Talcum to eliminate squeaks?

[Russell]

I have heard of using talcum powder to eliminate squeaks between plastic to plastic and plastic to leather surfaces.

BMW leather will creak and squeak a lot when it gets just a litle dry, especailly when the weather is hot and dry.

Any thought? TIA

 

[GT Mike]

Never heard of that. I always used some saddle soap or neatsfoot oil to get rid of any annoying leather to plastic squeaks. My Grand Prix was the worst for that in the rear seat...If I had rear passengers, it was terrible. I had aftermarket Katzkin leather in it. I tried a little dab of neatsfoot oil on my finger, and smeared it in the crevice between the trim panel and seatback/cushion, and it was quiet till I sold the car.

 

[GT Mike]

Either I'm an idiot and don't know where it is, or there isn't and edit button on this forum, but anyways...You can get saddle soap or neatsfoot oil at a tack store (they sell horse stuff) if you can't find it anywhere else. Here, I get it at Fleet Farm, but you may not have a store of this type where you are

 

[Russell]

I have use tri-flow oil just at the contact point. It has teflon and seems to work fine. However, i do worry that it might cause long term issues. Even so i do condition my leather seats a few times a year.