Leather seat restore?

[Junkley]

Autozone leather cleaning towel (This is a game changer)
Griots leather cleaner
buff with mocrofiber

Get them really, really clean.

Then Flieblings Saddle soap. This has glycerin in it. This is essential ingredient to hydrate the leather.
The finish will come out factory matte. And smells so clean.

Do not use oil, like mink or any other type. This will lead to fungus.

Advice from Texan who grew up with horses and saddles.

Have fun!

[jaykay]

Nice procedure! I will try it. Any further protectant needed? Sounds like you have red as well. Would you apply this to all leather surfaces or just seats?

[A 986 S]

My seats were in even worse shape than yours when I got my Boxster. I used Leatherique products to redye the seats and am mostly pleased with the results. The dye did not adhere properly to the areas where the original finish was completely gone. My guess is that those areas were contaminated with something like sun tan lotion or perhaps a noncompatible leather treatment product. I cleaned and prepped these areas more aggressively and dyed them again last year. We'll see how well it lasts this time. More photos of my project here; https://rx19jones.wixsite.com/projectboxster/projectboxster2


cheers - dj