View Full Version : Keeping Leather From Cracking?


aceofspades
10-01-2007, 05:46 PM
I'm concerned of my leather cracking and fading years down the road and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or if you know of any products that could help me out and keep my interior looking fresh :)

Lexus Forums
10-01-2007, 06:01 PM
Use leather cleaner and conditioner. You can buy it in any car care store.. That'll definitely help and it's not expensive. Use it at least once per month and you'll have no problems..

lexus
10-01-2007, 06:32 PM
As mentioned above, with the right products and care you shouldn't have any problems at all :)

rick
10-01-2007, 07:07 PM
Taking care of it my friend is the key to keeping everything in your car just as nice as new. Apply that stuff on their every once in a while and you should be good to go!

arif
10-02-2007, 05:37 AM
Taking care of it my friend is the key to keeping everything in your car just as nice as new. Apply that stuff on their every once in a while and you should be good to go!Yes you are right if you dear any thing you must care that thing. If you want to avoid the cracks and look your interior clean and dashing you should have leather cleaner.This is easily available.

GipsyES
10-03-2007, 04:44 PM
As stated above, all you need is some leather cleaner and a little bit of elbow grease. Other than that you should be all set :)

gilmar4
10-05-2007, 04:21 PM
Taking care of leather will make it last forever. I've seen to many times in to many vehicles where the seats need replaced. :(

arif
10-06-2007, 08:14 PM
Taking care of leather will make it last forever. I've seen to many times in to many vehicles where the seats need replaced. :(Taking care of any thing keeps that thing in good condition.Taking care of leather can prolong the life of leather.But it can not last forever .There is nothing which can survive forever.

gilmar4
10-07-2007, 10:21 AM
Taking care of any thing keeps that thing in good condition.Taking care of leather can prolong the life of leather.But it can not last forever .There is nothing which can survive forever.

Yep and that's very unfortunate. I'm sure if your car is new though and you take good care of it, that the leather will look just as new if you sell it in 5-6 years.

CarFanatic
10-07-2007, 10:36 AM
Keeping it clean with leather cleaner is your only choice. It really isn't to hard at all.

arif
10-08-2007, 02:25 PM
Yep and that's very unfortunate. I'm sure if your car is new though and you take good care of it, that the leather will look just as new if you sell it in 5-6 years.You are not right sir ,there is a difference between five years and forever .I will still say that there is nothing on our planet which can last forever .We can say that the leather will last long fore more years.

AlexM
10-11-2007, 04:15 PM
Taking good care of it will make it last much much longer. If you just ignore it, you'll start to notice the leather crack.

bludrgntatoo
10-17-2007, 04:21 PM
I use Kiwi Saddle Soap. It works really well on all our horse tack which sees much more severe duty than that the car seats. Seven years and the seats look great, at least the leather part. The vinyl pieces on the bottom face are a different story