vdubpower

dunno if its just me, but ive noticed some significant creases in the leather of the side bolsters on the bottom and back parts of the driver seat, both moreso on the left side of the seat.

by no means am i am fatass, and im mindfull not to smush the bottom side bolster as i enter and exit the car, but ive still managed to get these creases.

i actually noticed them early on in purchase

i have premium leather, not sure if that makes a difference as it is softer

also, what do you guys use to clean the leather, as the color of the black seats seems to more of a kinda matte dark grey....ive used meguiars wipes and they seem to leave residue and almost like a stain to the seats....

i dont want to use anything too strong like adams, that i think is too intense.....ideas for above issues,??????

mainly

i had the exact same issue. it sucked. brand new car and the seats creasing like crazy. i think its the nappa leather, being not all that soft is just prone to crease.


no such issues with the f10 m5 w/merino leather.

vdubpower

isnt the nappa softer than the standard, and that is whats causing this issue??

any leather experts know how to remedy this

mainly

I don't think there's a remedy. nappa is the highest grade leather mercedes uses as far as I know.

vdubpower

yeah price wise, not sure about quality

CanuckRRS

I had the same issues on the leather on my Range Rover. Did a lot of searching and this company came up quite frequently.
http://www.leatherique.com/

I never got to try it as I got some free Lexol wipes at the SEMA show and then a friend got me some Zymol leather care products.

mainly

i doubt that stuff will actually get rid of creasing.

vdubpower

what did the zymol and lexol do?? did it work

leatherique i ve heard its good, but strong,

CanuckRRS

The Range had really nice leather in it, Connolly leather I think but the bottom left seat cushion creased and actually the beige surface of the leather was cracking, all within 3 years. The other seats were ok cause no one else sits in the truck but me.

The Lexol did squat, but I expected that. The zymol is two step, the first part is a cleaner and then the moisturizer. It didn't completely get rid of it, but it was significantly less noticeable after I used the Zymol stuff.

check the autogeek.net website, they have a lot of products there and might find something you'd like to try

otakki

Recently I have been reading a lot about leather care, not for the car but for my new pair of ostrich skin shoes. The summary of my research is that leather is basically like any skin, but without the oil secretion of a living thing to keep it lubricated. Thus the key is to clean leather like we would clean our skin, then moisturize, moisturize, and moisturize. Thus the conditioner is possibly the most important, since it replenishes the dried out oil. Thus the conditioner should ideally be left on the leather overnight for the leather to soak it up before being buffed. With that being said, I have ordered a couple of Bick 4 conditioner 16oz from Amazon for my shoes. However, I believe it will work just as well on all my leather items.

Hope that helps.

vdubpower

haveing all the ventilation holes is a pain in *** when using cream like products

betrezra

I just replaced the bottom seat cover and foam on my 04 clk55.... it was not too bad of a job with basic shop tools. (if you go that route).

vdubpower

should hope not in a 8 month old car.......

my 27 yr old 500sel has better leather

CanuckRRS

uh, didn't think about those holes, but now that you mention it that is going to be a pain to get the conditioner out!

If the creases are just on the bolsters, then those pieces are flat leather. I would try the conditioner on those pieces first. Maybe check out if the autogeek site has a forum and ask someone over there how they get avoid getting conditioner in the perforations.

otakki

That's why I prefer MB Tex if there is a choice--not to mention weight and $$ saved.