87 SDL left in sun for last 10 years before I bought it. Remove rear seat. turn upside down, remove leather cover around edges and put seat back in car with leather peeled back. Did not wipe it off, left it on until it was all absorbed (applied to underside open grain) in a small test area. It was summertime in Northern Ohio. 70-80's F give or take. I've since applied neatsfoot oil to the top of the leather in my 94S350 as well. The entire car (front seat, back seat, headrests) absorbed about 2 gallons. The 87 is much better, but is still a bit stiff. the 94 is now glove soft all over. Plan to hit them again next summer. I'm a bit worried about the long term effect of the neatsfoot oil on the foam in the seats, but so far, so good.
-Dave Walton On 10/25/06, Rusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How long did you leave it on? What was the outside temperature when you did this? What did you wipe it off with? Many questions. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:30 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] dried-out leather treatment 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 benz.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
