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Old 10-20-2014, 05:06 PM
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Default Steamer for wrinkled seats?

I've heard that a fabric steamer will help to correct/minimize wrinkles in leather seats.

Is this true? Is there a process for using one that works for the best results?

If so, that would be a lot cheaper than buying new skins for my C5...
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Yes it is true but if you don't already have a steamer...

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Yes it is true but if you don't already have a steamer...

The video won't play for some reason. Is it the one where they use a towel that had been placed in water then put into the microwave?

Tried that...didn't do much.
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Originally Posted by jjaaam
The video won't play for some reason. Is it the one where they use a towel that had been placed in water then put into the microwave?

Tried that...didn't do much.
Odd it plays for me. But yes it is the water/towel/microwave video.
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Tried the microwave drill on my C5, at my detail with very mediocre results. A customer and I tried it on their Lexus and there was a very slight improvement.
One thing I noticed is the seats are all that bad to begin with.
Seat that are very wrinkled, may have the clear coat cracked and this technique won't work.
I also have two steamers, and on really bad wrinkles, they really don't help.

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