[Shotimes] leather reconditioning

[Donald Mallinson]

Frank,

The leather in the SHO isn't that soft (at least the Gen II 
leather) to begin with.

American leather is of the type where the dye closes the 
pores of the leather.  This makes the leather resistant to 
stains, but makes it crack easier and it is harder to the touch.

Keep using the Lexol (I sell this product and it is at the 
top of the heap for leather care) and be sure to use BOTH 
the cleaner and conditioner in that order every time. 
Keeping the dirt off the leather is key to reducing the 
cracking that can occur.

Let the conditioner sit on the leather for several minutes 
every time, it won't soak in much, but it helps.

Also, leather by it's nature (at least mass production car 
leather as opposed to $100,000 priced car leather!) comes in 
all sorts of quality.  Older hides, can be thicker and some 
are just not very soft, but get used.  It isn't unusual to 
have what feels like a lot of different quality leather in 
an interior or even on one bucket seat!

Don't get too concerned with making the leather soft, it 
probably never was that soft to begin with, and there isn't 
much that can be done short of replacing it.

Don Mallinson
SHO Club
also:  DC CarCare
http://www.dccarcare.com

fwhittle@mindspring.com wrote:

> I've been trying to recondition the leather on a replacement seat for my '95.  The leather had gotten very hard and not pliable at all in some spots.  I used Lexol and after several applications, there's only a slight improvement.  Is there something that will work better than Lexol for resoftening leather that's as hard as beef jerky?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Frank Whittle
> '95 ATX
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