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The day after getting the car home I applied Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil to the entire interior. The leather was in excellent condition but with time all leather has dirt buildup in the cracks and crevices and the only way to get this clean (that I've found at least) is with Leatherique. I applied it on a sunny day and let is sit two weeks before finally removing it today.

The difference is amazing IMHO. The leather looks completely new again and is soft and supple. It took quite a bit of elbow grease to remove the dirt which was embedded in the natural cracks of the leather but with enough rubbing it all came off.

For those of you with leather that's in good condition (no cracks or tears) I would seriously consider using Leatherique if you already haven't. I've used Lexol, Meguiars and other off the shelf products and nothing even comes close.

Here are a couple of pictures taken before and after. Le

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A few pictures of items my last car didn't have with it. The first couple of shots show the gloves and bag which are provided by Porsche just in case you get a flat and need to change the tires. The other item which is weird is the accessory belts that were included inside the spare tire, they include an aluminum tag with description.

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While letting the Leatherique sit I washed and clayed the outside of the car including the wheels. I clay a little differently than others. I start with a full wash of the car but I don't dry the car afterwards. I add some car wash soap to a bottle and dilute it with water. I then spray this onto the wet panel and clay it. After finishing one panel I rinse and start another. When I'm done I wash the car again quickly to remove any residue.

I also disassembled and cleaned the fog light lenses. For those that haven't done this it makes a big difference in making the lense look new and it's not difficult. You will need to remove the rubber bumperette first. Then remove the small clear lense on the inside (for S4 and later of course). Once these are removed you will see 8 screws visible. The highest and lowest screws on each side of the lense are the ones you will need to remove to take the lense off. The other screws are there to adjust the beam of each internal light assembly. I've included a few pictures of the lense before, during and after for reference.

Dean_Fuller

Great write up! I will give all this a try very soon.

BTW...the car looks beautiful.

perrys4

I need to do this on mine. Where did you end up buying your leatherique?

Nicole

Awesome!

What does the description of the accessory belts say?
Which belts are they?

borland

Leatherique's "Pristine Clean" works great too. Restores the "new look" on vinyl and leather, like your vinyl air bag, but after applying it, buff or wipe it dry with a terry cloth to remove the excess oil. Then, use a microfiber towel to remove any lint.

No_Substitute

Looks great! Love the wheels, too.

(I'm such a lazy bum. Since my 928 was delivered a couple of weeks ago, the closest it has gotten to a wash is when I wiped it down with a towel after some rain. hahaha)

rixter

alt & ps, tag is in mult langs says to retighten after x kms
I have a local company that says they can reproduce this for us, Porsche no longer makes it... our costs would be about $30 if we have a group buy of about 25 people

chrly924s

I bought Leatherique last fall. The shift boot on my 81 was very brittle and dried up. This stuff worked a miracle on it!! Ditto the rest of the interior. The weather got cold before I could apply to the interior of my 83. They say you get best results by rolling up the windows (glad I finally got that fixed) and let it 'cook'. This opens up the pores of the leather.
Well worth the money.
http://leatherique.com/

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Borland is right, don't just buy the Rejuvenator Oil, buy the Prestine Clean as well. I needed both to get the leather looking it's best and truthfully the Rejuvenator oil is so sticky and nasty after it's pulled the dirt up that it really needs the Prestine Clean to remove it. I do something similar to Borland, apply the oil by hand and then use a Microfiber with the cleaner to remove the everything. I used about 16Oz of each to finish my car, I believe the 87 needed about half of that to get the job done. You will need a bunch of Microfibers to wipe down the interior, I would say minimum of 4 - 5. I also prefer a satom finish so I finish this process with a wipe down with a lightly dampened Microfiber and then follow with Griots Leather Conditioner. FYI anyone in NE considering doing this or buying some let me know, I want to order some and it will be far cheaper to buy it by the Gallon and split it amongst a group of 3 or 4. Leatherique will also provide empty bottles and labels so it's a great solution.

Rixter has obviously seen them too. I assumed the belts were for the accessories but Rick just confirmed this.

borland

Several years ago..... with my last order...... they gave me a car club discount.

You might want to ask about that before ordering.

Bill Ball

Nicole: I have the plastic bag and belts with tags if you want to look a them next time we get together.

Bill Ball

I use the Leatherique products as well. I've encountred some 928s with real stiff leather that required REPEATED treatments. I honestly think Lexol is just as good, having used it on cardboard leather in the past with very good results, but for now I use Leatherique.

Prestine is very good for cleaning vinyl and plastic, as well as leather. Love it.

JWise

Looking good, Afshin! I'm bookmarking this thread for the detail tips.

I would note that when I bought my GT in late 2006, Roger Tyson was great at helping me obtain the few original items that were missing from my car, including this bag/gloves and accessory belts/tags. Anyone interested in these items, as well as the spare tire compressor that always seems to be missing, might want to give him a call.