Sticky leather seat

[Leggy]

Recently bought 2015 BMW 3 series.
Didn’t notice on the test drive, but after any length of time my clothing sticks to the oyster leather.
All the other seats are fine, and to look at its spotless.
There is a bit of roughness to the area but barely noticeable.
I’ve tried some leather cleaners and conditioner without joy.
Any suggestions appreciated.

[_Hoppers]

Semen is such a stubborn stain!

[Summit_Detailing]

Gtechniq I2 tri-clean and a leather brush, along with some microfibres to remove the residue.

Cheers,

Chris

[Leggy]

Summit_Detailing said:

Gtechniq I2 tri-clean and a leather brush, along with some microfibres to remove the residue.

Cheers,

Chris

Thanks for that. I’ve used a couple of leather cleaners without much success. So will give it a go.

[Leggy]

Leggy said:

Summit_Detailing said:

Gtechniq I2 tri-clean and a leather brush, along with some microfibres to remove the residue.

Cheers,

Chris

Thanks for that. I’ve used a couple of leather cleaners without much success. So will give it a go.

Well I gave this a go today and it’s certainly cleans. Appears to have taken off what looks like a colouring finish that must have been applied by the dealer for cosmetic purposes. Now left with heavy dark wear discolouration which must have been covered up. The seat looks like it still has a lot of this on it, and explains why the seat looked so good when I bought it 4 months ago.
The stickiness only manifests when the seat has warmed up after about 30 mins driving.
If it can get the rest off, it’s likely to reveal a very worn seat, so any ideas on how to restore it properly?
So any advice on what do to.

[finlo]

I know this is of no help but when I was looking at buying a 3 series not a single one I looked at had good condition driver's seat!

[Demelitia]

Leggy said:

Leggy said:

Summit_Detailing said:

Gtechniq I2 tri-clean and a leather brush, along with some microfibres to remove the residue.

Cheers,

Chris

Thanks for that. I’ve used a couple of leather cleaners without much success. So will give it a go.

Well I gave this a go today and it’s certainly cleans. Appears to have taken off what looks like a colouring finish that must have been applied by the dealer for cosmetic purposes. Now left with heavy dark wear discolouration which must have been covered up. The seat looks like it still has a lot of this on it, and explains why the seat looked so good when I bought it 4 months ago.
The stickiness only manifests when the seat has warmed up after about 30 mins driving.
If it can get the rest off, it’s likely to reveal a very worn seat, so any ideas on how to restore it properly?
So any advice on what do to.

If you’re still in need of a solution, have a look at gliptones repair kits for leather. I’ve used it on the lemon leather in my 130i and it looks like new.
They’ll probably have a kit on the shelf if it’s just black leather.

[Leggy]

Cheers. I’m currently waiting for the garage I bought it from to investigate.