Re: IML: Leather seats

[Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>]

clgilleland@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

I have a question about fixing leather seats in my 74. My car has immaculate seats for their age, but the drivers seat does show slight wear. It shows just a slight cracking, nothing major. The seats are black and the light cracks show because they aren't black. Is there something I can put on the drivers seat to make the cracks black, so they don't show up? Let me know,

I would recommend that you use the leather cleaner (Prestine Clean) and conditioner offered by Leatherique:
  
  http://www.leatherique.com/
  
  I've used it on a couple of Imperials and it works great; others I
 know  have had similar success (see Kerry Pinkerton's excellent story at  http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Interior/Leather/index.htm).  
  
  The cleaner is excellent, and the conditioner will really soften the  leather and give it a whole new look.  From your description, it  does not sound like the seats need to be re-dyed, so I would not  suggest taking that step.
  
  If after a good cleaning and conditioning the cracks are still  noticeable, I think I would use a black permanent Sharpie marker on  them -- done carefully, I think the cracks would disappear.
  
  Best luck!
  
  Elijah

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