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Coated the seats in leatherique and covered them with plastic last night. Going camping this weekend so the G can sit for about 3 days. Hopefully that will put a dent in the wrinkles. So far I have been pretty disappointed with this product.
The technique I've used a number of times now is this:
Clean the surface dirt off the leather with 403.
Strongly massage the Leatherique Conditioner into the leather.
Let it bake in the sun on a hot day.
Wipe down the leather with the Leatherique Cleaner.
Works great for me.
I haven't done it this year yet, because I'm all out of product.
The technique I've used a number of times now is this:
Clean the surface dirt off the leather with 403.
Strongly massage the Leatherique Conditioner into the leather.
Let it bake in the sun on a hot day.
Wipe down the leather with the Leatherique Cleaner.
Works great for me.
I haven't done it this year yet, because I'm all out of product.
I remember when I first started researching products, I found some website that said treating leather in today's cars is essentially useless because the "dyes" are like a plastic coating and the conditioner won't actually get into the leather. Having no actual experience, it sounds logical but I tried anyways.
I wonder if it works better because of the lighter color of your seats vs my black. More permeable surface?
Has anyone with black seats had good results with leatherique?
Last edited by SomeName; Jun 5, 2017 at 11:23 AM.
Reason: After pic
Modern leather conditioners actually have a small amount of sulfuric acid in them that helps them penetrate the surface of the leather.
I only know because the skin on my fingers got burned by some of the acid when I was doing work at a plant that makes leather conditioner. That was 20 years ago and my fingers still just randomly peel/shed their skin a couple times a year!
In spite of my better judgment (and the decreasing thickness of my wallet), I installed OEM wood trim in my G37x, replacing the washi aluminum trim. I found the parts at a semi-reasonable price from discountinfinitiparts.com (highly recommended, by the way) and decided to bite the bullet. I really like the look of the interior now, it's warmer and (IMO) a little classier looking.
I also installed Llumar Air80 tint on my windows all the way around. It's barely noticeable visibly (I don't care to attract any attention from 5.0) but VERY noticeable in terms of how hot the interior gets on a sunny day when I'm parked outside.
Installed my AliExpress wrapped wheel. Followed a DIY and it was actually very easy. Also had the scratched up trim hydrodipped black and sprayed with matte clear. Came out great and looks OEM to me. Matches the buttons well.
^ Everything looks great, Johnny. Especially that steering wheel trim! That looks brand new and you can't even tell that it was scratched up before. Great job!
Works great for me.
