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YOUR RESEARCHIs your dashboard lifting and leather shrunk?
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Use armer-all leather care
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I do however use conditioner / cleaner on the seats.
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At this point it may be worth trying to reduce or halt the damage by using a quality hide food or conditioner to rejuvenate the leather.
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Hello I need some help here, so please vote!
1. No its not lifting and shrinking.
2. Yes my dash has shrinking across the entire width of the dash and major lifting.
Thank you! I need to gauge how common a problem this is...
PLEASE ANYONE WHO VIEWS CAN YOU VOTE! Much appreciated.
It's not a common problem, unless you live in a very dry climate and leave your car in the sun. Even then, regular applications of conditioner keep the leather in good nick. It's tough stuff.
My wife's '99 Boxster has full leather and looks great. My poll response is based on that.
Yeah I have had 4 Porsche's, all older than my 996 and they never had the issue I have had with it.
Agree its about proper maintenance, like everything!
I have a 97 Boxster with full leather and the dash is still "like new", but it spends most of its time garaged and we don't have the intense sun here in Toronto that you might have. I don't use any cleaners or conditioners on it or the door panels. I've read that the leather used in these areas is treated (pre-shrunk?) and that it may be damaged by absorbing conditioners, but I can't confirm if this is accurate. I do however use conditioner / cleaner on the seats.
I have read of others with the leather dashes with similar damage as yours. I have also seen photos of damage after the leather has been accidentally soaked with water and shrinks after drying.
At this point it may be worth trying to reduce or halt the damage by using a quality hide food or conditioner to rejuvenate the leather.
