product to stop leather squeak

Blink21Me

Blink21Me

E36 M user
I have tried some leather cleaners and conditioners like meguiar's, Lexol, soap/water, detergent/water, etc, and even pure water, and none of them has fixed the problem for good. My leather in the back would be quiet after I just cleaned them, but then after 2-3 weeks they would start squeaking again. Sometimes I feel like powdering them or putting a sheet of paper between them to stop squeaking. Does anyone have any idea of or have tried any product to fix the problem?



thanks,

joven
 
Blink21Me said:
I have tried some leather cleaners and conditioners like meguiar's, Lexol, soap/water, detergent/water, etc, and even pure water, and none of them has fixed the problem for good. My leather in the back would be quiet after I just cleaned them, but then after 2-3 weeks they would start squeaking again. Sometimes I feel like powdering them or putting a sheet of paper between them to stop squeaking. Does anyone have any idea of or have tried any product to fix the problem?



thanks,

joven
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What kind of car? This is more typical in older worn leather.
 
I had this same problem with a BMW. I ended up pulling the seat bottom out and put talcum powder on the edge where it was squeaking. this worked for a while. I finally bent the metal stay tabs so it was not so feaking tight. That fixed the problem permanently.
 
DavidB said:
I had this same problem with a BMW. I ended up pulling the seat bottom out and put talcum powder on the edge where it was squeaking. this worked for a while. I finally bent the metal stay tabs so it was not so feaking tight. That fixed the problem permanently.
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LMAO.....a man after my own heart - starts off gentle to solve the problem, and then uses the grace of a Caveman to COMPLETELY fix it :D



PS. Blink21Me - have you tried Gliptones ? Real cheap, and real effective. Try spraying water on the seats first, heat up a towel in the oven - pull out towel (with care - IT'S HOT!) using a stick might be a good idea, place towel on seat, and put heaters on (seated if you have 'em) and leave for 5 minutes.

Come back, remove towel/s - this should've "loosened" the leather. Then apply the Gliptone's cleaning solution to the damp seat, and rub in to clean any debris / marks. Leave for a coupl-a-minutes to soak in.

Come back and buff off.

Now apply your leather conditioner (they usually contain some kinda Aloe Vera solution) to keep the leather nice and supple. :)



If all else fails, you could always try DavidB's method :D
 
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