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D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Anyone have any recommendations for a good leather seat conditioner? I've noticed my seats are getting kinda' stiff-feeling lately.
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Paul · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:08 am Post subject:

The best thing to do is to remove the covers from the seat and treat them from the back side of the leather.
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D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Ahhh...never thought of that!

IIRC, those just clip on the bottoms and will slip right off. I'll have to give that a try.
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ozarknight · Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Rolla, MO

For more routine cleaning and conditioning I have always used saddle soap. It's not as "high tech" as some of the new stuff claims to be, but you probably remember how well it took care of your old baseball glove.
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Paul · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:20 am Post subject:

Yeah but your old baseball glove was not dyed....
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White 87 924S "Ghost"
Silver 98 986 3.6l 320 HP "Frank N Stein"
White 01 986 "Christine"
Polar Silver 02 996TT. "Turbo"
Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.

kewpie79 · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:57 am Post subject:

get some gojo for 88 cents, unscented, non-pumice. works better than anything else thats ten times the cost.
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numbbers · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:33 am Post subject:

Connely Hide Food is the best. It kept my old steering wheel and boot in excellent shape for years.
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wuilman · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject: leather

regular conditioning at least once a week when you detail your car is best. at the body shop we used the meguires stuff we got in bulk it cleans and conditions. and smells GOOD!
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Petrovich · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 235 Location: Rockville, MD

I just use armorall for leather, or whatever other leather treating goo I set my eyes on while in the autostore. Rather expensive and I'm sure there are cheaper (and perhaps better) solutions, but this stuff works, too.
On a side note, small surface cracks that don't open up can be treated with epoxy on a needle, and then black shoe polish - takes care both of further cracking and of the looks, but you need a magnifying glass and a LOT of patience, or you'll stain the outside with epoxy. Don't forget to wipe off excess polish if you don't like black stains on your shirt