[Healeys] leathers

[I Erbs]

Yes, most of the old chemicals used are now banned

Ira Erbs
DIGS-4 Solutions
Portland, OR

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On May 19, 2011 12:29 PM, "kaynmike.bham at juno.com" <kaynmike.bham at juno.com>
wrote:
> I drive a BN2 and re "did" it a few years ago, including the interior. We
(my
> wife and I-and she's a seamstress of very high experience)had access to a
set
> of tattered backs and cusions and I purchased the foams from a..supplier.
I
> set to work in the remanufacture of any thing not directly related to
sewing
> while she dismanteled the old parts. We settled on a material that was
spot-on
> for color and, more amazingly, had the "hand" of "buttery" soft leather.
They
> turned out beautifully. So what's the question/problem, buddy? It doesn't
> SMELL like leather. The smell of old woll carpets and brake fluid and
aging
> leather is a big part of how I bought this "car" in the first place,a
first
> one a very long time ago right? What I find is that NO leather smells like
> that anymore as tanning chemicals and techneques have completely changed.
Is
> that true?? Mike Gougeon '56 BN2
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