Anthony Foster wrote:
>
> Hello All;
> What Steve said about neatsfoot oil pretty much jives with what I have
> heard to use for the preservation of leather. There is another product that
> you might want to use first to clean the seat leather called saddle soap. I
> have never used it but it comes in bars like Palmolive, you will have to
> look around for it. By the way my local Walmart doesn't have neatsfoot oil,
> I have already checked. I think that a sporting goods store, the old
> fashioned kind that sells guns and ball gear, would be a better bet as it is
> used on catcher's mits.
> Best Reagards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Otis Davidson" <otisdavidson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 3:14 PM
> Subject: IML: Leather Care. (was: embossed crest)
>
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "D. Dardalis" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: IML: embossed crest
> > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:56:46 -0600
> >
> > Somebody said that leather will disintegrate if not properly taken care
> > off. Can somebody secribe what is the proper way to maintain leather
> > seats? Is there a certain chemical that if sprayed will keep the seats
> > last longer?
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > I always use Neatsfoot Oil by Kiwi. I wrote a posting about this before.
> > Perhaps it is in the Archives.
> >
> > I'll wait for a hot day and apply it with an old,clean sock...put the
> > windows up,and let the car sit in the sun so that it gets really hot
> > inside...and let the stuff soak in. Hi-traffic areas (drivers-side seat
> > bottom)and sun-prone areas (rear seat-back-top) will probably need a 2nd
> > application. You'll see what parts of the seats soak it right up.
> >
> > When done,your interior will smell like leather and won't have that
> phony
> > Armor-All shine to it. Wipe any excess,if any,with a clean towel.
> >
> > These are the products I would avoid using on leather seats:
> > 1) Armor-All
> > 2) Waterproofing pastes.
> > 3) Silicone based products.
> >
> > I have never used Leatherique...but hear it is good for repairs,etc.
> >
> > Steve from Albany,N.Y.
> > '75 Imp 4dr.....
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