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Ed Saniewski · 06-15-2015, 05:34 AM

Dose anyone have a fix for cracked leather seats. The seats are 40 years old and are showing wear at the pleat stitching. Would shoe polish work, or saddle soap? Thanks for the help. Ed Saniewski

ronn · 06-15-2015, 06:18 AM

kiwi shoe polish is wonderful for leather, but you will be wearing it on your cloths.

saddle soap does soften the leather, but with no color.

may want to try Lexol, which is made for rejuvenating leather.

C26Pinelake · 06-15-2015, 07:44 AM

I once attended a workshop on restoration. The speaker started out by saying " Any grease monkey can change their oil or their muffler but it takes a professional to work with leather "! Since that day I don't even think about working with the leather in my cars. Off they go to a professional ! Wayne

BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-15-2015, 01:44 PM

Use QUALITY leather dye & a neutral shoe wax!
Chatanooga Bill W.

bikejunk · 06-15-2015, 07:57 PM

is the stitching coming undone or is the leather hard and cracking feeding the leather over time with saddle soap and a soft damp cloth could work -it does on my almost 100 year old motorcycle seats . Cotton stitching breaking is a problem that is tougher and requires re stitching.

banjoQ · 06-15-2015, 09:05 PM

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From my British sports car days, we used a product called "Connolly's hide food". This stuff did an amazing job of bringing back dried, cracked leather. Soaked into the leather completely, no residue to get on your clothes. Now if your stitches are pulling out, that's another story. Time to find an old school upholsterer. Good luck.

Ed Saniewski · 06-16-2015, 05:29 AM

The stitching seems good, it is just cracking. Someone told me Neet's foot oil might rejuvenate it.

C26Pinelake · 06-16-2015, 06:58 AM

Did you try a professional ? Wayne

Mike V. Florida · 06-17-2015, 05:33 AM

There seems to be a lot of information on the web. This one includes filling in the leather cracks.

https://www.furnitureclinic.com/How-...r-Interior.php

06-15-2015, 05:34 AM	#1
Ed Saniewski Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Denville NJ Posts: 964	fixing leather seats Dose anyone have a fix for cracked leather seats. The seats are 40 years old and are showing wear at the pleat stitching. Would shoe polish work, or saddle soap? Thanks for the help. Ed Saniewski __________________ Model A Ford Club of New Jersey http://www.mafcnj.org Model A Pick Up Owners and Enthusiasts https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/group.php?groupid=5

06-15-2015, 06:18 AM	#2
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,804	Re: fixing leather seats kiwi shoe polish is wonderful for leather, but you will be wearing it on your cloths. saddle soap does soften the leather, but with no color. may want to try Lexol, which is made for rejuvenating leather.

06-15-2015, 07:44 AM	#3
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: fixing leather seats I once attended a workshop on restoration. The speaker started out by saying " Any grease monkey can change their oil or their muffler but it takes a professional to work with leather "! Since that day I don't even think about working with the leather in my cars. Off they go to a professional ! Wayne

06-15-2015, 01:44 PM	#4
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: fixing leather seats Use QUALITY leather dye & a neutral shoe wax! Chatanooga Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

06-15-2015, 07:57 PM	#5
bikejunk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: beautiful down town Passaic NJ Posts: 293	Re: fixing leather seats is the stitching coming undone or is the leather hard and cracking feeding the leather over time with saddle soap and a soft damp cloth could work -it does on my almost 100 year old motorcycle seats . Cotton stitching breaking is a problem that is tougher and requires re stitching.

06-15-2015, 09:05 PM	#6
banjoQ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Pacifica, Ca. Posts: 299	Re: fixing leather seats Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) From my British sports car days, we used a product called "Connolly's hide food". This stuff did an amazing job of bringing back dried, cracked leather. Soaked into the leather completely, no residue to get on your clothes. Now if your stitches are pulling out, that's another story. Time to find an old school upholsterer. Good luck.

06-16-2015, 05:29 AM	#7
Ed Saniewski Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Denville NJ Posts: 964	Re: fixing leather seats The stitching seems good, it is just cracking. Someone told me Neet's foot oil might rejuvenate it. __________________ Model A Ford Club of New Jersey http://www.mafcnj.org Model A Pick Up Owners and Enthusiasts https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/group.php?groupid=5

06-16-2015, 06:58 AM	#8
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: fixing leather seats Did you try a professional ? Wayne

06-17-2015, 05:33 AM	#9
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: fixing leather seats There seems to be a lot of information on the web. This one includes filling in the leather cracks. https://www.furnitureclinic.com/How-...r-Interior.php __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II