Hard Leather seats

**jtford95** · 04-22-2013, 09:54 PM

My buddy has a 79 Mustang with leather seats. The seats turned hard and he wants to soften them up. Any sugestions? I told him to try Leatherique?
Thanks.

**Ronkh** · 04-22-2013, 11:06 PM

I never tried leathertique so dunno bout it. (lots of others here ue it a lot so wait for them to chime in.

I did a the big ford P/U and used saddle soap. seemed to work well

**jtford95** · 04-22-2013, 11:14 PM

Thanks Ron. He had stored them with plastic around them for a while and they hardened up. Don`t know how long they were stored tho. I know the older leather seats are different than today`s seats.

**Ronkh** · 04-22-2013, 11:28 PM

leathertique may be best---- dunno

or maybe some sort of leather oil to re-hydrate them (neats foot or similar)
(but honestly I aint got a clue)
good luck

**Ronkh** · 04-23-2013, 12:18 AM

possibly leather master stuff ???

ck out the seat stuff in this thread
http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums/...-michigan.html

**jtford95** · 04-23-2013, 04:47 AM

Thanks Caveman Ron.

**jtford95** · 04-23-2013, 11:19 AM

Anybody else have any idea?

**Beemerboy** · 04-23-2013, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by jtford95

Anybody else have any idea?

I`ve used leatherique for years and haven`t had one issue with it...It`s some work to start off with but well worth the effort on older seats or hard leather.

The website has a ton of application pics and such or uTube has plenty as well..

**jtford95** · 04-23-2013, 06:31 PM

Thanks Beemerboy. I heard conflicting reports about Leatherique. Some not so good. Some good. I still want to try it for myself

**Old Pirate** · 04-23-2013, 06:57 PM

Dave`s right, I also would recommend using Leatherique in helping cleaning and softing up / re-hydrate the hard leather you have.

**tropicsteve** · 04-23-2013, 08:25 PM

i like lexol conditioner/preservative . megs d180 is a good cleaner/conditioner aio.

**Addicted2Bling** · 04-23-2013, 08:46 PM

Leatherique will definitely soften the leather up. What it does is it puts a lot of nutrients back in the leather that come out from daily use. I`ve used it a few times, and if you follow the directions to the T you will get great results. This means no humidity, has to be at least warm, and you have to let it sit for at least 8 hours. The longer you let it sit, the better it will work.

You can also check out leather masters. I haven`t used it, but a lot of members on here like it.

**daveinsweethome** · 04-24-2013, 12:47 PM

i buy leatherique by the gallon now. i will soften the seats but you must get them warm or even hot and let it work. 24 hours is much better than just 8. i live in oregon and that is the only downside to this product. you will be amazed at what it can and will do. if i lived in Las Vegas or Phoenix i could make a living on leather seats with this stuff.

**jtford95** · 04-25-2013, 06:16 PM

Thanks for your replies. I`m pretty sure my friend is going with the Leathique. Thanks again

**Todd@RUPES** · 04-26-2013, 06:32 AM

I have had amazing results with Leatherique on hard seats. I worked on an original leather interior Lamborghini Espada about 5 years ago. When I started the seats were cardboard stiff. I applied Rejuvenator Oil and let it soak in over night.

The seats still felt stiff so I added more Rejuvenator Oil. It completely soaked in the second application, so I added a third. Finally I got some "return" on the oil. I cleaned it with Leatherique Prestine Clean and the seats were much much softer.

It is an amazing product, when used as directed on stiff seats. Extremely impressed and I would recommend it to anybody!