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OK, I tried Leatherique for the 1st time over this holiday weekend. I did as instructed massaged the "oil" in a few times, covered with a large trash bag and put the car in the sun. I left the oil on for a total of 24 hours (not all of it in the sun). Last night a sprayed on the Leatherique Pristine Clean, scrubbed gently with a vegetable scrubber, removed with a MF towel, rinsed the MF in warm water and removed some more. The seats are 20 years old, never been treated and have had a few applications of Armor All during their lifetime. While they are much softer, I feel that I they could be softer. Also, the driver's side bolster has some creases that I would love to minimize. Should I repeat the entire process? Should I use just the Pristique Clean? Does the "Clean" have any softening properties? THANKS to all who reply!
 
I did as instructed - lathered on the "oil" (honey colored product). Left it on for 24 hours followed by the "clean" (milky colored product). I am not complaining - I am just looking for softer leather.
 
Leatherique will not remove creases. You could do it a second time, but leather likely wont show a substantial increase in softness.
 
What kind of car/leather is it? If it is coated leather don't over expect results in softness. The oils can't really penetrate the coating. What you want to accomplish is getting it clean then protecting it so it will last longer. Like Killr said it won't remove creases or cracks. Just feel good that it is clean and you added life to it.
 
phantom said:
I did as instructed - lathered on the "oil" (honey colored product). Left it on for 24 hours followed by the "clean" (milky colored product). I am not complaining - I am just looking for softer leather.
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I would give it another coat, being the leather is 20 yrs. old and never been treated.
 
At 20 years old I doubt that they are coated leather. I think that you can only expect so much from leather that has been neglected for two decades. Having said that why not try the procedure one more time? What do you have to lose?
 
Oooops, I missed the 20 year old part, Sorry.
 
I just used it on 2 black leather interiors(8 year old Infiniti, and 17 year old GM- C4), left it on 36 hour in the sun(OK it was dark for like 9 hours). It made quite a difference in the softness of the seats(the C4 seats were very stiff). In the past I have only let the oil dwell for 6-8 hours, and the additional time made a real difference. Overall, I have been very impressed with this product.
 
Do it again. It'll make it softer, maybe not like new but it'll be softer. :)
 
I just came in from the garage. I applied another coat. It is soaking in; I can tell from the dry spots. I covered it with Saran. I will be home early tomorrow so I will put the car in the sun for a few hours. This stuff is GOOD - I just need to work out the fine details!
 
How can you get out creases? I've only ever been able to minimize their visibility by deep cleaning the leather and applying a leather treatment.
 
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How can you get out creases? I've only ever been able to minimize their visibility by deep cleaning the leather and applying a leather treatment.
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You can't without wetsanding and re-dying the leather. Leatherique has kits for that which are great but alot of work.
 
I got a tip once from a guy that has been working with Leatherique for a long time. It's not going to be feasible on every car, but I've tried it on my own vehicles, and certain customer vehicle where it made sense and it worked GREAT!

First you need to remove the seats for the vehicle. I have a nice work bench so I sit them up on it for this part. Then you take your Halogen lamps (the ones your already have to sport swirls) and turn them on and place them fairly close to the seats. Now you need to not be a moron and walk away while this is going one, because I assume you could cause so real damage. But this will get the leather nice and warm, and as we know Leatherique works best on warm/hot leather.

After they are nice and warm go ahead and apply your oil. I know the stuff is expensive, but I always apply it very liberally, and it works great. Then just let the seats sit in from on the lamps for a while (move them a little farther away so they just keep the seats warm, and don't continue to get hotter and hotter). I have found that letting it "bake" for as little as 3 hours will make a drastic improvement in the softness of any leather. Sometimes you will need to do it twice, but it pretty much eliminates the need to let the product sit on the seats for days on end. I'm sure this won't work for everyone, but I figured I would share what was shared with me.
 
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