Jon,
I always wondered where the Naugys originated. I know that some actually made
it to Mexico in the 60s - or maybe it was only the hides. Thanks for sharing
this information. I always thought they had gone extinct.
Richard Mayor
Portland, Oregon
boyracer466@gmail.com
> On Feb 8, 2022, at 8:01 AM, Jonathan Einhorn <einhornlawoffice@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Many may not realize that Naugahyde comes from Naugatuck, Connecticut. If you
> need to replace it, apparently there are still several bands of free-ranging
> Naugys running throughout Naugatuck. If you are able to catch one (they are
> fast), you might be able to fashion new Naugahyde seat covers. While Naugys
> reportedly come in different colors, some say that those variations are due
> to the latest pollution in the Naugatuck River (another reason for the demise
> of the former home of Peter & Paul Mounds).
>
> jon
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 10:49 AM <rfbegani@gmail.com> wrote:
> After working on the mechanical items of my BJ8 I turned my attention to the
> upholstery. It is in excellent condition with no tears or scratches, only a
> little tired, especially the dashboard. As I have a bottle of angelus
> leather dye in Jet black for real leather, I put a layer on the dashboard,
> and it soaked in quite nicely. After drying over night with a soft terry
> cloth clean rag I hand rubbed and buffed the surface to a nice shine. Now if
> it was real leather, a further layer of black carnauba shoe polish would be
> applied. So, I used Esquire rubbing it in to the surface as I would for
> leather shoes, let dry and rubbed the surface to a nice shine.
>
>
>
> At the same time, I removed the arm rest from the right-hand door because the
> Naugahyde had peeled off the frame. After cleaning off all the hot glue
> residue and using my handy Craftsman hot glue gun with bonding glue and large
> binder paper clips to hold the fabric in place after applying the glue the
> repair was ready for a polishing. However, I thought I would look up how to
> restore Naugahyde and was advised to use Mequiarâ??s natural shine protectant
> which I will apply to the dashboard also when it comes from Amazon.
>
>
>
> Meanwhile, what do you members of this group recommend for the treating the
> leatherette/Naugahyde on our Healeyâ??s for cleaning and restoration.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Bob Begani
>
> 67 BJ8
>
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