I’ve got a (faux) leather sofa (not sure how to tell difference). Sitting on it or moving around makes the leather rub together and squeak a LOT. It wouldn’t bother me but I live in an upstairs flat so I get paranoid if it’s late at night and I move on the sofa it’s “CREEESQUEEEEEEEUUUURRRR”.
I’ve heard you can use vaseline but having tried it on a small part it didn’t help. I’ve also covered the sofa in sheets but there’s always small parts that make contact and squeak a ton.,
Any advice?
This is the real answer. If a hinge is squeaky, oil it. Same for leather. Faux leather is probably closer to polyurethane or plastic, but it mimics leather enough that leather conditioner should help. However, I would caution that you want to find a “leather conditioner” that specifically says it’s for your material. Whatever it is.
The problem is the surface is that type of smooth, high friction stuff that sticks to itself. If you condition the parts that touch each other, it’ll make it glide better.