Painted leather seats cracking.?

Question

I used duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint on my leather car seats. Why is the paint cracks when you press or seat on it. It says that the paint is flexible and can be used on leather car seats. I painted all of my seats and it looked nice until i sat on the seats. The paint doesn't completely crack but there are bunch of lines and they don't go away. Why is the brand new paint cracking.

Bill · Answer

Call the manufacturer and ask them!  Their the ones that claim it is flexible.

Robert J · Answer

I'd guess there was something on the surface that prevented the paint properly "bonding in" to the material; some old cleaner / conditioner/ polish etc.

Regardless of what it says on the tin, I'd only every use a purpose made leather dye on real leather.
Any kind of coating will peel eventually.

It may be able to fuse permanently in to vinyl if it has appropriate solvents but not a lot can bond permanently in to real leather, unless it can soak deep in to it..

Steven S · Answer

It probably meant it could be used for touching up scuff marks, not painting the entire seat.

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Painted leather seats cracking.?

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