ferlauto87 Member 32 Member For: 18y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: Country VIC Posted 19/05/08 08:47 PM Posted 19/05/08 08:47 PM Does anyone use anything on thier leather seats to preserve and keep them soft, my drivers seat is going dry and has got the fine cracks in it.Any ideas on what to use on them to keep them soft?
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 19y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 19/05/08 09:35 PM Posted 19/05/08 09:35 PM I use the meguires leather cleaner and conditioner foam ,it works great it's a foam so easy to put on ,do it every 3months and they look tops
xr6turb Member 50 Member For: 18y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/05/08 01:20 AM Posted 20/05/08 01:20 AM I use the same stuff except not the foam I just use the normal conditioner, works great and makes the leather smell pretty good too. I bought the armourall leather wipes at the beginning... used it once and threw it in the bin, did absolutely nothing.
ferlauto87 Member 32 Member For: 18y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: Country VIC Posted 20/05/08 10:05 AM Author Posted 20/05/08 10:05 AM Great, thanks, I will buy some on the weekend and try it
Dream Machines Member 54 Member For: 20y 3m 6d Posted 23/05/08 12:14 PM Posted 23/05/08 12:14 PM There is no need for a conditioner with modern urethane clearcoated leatherClean them with water or mild soap or a PH neutral leather cleaner
smicky Go Pies!!! Legacy Donating Member 2,852 Member For: 18y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 24/05/08 02:20 PM Posted 24/05/08 02:20 PM Guys never used anything on my Liby GT and after 2 yrs (brand new) seats where well kept, just wiped them with a damp cloth...The F6 Rspec on the other hand - 2 months in and they have gone rather shiny, think its might be a little from always wearing jeans and maybe dry cleaning fluid on the suits, so gave some of the Meguire Foam a go today and came up pretty good...Not bad considering KMart had a 25% off this weekend and with my mothers staff discount think I picked it up for about $12... So hope it works well and stays well... Prob use it again once it goes shiny again...So its got my
scott52 Member 188 Member For: 23y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 26/05/08 09:04 AM Posted 26/05/08 09:04 AM Does anyone use anything on thier leather seats to preserve and keep them soft, my drivers seat is going dry and has got the fine cracks in it.Any ideas on what to use on them to keep them soft?Don't spend a fortune on the leather cleaners ... it's not necessary.Buy a bar of pure soap, get an icecream container with luke warm water and lather up the soap in the container to make a warm soapy solution.Dip a clean cloth in this solution and then after wringing the cloth out a bit so its not dripping, wipe the seats. Let the seats dry. That's it. You can buff it with a clean cloth later if you like.Scott
ferlauto87 Member 32 Member For: 18y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: Country VIC Posted 31/05/08 10:16 AM Author Posted 31/05/08 10:16 AM Don't spend a fortune on the leather cleaners ... it's not necessary.Buy a bar of pure soap, get an icecream container with luke warm water and lather up the soap in the container to make a warm soapy solution.Dip a clean cloth in this solution and then after wringing the cloth out a bit so its not dripping, wipe the seats. Let the seats dry. That's it. You can buff it with a clean cloth later if you like.ScottMy mate works at autobarn, got that Meguires leather foam conditioner for $16, cheap enough to buy every month or so, just have to get around to using it.
mercuryturbo Oh look.... a real car, with no hair dryer Legacy Donating Member 1,724 Member For: 20y 1m 15d Gender: Male Location: Fear and Loathing in Callala Bay Posted 31/05/08 11:11 PM Posted 31/05/08 11:11 PM I used to use leather conditioner on my old XR8. Just massage it in with your hands, wait a few minutes, then wipe it off with a clean cloth.Works a treat.
smicky Go Pies!!! Legacy Donating Member 2,852 Member For: 18y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 01/06/08 04:43 AM Posted 01/06/08 04:43 AM Don't spend a fortune on the leather cleaners ... it's not necessary.Buy a bar of pure soap, get an icecream container with luke warm water and lather up the soap in the container to make a warm soapy solution.Dip a clean cloth in this solution and then after wringing the cloth out a bit so its not dripping, wipe the seats. Let the seats dry. That's it. You can buff it with a clean cloth later if you like.ScottHey Scott....Question, not picking... I would have thought that using soap 'could' dry out the leather and therefore make the cracks worse???If this isn't the case, im in with the icecream bucket and soapy water... forget the leather cleaners after this can is all used...Doesn't the leather need moisturizers, or whatever u want to refer to it as?
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