CL9 - poor quality leather

[y.vtech]

if your not happy with the interior just go get it repaired. I have an 04 base model silver and I'm currently doing a 100% full retrim in my car with genuine black mercedes leather. Ive changed the roof lining to black also so when you jump in the car its completely black on the inside! Ill hopefully post some photos when I'm done just so we can atleast compare new leather with old leather if its not looked after.

[Type R Positive]

damn.. my leather does look like that :S
i think i need those leather treatments...

so would i need a restore with leathertique? or just a treatment.. meguiars and all that Hunter listed?
im a leather noob...

That leather will have to be stripped and resealed. Leather is coated....

Just wipe clean with a very mild detergent mix. All these leather conditioners do SFA these days, just make your seats greasy lol. Big statement I know....
I use Optimum Leather Protectant. Cleans, seals, protects.

[I CU2]

Sidenote: Leather shouldn't look glossy (unless it's treated), it should be a nice matte. This is why it is important to have a two step cleaner and then feeder/conditioner. If the seats are greasy still about an hr after you apply the conditioner then you fed the seat too much so wipe it off (it could also be that it ain't leather - me suspects the middle section of the back seats in the CU2)

Mercedes uses leatherette from C to E class I'm pretty sure but the S class uses real leather.

[Type R Positive]

Mercedes uses leatherette from C to E class I'm pretty sure but the S class uses real leather.

Fake or not, it's dyed then sealed. Strip the sealant off, and your leather turns to poo.

google leatherique and BMW for lols! Big mess.....

[I CU2]

Why would someone remove the clearcoat off treated leather? Conditioners have no effect on vinyl so stripping off the clearcoat on fake leather to condition it serves no purpose in the first place?

I looked up leatherique and BMW and most of them were good reviews?

[Type R Positive]

Might be interesting for you guys, but here is a leather repair from the detailing site I'm on. Just to give you guys a better idea of what they do.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=236534

[Type R Positive]

Why would someone remove the clearcoat off treated leather? Conditioners have no effect on vinyl so stripping off the clearcoat on fake leather to condition it serves no purpose in the first place?

I looked up leatherique and BMW and most of them were good reviews?

you'll strip the colour, they'll have no UV protection, and they'll go to poo. The euro seats aren't vinyl are they?

[I CU2]

Wait...what, so we both agree that stripping the clearcoat is bad...where did the original suggestion to strip it off in the first place come from?

I tried looking up BMW + leatherique on your detailing forum and only founded praises as well:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=211799

The Euro's leather is a mix of Vinyl + Real Leather.

[Type R Positive]

Wait...what, so we both agree that stripping the clearcoat is bad...where did the original suggestion to strip it off in the first place come from?

I tried looking up BMW + leatherique on your detailing forum and only founded praises as well:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=211799

The Euro's leather is a mix of Vinyl + Real Leather.

http://forum.roadfly.com/threads/7428555-Leatherique-A-Tale-of-Woe-(long)
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=140324

just be careful about what you are doing....

[-[NoS]-]

looks like alot of work and time involved...

[ryaan]

http://forum.roadfly.com/threads/7428555-Leatherique-A-Tale-of-Woe-(long)
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=140324

just be careful about what you are doing....

now im scared to do it... zzzz

[Bakks]

I ended up with a black Euro, with a black leather interior. The leather in the car I purchased was in better condition than the original in this thread, but could still do with some conditioning.