How to restore leather seats
08-29-07, 06:41 AM
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Lexucanafer
08-29-07, 07:23 PM
#4
You can NEVER restore your seats to 'like new' condition 
The cracks are actually wrinkling in the leather hide. Once you stretch/ben dthe particular peice of leather too much, the top color/clear coat on the leather will crack, creating cracks in the leather. Also, over time, the tanning oils in the leather 'evaporate' out of the leather hide. You can slow this by using quality leather conditioners like Lexol (highly recommended) or Meguiars. Try to do this often (like once a month) to see some improvement in the suppleness of the leather. I also tried placing a plastic sheet over the conditioned leather to let it soak in more..but that didn't really help much. In other words, your leather will stay pretty hard no matter what you do. Another option to restore the finish of the leather to remove stains and cracks is to resurface the leather. This is when the leather is slightly sanded, and a leather 'dye; (its actually paint...all leather is painted with their color coat) and a clear coat. This fills in all cracks and makes your leather look pretty good for a couple years. it doesn't last that long, and you will need to re apply this every two to three years to keep it looking 'new' b/c the old cracks eventually show through. Leather renew's website is where i bought my kit, and the color matched my tan interior very well (95).
The cracks are actually wrinkling in the leather hide. Once you stretch/ben dthe particular peice of leather too much, the top color/clear coat on the leather will crack, creating cracks in the leather. Also, over time, the tanning oils in the leather 'evaporate' out of the leather hide. You can slow this by using quality leather conditioners like Lexol (highly recommended) or Meguiars. Try to do this often (like once a month) to see some improvement in the suppleness of the leather. I also tried placing a plastic sheet over the conditioned leather to let it soak in more..but that didn't really help much. In other words, your leather will stay pretty hard no matter what you do. Another option to restore the finish of the leather to remove stains and cracks is to resurface the leather. This is when the leather is slightly sanded, and a leather 'dye; (its actually paint...all leather is painted with their color coat) and a clear coat. This fills in all cracks and makes your leather look pretty good for a couple years. it doesn't last that long, and you will need to re apply this every two to three years to keep it looking 'new' b/c the old cracks eventually show through. Leather renew's website is where i bought my kit, and the color matched my tan interior very well (95).
Last edited by tuan92129; 08-29-07 at 07:28 PM.
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