Yikes! I gave up coffee in the car when I bought this baby.

I think you're right. The dark spots are definitely still everywhere, but do appear to be fading ever so slightly every day.

I now appear to have a haze on many leather pieces. In most cases I think it's just an over-abundance of goop. In one case, I had a detail shop owner tell me it was from rubbing the leather too much or too hard. Hope he's wrong. I can't imagine there's anything you could do about that kind of damage.

Time will tell, I suppose. Still in a funk over it all. Just trying not to look at it or think about it too much, lest I be tempted to try to "fix" it again....

 

Sounds as if moderation in conditioning ( light conditioning, a couple of times a year ) is the key.
Wow, is this leather a pain or what?

 

Oh yeah, but it's a beautiful pain. Every time I step in, I forget the work it takes to keep it that way. Kinda like a woman, I guess...

 

Good point!

 

Looking through the posts I see that people tend to use different products. I swear by Leather CPR, it is a conditioner and cleaner in one and after monthly treatments by seats look brand new.

In fact I have a neighbor that purchases an Eddie Bauer one month before me and his seats show a lot more wear than mine (he even mentioned it). I know over time the KR leather will develop a petina but for now they look brand new.

 

You are correct that moderation is important. The main reason I shared these woes with the group, though, was to get across the message that conditioning (using Connolly's at the very least) should not be attempted in anything but "room temperature" weather. In attempting to clean up my mess with other products, I also violated the well-known moderation rule. That was just the insult to injury...

 

All I can say is WOW!!! I cant believe a truck made for working on the ranch would have such sensitive leather.

 

I don't think Ford has ever pushed this as something for actually working a ranch (although I've seen pictures on e-bay that certainly indicate some folks have tried that approach). I'm sure you're just being a smart-a$$, since you don't seem to own a KR yourself. I've frankly never understood why people who aren't an owner post here, unless they've got something constructive to offer. There's plenty of KR bashing in the other forums, we don't need any more of it here.

I grudgingly admit that you make something of a point, though. As beautiful as this leather is, it takes a lot of work and is easily damaged (or degraded). This isn't for everyone. And it's certainly not for working ranch hands (although I see no problem with it for ranch owners, which would be more the demographic of a typical KR driver).

I'm frustrated by this whole episode, but not deterred by any stretch. The KR is by far the best vehicle I've ever owned and I wouldn't be nearly as happy with a Lariat or any of the other scaled down models. I'm sharing here so that we can all continue to learn as a group (most of us are new KR owners and have some things to learn). I guess in doing so, I open myself and the rest of ya'll to a certain pot-shot mentality that is quite prevalent in a lot of f150online members outside this particular forum.

 

Didn't you see Brokeback Mountain ?

 

Sounds like good stuff. Where do you buy it?

 

I purchase mine at Bed, Bath & Beyond. It comes in a jar with a useless sponge applicator. I just use a clean white towel that I purchased on teh clearance rack of the store for $0.99.

My problem is that it does not go very far. I go through 2/3 a jar each time i do an application on my truck but, I also have an Expy so a lot more cow donated itself for my truck.

 

And I want to thank you for sharing your story with us. I hate that this happened to you, but it does give me pause when I'm working on my KR and hopefully I'll learn from your experience. Good luck in getting this worked out. Give us an update in a few weeks to let us know if the dark spots finally faded away...

 

Thanks KR. You can bet I'll keep this updated until the very end. No real change so far. Still every indication that by getting the sticky splotches off of the surface I've opened the door for a mostly or perhaps even full recovery, but also still keeping an eye on a few areas I may have been too agressive with. Truth is it feels better than ever before. Now if the appearance will just catch up...

 

Mucho gracias, as we say at the King Ranch.
I'll give it a try.

 

I was not being a smart A$$ but when I first saw ads for the ford king ranch models they were shown on a ranch pulling a horsetrailer and getting loaded with hay. All of a sudden its a premium lux model. And yes I dont have a KR but my Lariat has more options and 4X4 than any KRs on the lot had and I didnt want to wait for a 2006 to come.