Restoring Hard Cracked Leather - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

RedPhoenix · 11-07-2006, 10:35 PM

The back of my rear seats is now hard leather, starting to crack badly. Is there a way to rejuvinate hard leather? i also clean and moisturize it.

Pb · 11-08-2006, 02:32 AM

There's no easy way to fix a crack, but you can prevent it from getting worse. Clean it with 10:1 mix of Water and Woolite. Then soak it with a few good coats of Meguiars leather conditioner. Put the conditioner on it frequently for a short period, maybe 5 days in a row, then you can chill and do it about once a month or so.

***eyeball96*** · 11-08-2006, 05:28 AM

I have the same problem, but, The stiching in the seats are bustin loose, not cracking so much...I did what PB said to mine. Woolite and H2o is the bomb for cleaning leather! Amazed me how dirty the leather was, didn't look that dirty when I started, it was nasty!

Tideland Prius · 11-08-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pb

There's no easy way to fix a crack, but you can prevent it from getting worse. Clean it with 10:1 mix of Water and Woolite. Then soak it with a few good coats of Meguiars leather conditioner. Put the conditioner on it frequently for a short period, maybe 5 days in a row, then you can chill and do it about once a month or so.

Is there a substitue for woolite, like Tide or something? lol or must it be woolite?

Pb · 11-08-2006, 09:48 PM

Only use Woolite. Just go to any grocery store and get a small bottle of it. Get the original formula Woolite. You might also want to buy a small spray bottle too for the water/woolite mix. Shake the mix up before using it. If you want a little more cleaning power you can make it an 8:1 mix.

Mayur · 11-08-2006, 10:24 PM

I use Meguiars leather cleaner and conditioner (two step). Cracks in leather are basically there to stay. Leather did get a bit softer after I conditioned the seats like hell.

Tideland Prius · 11-10-2006, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Pb

Only use Woolite. Just go to any grocery store and get a small bottle of it. Get the original formula Woolite. You might also want to buy a small spray bottle too for the water/woolite mix. Shake the mix up before using it. If you want a little more cleaning power you can make it an 8:1 mix.

oh ok.

thx!