leather seat care

[Yazz Blu]

My dad uses zymol on our bimmers for the past 10 years, he swears by the stuff. You can see the dirt thats on the seats come right off.

[cockdiesel]

check out detailers domain

the adams products are good...comparable to zymol

swissvax is excellent

leather master is the best of the best...but pricey

products like armor all,meguiars,mothers,lexol,...,etc. pretty much suck

[a4tis]

I've always used Lexol...just be sure to figure out if you've got real genuine leather or if it's "pleather".

[willem]

what do you use for pleather?

[a4tis]

Originally Posted by willem

what do you use for pleather?

vinylex (made by same people who make lexol)

[8valvematt]

FWIW

UPDATE:

so i ended up purchasing Lexol Leather cleaner and conditioner in the spray bottle at my local pepboys for about $20 in total. i went with the Lexol brand after many suggestions from users on this site and others. since i dont have full genuine leather it didnt seem worth while to spend a lot much more for the higher end stuff.

i applied it according the the directions on the back using a cotton cloth towel. i made sure the heat was on high and the seats were supple enough to take the cleaner/conditioner. i first applied 2 rounds of the cleaner to make sure i got any dirt. i then applied, in small areas as directed, 2 rounds of the conditioner using light/medium pressure to work it in. i waited for a few minutes and then wiped off clean.

my overall impression. the seats look much cleaner and feel newer. i was surprised that there was no unpleasent chemical smell, but a refreshing scent of that new leather smell. my car however is still fairly new @ 12K miles, and it's an '04. it doesnt leave a oily residue and a few squirts seem to go a long way. although i havent used any other leather cleaner, id say this does an extremly nice job for the money. although actual results may vary, i definitely recommend it.

[squid]

I tried something new(that I've never used before) on the A6. It has black leather so darkening wasn't an issue. 99% of the leather looks like new, but the usuaal spots like the drivers left bolster had a liitle wear.

I used Fiebings Pure Neatsfoot Oil, There were the typical white lines in the leather and I wanted to work it in and try and minimize those. It worked really well and helped make the leather much more supple. It smells like an oil and wiped off well. It did leave a bit of sheen but not too bad. I'll be doing a few more applications to help keep it up.

For the spots with the heaviest wear I decided to do a little dying. I spoke to a guy I deal with for my tack supplies and he said the only thing to use was Fiebings Acrylic Dye. He has someone who does his saddle and boot repairs and that's all he ever uses. It's not bad, a small bottle is around $6. I tried it Monday when it was warm and it worked great. I wore a pair of latex gloves and with a small wad of paper towel I worked a little in at a time into each area. After a couple of repeat applicaitons, I blended it in and it looks super. No more white lines and it matches the original color really well. The leather had a pebble finish so it isn't 100%, but it's much better than before. I let it alone for a couple days then did an application of the Neatsfoot Oil over the top and I'm really happy with the results.

Fiebings