Rejuvinating leather seats

[Bill R.]

easily do all the seats. Its extremely slimey and a little bit goes a long way.
It worked the best on solution dyed leather like some of the sterlings had in them. The bmw leather by its nature is a coating on top of the leather and it makes it harder for any of these conditioners to penetrate except where there are cracks and creases. Thats why if the leather is really bad off you end up having to do the color plus or leatherique process where you wetsand the surface to remove the color and open up the pores of the leather so the conditioners will soak in. But this is only done if your redying the seats like this one

How many of the "jars" did you have to use to complete all seats? The product container looks a bit small in the pictures.

[Ross]

Try Effax Lederbalsam (leatherbalm). Also available at tack stores. A very good product imho that didn't darken my seats a bit. Also from the fatherland.

[Airborne001]

Neatsfoot oil goes a LONG way, I have a gallon jug that I have had for a year and it is only half gone. Keep in mind that you can use this stuff on anything leather. Purses, shoes, belts...anything, just don't ever use it on suade.

[Paul in NZ]

how did yoyclean the leather?

[Airborne001]

My seats seem to be coated, will this help? Also, im guessing its best to thoroughly clean the seats beforehand, is htis correct?

This will help with all seats, and yes, you should clean them well first. Lexol has a good cleaner that is pretty mild but does a good job.

I didn't think this was going to be such a controvery, but I just wanted to point out one thing. When you are comparing vinyl to leather, there are some huge differences. With Vinyl you are just treating the very outer surface of the product. Leather is an entirely different animal . With leather you have to be able to care for the entire structure, therefor you need something that is going to be absorbed by ALL the layers, not just the surface.

A lot of the leather care products out there do great at treating the surface, and can be used, but first you have to condition the entire structure of the leather with oils to get rid of the "cast iron" feeling. Then you can follow with any leather wax/conditioner you like for the surface.

[fujioko]

I picked up a gallon at a local tack supply. I gave $22.00 for it. Seems I'll have plenty left over.

Anyway the seats are soaking in the stuff... I guess I cant drive the car now.

[Airborne001]

As I said in the first post, you need a few days that you aren't going to drive it, after 48 hrs you can go buff the seats down with a towel, anything not absorbed by then is excess.

[Airborne001]

Wanted to bump this up and see how things went for those that have tried this.

[Jehu]

All i/ve tried is the leatherique Prestine Clean and Rejuvinator Oil . I don't think it did much other than remove a thin film of dirt. The leather is too hard to penetrate so from everything i read, unless i'm missing something, I need to do the wetsanding with their prepping agent which apparently then makes a redye neccesary....

[Russell]

I have used the leatherique 2 part process. I thought it helps soften a bit. However, not as much as I thought it would on the tops of the back seats. May try soaking with neatsfoot oil. Also, Lexol also makes a leather conditoner with neatsfoot oil.