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Thanks so much for sharing! It's always interesting to see what others do. I can see the attention to detail that goes into your pieces; the people you work with must be top notch.
Nicole, You and I are aligned on taste in furniture, cabinets and automobiles. I spent 14 years owning a home design center and custom cabinet shop specializing in euro design........ mainly emulating German lines like Poggenpohl or Allmilmo and Italian lines like Snaidario. In total contradiction to my personal taste, I designed my steak house restaurant in 1800's Victorian style as my building is 150 years old. I love classic "form follows function" architecture and perhaps is why I have retained my 928 for almost 16 years. (required 928 content) Merry Christmas!
Afshin, I have long used this product on vintage leathers, both automotive and otherwise, with great results. The restorative ingredient is Neatsfoot oil combined with beeswax and microwax for long lasting finish and protectant.
Do you have any opinion on the threat to leather adhesives with this product?
William my primary concern with any type of conditioner is that too much product will undoubtedly loosen/weaken glue over time and the leather will separate from the surface. By the sounds of it, the Nivea cream penetrates more than average which is a good thing when it comes to softening leather but may be an issue on the dash, door tops and rear quarter. My advice is to use a light conditioner regularly on the dash/doors and rear quarter. Just enough to moisten the surface and no more. Do this a few times a year. In between that use a lightly dampened microfiber to wipe the surface and add some surface moisture.
With the Nivea I would limit it's use to the seats and try to keep it away from the threads.
I ordered some.Nivea but In the past I have used a mixture of neatsfoot oil and Anhydrous lanolin to the consistancy of Yogurt, wilh great results, it must be put on warm (heated in Microwave ) and keep reapplying until it no longer soaks in..
Last edited by Mark Thornton; 12-25-2015 at 12:46 PM.
I pulled down my A post trim on left side I found a severed wire,,(black wire) haven't got a clue where it came from? I ordered 4 Sq ft of black leather and plan to recover my A post covers as they have shrunk to beyond repairing them.
This probly needs it's own thread.
Nobody is reading this thread on what the broken wire in your A pillar is.
Good discussion, lots of options being brought to light.
Have applied nivea to 84 seats in cold garage, it's been a few weeks, just cleaned off excess. The seem much softer. Seemed to have penetrated where initially it filled perforations. Fragrance is almost completely dissipated..
improved the seats. Applying in the cold garage was not effective... until spring when it warmed up and allowed the material to absorb.
Nivea on the right and Bag Balm on the left. The Bag Balm was nice to work with and apply; it feels like it will soak into the leather; it's waxier and hand works well. The Nivea - was lighter and more slippery when spreading.
Liberally applied both. The leather is already in good condition/pliable but not supple; the front seat are also in good condition but have spots where the leather is harder and the texture has changed.
From reading the posts they both contain lanolin - the Bag Balm inspired greater confidence as it felt more like would be better absorbed where the Nivea felt like it might just sit on the surface. We shall see it sounds like most got good results.
Like the rest my hands are now soft so I'll be looking into hand modeling for a little extra income.
Just watched episode on Wheeler dealers, where they covered the seats in a leather conditioner,and then place large black hefty bags over the seats ,the bags trap the heat and help the pores open up and absorb the oils, there seats came out very nice.watch the episode on the MasseratI bi turbo restoe.
Hi all, resurrecting this thread to ask if any further comments on Nivea cream. I just found the Nivea I bought back when this first was discussed and am trying it on my seats ...
12-24-2015, 05:45 AM
