How are your leather seats holding up? Are you treating them with something?

Does anyone know if the back seats are leather, or synthetic? What about the sides of the front seats?

I never like what domestic leather looks like after a few months of wear. Shiny, wrinkled... Maybe the new stuff is holding up better.

 

I e-mailed Ford many months ago and asked them just what parts of the interior were covered in leather, their reply was just the top seating parts of the two front seats.....they defined it as the perforated part and side bolsters. No leather for the headrest and no leather in the back.

I use Lexol and let it soak in for a few days, then apply more and let it soak...when it is warm I park the car in the sun and let the interior heat up, pull it into the garage and then apply Lexol and let it soak in, then several days later I buff it out.

For daily drivers I would apply the Lexol when you get home for the evening and then buff it out before you drive to work, do that on a regular basis.

The secret is to keep the leather from drying out. Used this method on other Ford products over the years and been real pleased with the results.

Don't use saddle soap or any product that has strong cleaners in it, it will really dry out the leather.

Hope that helps.

 

I use Maguires Gold Class Leather Cleaner/conditioner. 14K later and the seats look great. When I can feel the leather start to drag on my clothes, I know it is time for a treatment.

 

I just use a leather cleaner & conditioner, usually in the spring and again in fall. That really seems to go a long way in keeping the seats looking good, and relatively new. Keeps a nice dark rich color in the seats, instead of that dry worn out look that I see so often in other peoples cars. I've seen a lot of SN95 Mustangs whose seats looked awful after just a couple years, so it's well worth using a conditioner at least twice a year I think.

 

In my old SN-95 I used Saddle Soap to keep the seats soft. Not the best smell when you first use it but it dissipates after a while. I have not used anything on my new car yet.

 

I use the Zaino leather conditioner. It smells awesome but as far as how well it works I have never had leather till the car and have not used any other product to compare. I just noticed a couple of days ago that the stiching on the front passanger side may be coming loose and the leather appears to be buckling in that area.

 

Maguires Gold Class Leather Cleaner/conditioner works great for me.

After 8K the seats look like new, especially after using Maguires (it makes the seats look much darker and a little shiny).