Chaos

Not too bad but what are the best products ?

ryan@usaimage.com

Gregg, The color on Porsche seats is more like a paint than a dye. You can put conditioner on there and let it sit for days and it does not seem to soak in. I have tried Leatherique professional leather restoration and it may have done some good, but not much in the softening department. This stuff is used by the Rolls and Jag crowd and their leather is different than ours.

All I got to say is "lots of luck".

Matt Sheppard

Leathertique really did a great job of softening my leather - but it was somewhat neglected by the P.O. I still have yet to do the fill/dye stage on anything yet. I have a lot of stuff planned for that treatment.

odurandina

First, DNU, polishes of any kind or SEM products on leather.

Remember... the process the tanner used for our Porsche seat skins is far superior to anythign that we will ever be able to reproduce on the original shell that you see on all virgin, Porsche leather...

we are talking about a polymer with maximum elasticity on the outer coating and it never completely cures.

just like the glue under your rear seats, before you replace them with the molded carpet.

this in mind...


Leathertique products all the way. If your seats are black I suggest using 917 black.



If you're brave you can buy a super-large sharpie pen... the ones that are about 3/4 inch wide.

You may love the color. You may not.

It is my favorite color for leather seats. The dye is VERY GOOD.

find an inconspicuous part of your seats and get ready cover an area about 1x6 inches.

you will not damage your seats...

put on rubber gloves...

cut a pen in half with hack saw.

pull one of the two sponge pads from the pen and start depressing the pad as you apply it to the leather.

and wait for a big surprise...

YEAH the stuff really penetrates into the leather without it cracking later !!!

make several light coats but do not bear down too much.

nice and steady.

If you like the result you can do the entire seats.

First use SEM soap to clean the leather. Next, go out and buy about 5 more pens.

I have used sharpies with great success on 2,000 dollar seats to alter the color...

you all will think i am nuts until you see that it works.


You can keep your leather soft with Leathertique rejuvinator indefinitely.

Chaos

My interior is tan,the black sharpie may not be a good idea !