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Leatherique in the cold - any tips?
I know the preferred Leatherique process is to apply then leave your car closed up in the sun and heat for a few days. But what if it's cold? Any tips? I'm thinking a closed garage, trash bags over the seats, and a heater blowing into the car. The new Subie needs a little love in the outer bolster area, a little Leatherique should get it looking like new again.
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10-26-2009, 09:59 AM
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If you can put the heater in the car and seal it up once it has been applied. You can also use a hair dryer to heat up the leather before you put it on.
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10-26-2009, 10:12 AM
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10-26-2009, 12:02 PM
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You definitely need heat to open the pores. Hence the hot summer day. If you can safely do it using a space heater in the car then I would give it a try. You need that interior over 90 degrees for several hours.
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10-26-2009, 12:08 PM
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Crank the heat and let it idle?
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10-26-2009, 12:23 PM
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As long as it is sunny, wouldn't you get the greenhouse effect?
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10-26-2009, 12:25 PM
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Our highs are between 50 and 60 this week. Even in direct sunlight, it doesn't get nearly hot enough in a closed car.
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10-26-2009, 12:35 PM
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Let it sit in the sun at work and go to local truck stop and get one of those 12volt truck heaters...
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10-26-2009, 02:14 PM
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Put a small space heater on something solid/stable in the front passenger footwell (extension cord thru rolled-up window). I've done it before in cold WA winters with good results.
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I know it's not really the same situation, but for 2 years running I have put it on just as it goes into unheated winter storage & cleaned it off with Pristine in the spring. My leather seats are surprisingly supple.
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10-26-2009, 03:33 PM
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Yank the seat and apply indoors in a warm room.
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10-26-2009, 04:05 PM
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subaru? invite gays to make steamy hot monkey love in the car. hot lesbians? pics or ban. horny gay guys? ban for pics.
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10-26-2009, 05:31 PM
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I was going to suggest running a hose from the tail pipe to the interior but I think this idea might be a little better.
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