Jakpro1

Okay, got a huge layer of Leathique on the seats right now and she is baking in the sun. Was scared to do the "put a pool in your hands and slather it on thing", but once you get the hang of it, it was fine.

Really felt like the seats were soaking it in.

We'll see what she looks like later this PM....will post after pics, already posted before.

C43AMG

Let it soak in! If you can...give it 24 hrs. - the longer the better !If you put it in your hands....well, your hands will be smoother than if you used Palmolive.!

Jakpro1

Heyyyyyy, so far so good!!!

Got the white film on it (it's like 100 here so the car was blazin hot end of day)

Guess I was just hoping for these cracks to be gone. Not giving up though. Leather does feel reeeallll soft now.

BEFORE (UNTREATED) and in need of a vacuum


TREATED BELOW (2nd treament...actually kinda 1.5...I think I blew the first treament)

Musikmann

[QUOTE=Jakpro1]Heyyyyyy, so far so good!!!

Got the white film on it (it's like 100 here so the car was blazin hot end of day)

Guess I was just hoping for these cracks to be gone. Not giving up though. Leather does feel reeeallll soft now.[QUOTE=Jakpro1]

Congrats Jakpro1,

I just emailed Leatherique with some specific questions about my type of leather. As soon as they get back to me telling me how much I need, I'm trying the RO and PC too.

Musikmann

[/QUOTE]I just emailed Leatherique with some specific questions about my type of leather. As soon as they get back to me telling me how much I need, I'm trying the RO and PC too.[/QUOTE]

I wrote to Leatherique, LLC today - 4th of July - and George has already gotten back to me (also on the holiday) with an answer to my question.

I just ordered the 32oz Special (RO + PC) for $55 (S/H slightly more) using their 24/7 website.

I can't wait to try these seemingly amazing products!

Musikmann

C43AMG

Jakpro1...............leatherique update ?

SUNILP

I doubt the cracks will go away. It will soften the leather and prevent new cracks though.

Jakpro1

Nah, haven't done any other treatments yet.

Will post soon as I do though.
Yeah, don't think my cracks will be 100$% gone, nice product though.

Kinda was hoping for the miracle, but so far pleased with the results.

Musikmann

I could be partially blind, but I don't see that your leather is cracked (aka split). Maybe this is just a semantic argument, but I think your driver's seat looks a lot better, and I would call it slightly wrinkled.

C43AMG

I agree.

Carnag

I just applied RO to my 1992 BMW 325iC. Needless to say the seats were like cardboard and in bad shape due to neglect by prior owners, the sun, etc. being a convert. I had been using sheepskin covers for the better part of the last 2 years due to their poor condition. Here are some before picks.... I will post more after a few applications

Carnag

Here are some pics after applying RO and PC 2 times over the weekend. The seats never got "tacky", but there was a faint amount of the white residue. The seats are a little softer now, and the areas that weren't pretty much beyond repair look better. All in all I probably need a few more treatments. BTW, can you over use these products?

Carnag

They actually look worse now in these pics

Here are a few more....The backseat which was in better shape looks a lot better, and even so I can "feel" the difference.

C43AMG

No , but allow a week or 2 between treatments/applications.Did you apply it on a hot sunny day with the windows rolled-up?

Carnag

Yup, it's been 90+ here in Chicagoland last few days, so I know it was Hot enough out. Will reapply in a few weeks then.

C43AMG

Give it 24hrs to soak in......you should be good to go then.

SUNILP

if your seats were treated with armorall over the years then I would suggest you wet sand first to get rid of the silicone coat. The seats will soak the oil in much faster then.

Kar don

unfortunately there is no saving those front seats... they are beyond leatherique's repair.

Musikmann

It sure looks like it to me too Kar don & Carnag. It's really a pity some people don't do more to preserve their leather interiors.

Even though Leatherique seems to be the ultimate leather treatment, I'm guessing that the prior owners of your BMW did nothing at all, and practically anything is better than doing nothing.

Carnag

I tend to agree with this assessment ....I guess it is back to the sheepskin covers. At least I can improve the rear seats. I have a feeling, the car is from Atlanta, that it has seen FAR too much sun without ANY protection

Musikmann

Hello again Carnag,

My first Benz was a Florida car, and I think that suffered the same fate. The seats were not bad, but there were annoying cracks in the vinyl (MB Tex) dashboard.

Good luck with the back seats - they DO seem to be salvageable. Heck, M-B sells sheepskin seat covers as another one of their pricey accessories!

Musikmann

Musikmann

Depending on the condition of the rest of the car (and how much you like it of course), you might consider having a good auto re-upholstering shop do the front seats. A price quote should cost you nothing except a few minutes of your time. I doubt that the fronts will exactly match the backs, but if it's close, only you and your upholsterer will know!

If you decide to do that, THEN use the Leatherique to keep them like new.

Good luck,

Musikmann

Carnag

I looked into that when I got the car, it was around a grand or so if I remember correctly. Not sure how much longer I'll keep the car so it may not be a wise investment at this time

archeryblackdog

Hello all. I have a W124, E320, 1995, I just purchased the car like 2 months ago, the fron seats, where not as per my satisfaction so I had them changed with a leather re upholstery kit from mercedes.

Now tha back was in exellent shape for being 11 years all, I mean just in great shape.

I tried leatherique on the back seat this weekend 28 Hours, temperature was well over 90 in tha car.

I can not see much difference rigth now, other than the shine is almost gone.

I will waith a week and do all the seats even the new ones to keep them well maintained

archeryblackdog

Men, I had the same car, BMW 325I convertible, Great car, Horrible seats, I tried everything but leatherique in the leather I must have spent $ 500.00 in cleaning and lather conditionesrs over a year, and It made no difference as a matter of fact I think all that cleaning and conditioning end up ruining the leather.

at the end I took it to be re upholstered I spent like $ 1,500.00 in all 3 seats, all I can say is I wish I had done that to beging with!!