I've gone as far as to pool leatherique on the underside of the leather until saturated. When it dries, I am left with just that - dry leather. Wiping it on the surface does diddly.
I will admit that the leather is marginally more flexible after leatherique, but Neatsfoot oil actually leaves the leather in a condition that I would consider sitting on. Maybe Zach should try both and report back? How about if I send him an ounce or so of neatsfoot oil, and you send him a little Leatherique to test with? Email me offlist with your mailing address, Zach. Thanks -Dave Walton On 10/25/06, Rusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dave, if Leatherique did not work for you it is possible that it was not applied properly. I have been using it for many years on many vehicles and it does a wonderful job. If Zach buys it from me I will tell him the proper Way to use it and I am sure he will get excellent results. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:11 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] dried-out leather treatment Some people have recommend Leatherique. I tried it. In my opinion it does not work worth a damn on dried out leather. Neatsfoot oil does the trick. It will darken the leather, however. The stain that MB uses has held up to it well so far. You only see the darkness through the cracks. To fix that, you would need to re-stain the leather, I guess. I tried the "Compound" and the pure oil. The oil goes farther and is a bit thicker but either works well. I paid ~ $10/gallon for the compound and $16/gallon for the oil from a mail order horse tack supply company that sells saddles and stuff I found on Google. The smell goes completely away after a few weeks. That or I'm so used to it I can't tell any more. -Dave Walton 87SDL, 94S350, 99E300 On 10/25/06, Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dropping in from lurk mode, wowie zowie you guys have too much time on > your hands for all this bickering... > > Need a quick recommendation on how to resurrect the leater seats that > have been drying out in my barn for the last few years. Practical real > world experience appreciated. > > TIA! > > -Zach > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
