2002 Leather Seats Hard (Help!!!!)

[mlawre10]

My leather seats in my Q45 seem too hard, for the last couple of days I’ve been using Lexol conditioner. They seem to be getting a little softer but I was more or less looking for some quicker results. Does anyone have any suggestion on soften the seats on a 2002 Q45

[OwnerCS]

The seats in our cars are a coated leather. The coating allows the leather to last a long time. However, if the leather seats start to dry and crack, getting an external treatment past the coating to moisturize the leather is going to be a challenge. I've spent some big bucks on exotic conditioners only to discover none really penetrate the coating to treat the drying leather.

[mlawre10]

The seats in our cars are a coated leather. The coating allows the leather to last a long time. However, if the leather seats start to dry and crack, getting an external treatment past the coating to moisturize the leather is going to be a challenge. I've spent some big bucks on exotic conditioners only to discover none really penetrate the coating to treat the drying leather.

i was afraid of that.....thks OwnerCS!!!!

[seldomseen]

Lexol seems to work the best on the Infiniti cars. Just lather your seats with the Lexol conditioner and let it "work" for 15 minutes before you massage the conditioner into your seats. You will probably have to do this a few times to soften your leather a bit. But the leather will always remain firm----but you should notice your leather looking more rich and not dried out. The leather seats in Infinitis always seem to be develop a dried look and develop a lot of creases and cracks.

[mlawre10]

Lexol seems to work the best on the Infiniti cars. Just lather your seats with the Lexol conditioner and let it "work" for 15 minutes before you massage the conditioner into your seats. You will probably have to do this a few times to soften your leather a bit. But the leather will always remain firm----but you should notice your leather looking more rich and not dried out. The leather seats in Infinitis always seem to be develop a dried look and develop a lot of creases and cracks.

thks for the infor seldomseen!!!

[qship96]

Lexol wont penetrate the plastic coating either, I used it almost monthly on my old 300zxturbo, and the seats still got cracks, wrinkles, and stiff. The BEST thing you can do is to tint windows ON A NEW CAR to prevent the slow process of ultraviolet light from destroying the leather, and treat regularly with a sunblock type protectant like 303 Aerospace protectant- my now 16 year old Q leather looks and feels like brand new- except for the drivers seat which is worn from physical abuse of me getting in/out of car{abrasion} and weight being placed upon it

[OwnerCS]

+1 for 303 to protect the leather from ultraviolet light. It works on vinyl or leather.

[qship96]

Yup, I have used the 303 on the seats,door panels,dash,console,pillars,steering wheel,shifter,and every other interior part that is not fabric or carpeting- generally I do this quarterly after every oil change as it is my built in reminder,same with a wax job.

[seldomseen]

Lexol wont penetrate the plastic coating either, I used it almost monthly on my old 300zxturbo, and the seats still got cracks, wrinkles, and stiff. The BEST thing you can do is to tint windows ON A NEW CAR to prevent the slow process of ultraviolet light from destroying the leather, and treat regularly with a sunblock type protectant like 303 Aerospace protectant- my now 16 year old Q leather looks and feels like brand new- except for the drivers seat which is worn from physical abuse of me getting in/out of car{abrasion} and weight being placed upon it

There could be some difference in leather. I've used the Lexol conditioner since I've own my car and it clearly gets absorbed into the leather if you take the time to massage it into the seats and when the temperature is warm. It won't change the "quality" of the leather Infinti uses by any means, but it will certainly aide in keeping the leather from having a dried appearance being more supple.

[qship96]

Easy way to tell if you have coated leather is to put a drop of water on leather, if it soaks in the leather IS NOT coated and any leather conditioner will soak in and help extend the life of the leather- if the drop of water just sits there without soaking in then you are dealing with a coated leather and any "leather conditioner" you apply will be useless as it can not penetrate the coating.

[gobose]

I suggest Leatherique and their Pristine Clean to soften the leather.

You MUST follow their directions and it will work.

http://www.leatherique.com/