Out of curiosity.. Leather care

[ZombieSoldier]

What are you using to take care of your leather

 

[panda24619]

seat covers. other than that i dont really care about the back. the fronts look brand new cause of the covers. they are worn out though. i want new ones, but santa has yet to bring them for me since they are very pricey. real sheep skin and wool.

 

[GAINMOB]

soap/water...then leather cleaner/conditioner...unless you have KR...only the front seats are leather...and thats just the face of the seats...the rest are vinyl

 

[Dib52]

Mr Clean Magic Eraser followed by ArmorAll Leather Care gel. Seems to work just fine so far. Every six months is just about my routine, a little extra in the summer when we climb in wet from the lake.

 

[Maverick1701]

mink oil...like what I use on boots/saddles

 

[alaskanexpy]

i clean them with armor all cleaning wipes / magic erasers then condition them with lenox(i think thats it) leather conditioner. kept the seats in my '96 explorer looking like new to this day.

 

[hovocop]

warm water to get rid of dirt, then dry, then armor all......................never armor all first, unless you want to make job 10 times harder

 

[rexster314]

Go to Autopia.org
Do a search for leather care. You'll get more information than you'll ever need. There's a wealth of information on what type of leather comes in different makes of vehicles. King Ranch leather is a special animal

 

[Leissleib]

Lexol cleaner and conditioner, when I traded in my 5 year old truck the dealer could not believe how good the leather looked. Lexol is for saddles and it works great, clean and condition every 3 months or so.

 

[GAINMOB]

ive heard great things about lexol

 

[eddiemoney]

Lexol cleaner/conditioner here. Frankly had really good luck with it in all vehicles.....although my 2008 Impala SS seats cracked even with the lexol every other month....stupid cheap GM...hence why i now have a Ford

 

[splintrcel]

i do a wet rag to get off like sticky stuff or what not, then leather cleaner, then conditioner but i only really clean it when it needs it. Reapplying conditioner on a regular basis will make things last longer and look nicer.

 

[no MORE_MPG]

Does anyone know if Lexol conditioner gets old? I used some from my wife's stash for her saddles. A quart goes a long way, apparently. It could be years old, neither of us remember.

When it was cold, it seemed lumpy. I warmed it up and it seemed normal. Though, when I wiped down all of my seats, it got grippy/sticky. After some time has passed the seats have started to feel more normal.

I applied it in late Fall/Winter, so fairly cold outside.

My theories are that either the Lexol is old, the seats have some kind of polymer coating/surface treatment (that didn't allow the Lexol to soak in) or I just need to do this job when it's warm outside. Thoughts?

My wife's saddles always look great. I like this stuff and agree that it is a great way to care for real leather.

 

[os1kne]

Meguiars leather balm.

 

[Don Hall]

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[Mike Expy Poland]

A glycerin-based leather and saddle soap works perfect, used together with some soft sponge. Will clean everything and seats come back to looking like new. then a solid leather dressing - so basically a solidified blend of oils for softening and preserving leather. If it's for a saddle, it's going to work great with your leather seats etc.

 

[Kevin08]

I’m not joking about this but the best thing you can do is tint the windows with the best UV block you can get. Doesn’t have to be dark. I think most shops have clear film with the UV filter without tint. That and I put a sun shield up in the front windscreen when ever it’s parked outside. I usually don’t in the winter, but I probably should year around.