Best leather care for seats

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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby chanham » Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:12 am

new to leather seats so i went to supercheap and just got some armorall leather wipes.

they seemed ok but they leave the seat very slippery. will give another product a shot next time...zaino seems to be popular here!
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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby jslayz » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:29 am

MMMMM zaino leather conditioner is a great product.
Leaves seats stock like sheen but supple.

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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby chanham » Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:02 am

seems like most shops locally dont stock it...able to purchase online?
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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby hamish_023 » Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:01 am

ciand06 wrote:seems like most shops locally dont stock it...able to purchase online?


You won't find it at local autobahn etc.
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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby Alex@Moonlight » Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:03 pm

You should be careful with the leather products you use. We've had a number of clients who have delivered their cars with splotchy seats and oily seats. Granted, some of this is cause by user error.

It should be noted a few tips we give to our clients:

- Warm the car with the heater for 20 minutes before cleaning or moisturising leather. This opens the pores in the leather and allows for better cleaning and balming.
- Use a leather brush. We use Swissvax's horsehair leather brushes and they are absolutely fantastic for leather cleaning.
- If using a balm, be sure to check directions. We allow our balms to seep in for around an hour and then give the seats a good rub down with clean microfibre towels to remove the excess and the shiny/greasiness.
- Please try to stay away from ArmorAll for leather care. It tends to leave a sheen and greasiness that is not only nasty to sit on, but looks very rough.
- Leather is skin. When leather is kept clean and moisturised, all you need to do to clean it is use warm water and a very light touch of mild soap (from a bar).

Any questions, happy to help!

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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby chanham » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:14 pm

awesome tips!!
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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby legacydan » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:43 am

You guys have any opinions on Gliptone or Zymol leather care products. There are only decent ones available locally to me and i might be upgrading to a leather interior next week so want to give the seats a good clean and condition before i fit them
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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby Alex@Moonlight » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:56 pm

legacydan wrote:You guys have any opinions on Gliptone or Zymol leather care products. There are only decent ones available locally to me and i might be upgrading to a leather interior next week so want to give the seats a good clean and condition before i fit them


I/we have never used Gliptone but I have tested Zymol with a sample pack.

It works pretty well, but typically leather is all about the technique.

Ie:

- Warm car to open pores in the leather
- Use a high-quality leather brush to ensure you won't damage the leather yet you are able to clear out the pores
- Moisturise with a high quality balm
- Wipe excess of balm off

Remember that balm can take up to 24 hours to settle.

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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby legacydan » Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:01 am

i had a go at cleaning and conditioning the leather today, it was filthy! Drivers side bolstering is not great. Any fix for this:

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Re: Best leather care for seats

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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby legacydan » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:21 pm

thanking you, why didnt that turn up when i searched for it!
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Re: Best leather care for seats

Postby Kekotic » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:29 pm

legacydan wrote:thanking you, why didnt that turn up when i searched for it!

Because I remembered the thread title that Mark used.
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