗 😉 😀 😄
Really looks classy. Saddle soap is what I use on leather. Gets it smooth and supple. It seems to work well. I don't know about the steaming? Before steaming give a shout out to your supplier and see what they recommend. And you consider $400 pricey? That back bench looks at least a $1000 worth of leather and labor! Great job! Beautiful baby!
I also bought front & rear leather for my 850R Estate from LSeat & was equally impressed. They will make custom replicas for any vehicle I believe if you send them your old covers, but obviously that will take longer. As of Aug 2023, the price is still $349 for 2 front Volvo seats & $349 for the rear, plus shipping.
I’m in the US & They took about 3 weeks from order date to receipt (they offered 850R seat covers on their site). Note, for 850R seat covers, even though they are pictured with the alcantara, you have to select the “two tone” option for the alcantara inserts, which adds another $25 (?).
Great video and nice guide to doing this. Think a nice steamer will sort those last bits I had issues with a seat years back it sorted it nicely. Can’t wait to see the interior all buttoned up.
Looks like steam is the way to go! We'll give it a go...hopefully they will have relaxed in to position a bit more to get the last bit of tension. It's getting so close to being done it's torture lol
@@WhitelandRestorations definitely they look so dam nice those seats
Great job & looks fantastic, hopefully you get that lovely leathery smell. Great work bench
Yeah the smell on its own is worth it! The ramp is very handy as ultimate workbench.... so much room for activities!
Hi guys, I would be cautious using steam! water and leather are not good bedfellows! can cause long term damage however on stuborn creases remember to whipe or dab with towel. there are loads of leather conditioning products, Personally I would try that first leave overnight then re-tention rings! looking a million dollers your gonna have one super Volvo to be proud of!.....all the best...and I really like the sleeper mean look front!
The zip ties are put to great use here, they'll be so easy to remove, whilst assisting greatly in the re tensioning stage. Also, great choice of seat covers, just Volvoluptuous.
Yeah they were a total game changer for getting things tight. Probably not what you're supposed to do but it works! Volvoluptuous is an awesome word! Love it!
Interior work terrifies me! But I do love a clean classy interior
It's not as scary as electrics lol. Interior is feeling really special now, it's super premium 👌
Also treat the leather with leather grease, then it will also become a bit more flexible.
I always use the ty-rap method when I replace seat covers, I didn't know such nice pliers existed.
Of course I’m off down the motorist discount centre to ask for some unbolters now 😂 gotta be done 😜
That looks awesome how are you’ve done it and the colours you’ve done it as well looks tidy and congratulations of your daughter 🎉
Thank you very much Ian! Much appreciated!
Looks awesome.👍
Thanks Nick! We love how it turned out.
Nice choice and a good job for a first attempt. The fragrance of new leather is unbeatable. Vegans will hate you for it. 😉👍
Congratulations! 🕊👼🕊...
(and I very much like your channel 👍)
Really nice job.Ready for e30 please.
21:49 Goo goo g'joob. 😁👍
Superb team 👍🏻
Hey, some great work on this channel. Not long found it but I've watched most of the Volvo content. Awesome car. Just bought myself a 240 wagon so all this is really helpful. Good to hear a Welsh accent too being from Abergavenny myself.
But I was wondering if you had a link for the company that supplies the seat covers you used here?
Cheers
you know that you have to redo the door cards too now... And they are a really big fuss because of the geometry and all of them rotting. Good luck! :P
Steam should help with relaxing the creases and tightening the corners etc.
Lots suggesting steam for the corners, we'll give it a go when we revisit!
You should try using steam on the seats
Might give that a go next when we re-tension them!
Maybe go over the covers with a steamer.. 👍
Yeah we're going to give that a go when we come back to retention them. Lots of people suggesting the same so we'll try it out!
@@WhitelandRestorations Coooool! Can't hurt any.. just keep it moving .Not a massive fan of leather seats. But I must say the black is so much nicer than the Blue..
You chose the shine finish on your seats, but arn't all seats "sat in"?
Wauuuwww 👍
😁👌
It looks like a professional did it. Have you thought of putting on the leather, a good quality leather cream. We have noticed it relaxed the leather and "makes it feel better! (that should make a few jokes for you!!!)
Thank you very much. We're not trimmers but we're happy with how they turned out. We are going to try and steam them into shape but they will be getting a cream feed quite regularly lol
That looks like a good option for replacing old seats. Out of interest how long did you wait for delivery?
Delivery was super quick, within two weeks and there were no extra custom charges which we were worried about. Couldn't find anyone doing the same in the UK but we're glad we got these, the quality is second to none.
@@WhitelandRestorations Thanks for replying. That's food for thought. Glad you weren't stung for any custom charges!
Lewis and Leeann ,Who told Laura about Morris Minor because she is too young
Know about them as I am sixty five that what the car of choice when I was her age.
In sixties and early seventies that is a sign of good classic car enthusiast . From Tom
Laura fell in love with the travellers after seeing one at a car show we were at many years ago. The lovely owner let her have a look around it and he had some funny touches like plastic fish in the glass washer bottle. She thought the wood frame was amazing and just decided there and then that she would own one. If you have a look at our playlists you'll see the start of the series of begining Laura's very own traveller. Hopefully it will be finished in time for her driving test! Thanks for watching!
Hi got over spray on car after garage painted side of car didn't bag up properly any suggestions on how to get rid of spray please
Hi, give the car a going over with a clay mitt or clay bar. It will help remove the contamination. This is what we use amzn.to/3xXqGZe. If that doesn't help you'll have to be more aggressive and compound the car
@@WhitelandRestorations thanks what do u spray on to paint to lubricate when using clay bar? please
You can buy a quick detailing spray but we just use a few drops of fairy liquid in a spray bottle. Make sure you wax the car after as the claybar and soap will remove all.
@@WhitelandRestorations thanks so much good luck with Volvo l have had 440s great cars currently twenty year old Yaris.