Siesta chair leather restoration  

Leather Honey on Siesta Chair's leather
As I said previously, I wanted to try out Honey Leather as well. I put on Leather CPR about a month ago; the result was satisfactory. The wear seemed less and it gave a little shine to the leather. However, Leather Honey was a notch above.
The application was a little messy; it's very thick. People recommended to use our bare hands to apply it onto the leather. I let it sit overnight, and when I saw it again this afternoon, I was a little concerned whether the stickiness could actually be buffed off. It was honestly a little difficult in the beginning, but as I kept at it, the stickiness was removed. What's left was a great shine and a different level of suppleness to the leather. It's softer to the touch as well. Overall, a very recommended product. Some people complained about Leather Honey making leather darker. In my case, I didn't notice that nor would I have minded. Therefore, it's still recommended that you test it in a conspicuous area first.

still in production?
Hi! What an awesome find! From what I can tell this model is not still in production, however, there are newer versions by a few swedish companies, although they look a more modern.., They do not currently sell to the USA.
Can you please tell me what you paid for this item? I am dying to know.

Dear Kbrules66,
I think I paid $160. Very good deal I think. Though light weight, very solid construction. The only thing I say one needs to be aware of is the canvas right beneath the thighs tends to receive more wear because the cushion tends to slip towards the back of the chair. What I do is tugging the cushion out after use.

Kin....
Check out the "art around the house" thread. At the bottom is a picture of my siesta chair I acquired 4-5 years ago. The leather was like yours. it was originally brown, but I dyed it black myself. It came out excellent, and I did it for under $20.
I can find what I used, if you're interested.

Have used
Leather honey with tremendous results. Had a leather couch and loveseat that were tremendously dry, but in excellent condition. About $50 of leather honey later they look terrific and have just the right feel to them

OGD
OGD...I'd like to know what product you used as your chair looks really great. I listed my salmon/rose colored chairs on CL on got no takers so I'm thinking I should dye them black. I'v dyed lots of small leather pieces over the years using Lincoln Leather Dye and had good luck (removed wax first). I'm assuming there are lots of other products available and since this is going to be a big job I'd much appreciated any info. I found several blogs but started to feel like it was getting a little complicated , I.e., this product vs that product, etc....thanks for any imput.

I'll go
to the craft store tomorrow and find a bottle and take a picture of it.

Thanks for your generous offe...
Thanks for your generous offer, onegroovydude. I may in fact at some time be interested in giving my cushions a new look.

Hi....
Ok. Here it is. They didn't have any at the store, so I found it on the net:

Here's the main site: https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/leather-dye/f...
Here's what you'd use for black: https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/leather-dye/f...
Followed by: https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/leather-dye/l...
**Make sure to use Fiebing's Pro Oil dye & Resolene only**
On the site is variations of brown that looked nice too. Maybe for yours in the future Kin... I think it would look a lot more natural than the mega shiny wax.
I'm sorry, but it's been about 4 years since I did mine, so I'm a little hazy on all the details. I think I bought 3 or 4 of the 4 oz. bottles, and maybe used one or two and returned the rest, followed by a bottle of finisher.
Before I dyed mine, I masked off the back where the leather ends and the fabric begins, and was careful not to let it bleed over. If that happens, you can always spray a fabric dye on the back material to blend it. I believe there's a string for the headrest that will need to be taped off, but I can't remember exactly. I'm not home to look at the chair up close.
You'll work it in a circular motion with a sponge. Once finished, you'll let it set for a certain amount of time (it'll say on the bottle), then see if a second coat is needed. After it's fully dried to spec, and you're satisfied with the color, buff out the excess with a soft towel or something. Then you apply the Resolene finisher the same way. After it's dry, you can do a final buffing of it.
That's it. Pretty easy. Mine's looked great for 3 or 4 years now, with rich, deep color, and no transference to date. You'll probably need to remove the wax first, if any, and make sure it's cleaned well to take the dye as easily as possible.
Please post back when finished. Would like to know how they turn out. Need any help, just ask.

Gratitude to the Dude
You are kind... I am stoked to take on this little project as many of the other items on my 'project list' are BIG. This I can handle. I'll post "before pics".
As I mentioned , I'v done numerous shoes & handbags with success but nothing larger.
p.s. are you actually surrounded by corn fields? Too funny. I'm surrounded by water and mountains

Awesome..!!
I think I did the one chair in under an hour with the first coat. The longest part is letting it dry.
Here's a 2 part video on youtube I just found, where they use the Pro Oil with the Resolene in black on leather. It shows some other stuff too, but you only need the two already mentioned. It might be worth a watch though, to see the product in use.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qakP5jQBCPs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxKsuUseSbI
Ya... Unfortunately I am. It's peaceful, but pretty boring out there. Everyone just has cattle stories to tell all day. I'd trade in all the corn around me for mountain life any day...:)

Thanks for the great info. Bt...
Thanks for the great info. Btw, if anyone is interested in a pair of low back black siesta chairs and is around San Francisco (Sausalito to be precise), there's one on CL currently. Asking $600 for the pair; not crazy score but decent for a pair. It's so fitting for our discussion because they look to be in need of redying.

No problem...
Glad to help. It seems a lot of those Siesta chairs do. If they're not cracked, they're stained.
I picked mine up at Maj R Thrift for $9.99. It was so cheap I couldn't pass it up even with the damage, which is how I ended up taking on my first big dye job.
I'm glad I tried it. It was easier than I expected, and it actually turned out way better then I expected. Especially from anything over the counter in this day and age. You almost think it'd work like gold or chrome spray paint. Never ending up like the cap.