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Cardigan Millionaire
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Leatherique bar none, Lexol is good for maintenance but for leather that needs serious car or restoration of leather, leatherique is where it is at, look anywhere and the reviews for it are awesome, very popular with many professional detailers, and really the only leather product I use.
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If you have full leather (was standard on TT and C4S) the dash is leather too, but it is glued on. If you soften it up too much with leather conditioners, it will eventually come unglued and lift. If you don't have the full leather option, your dash, doors and trim are plastic/vinyl.
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There is a product on the market that I have used in the past with great results. It is essentially a paint that is specifically designed for leathers. They have the Porsche colors. I will check my files and get the name for you guys. It is a ton cheaper than replacing parts.
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Awesome, I'd love to hear more about it. I've got some worn spots on the door handle.
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Here is the link to the Colorplus products. It simply paints on with a brush. I reconditioned an entire 928 dash with it and it looked marvelous.
http://www.colorplus.com/products/su...tandard-colors
http://www.colorplus.com/products/su...tandard-colors
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Here is the link to the Colorplus products. It simply paints on with a brush. I reconditioned an entire 928 dash with it and it looked marvelous.
http://www.colorplus.com/products/su...tandard-colors
http://www.colorplus.com/products/su...tandard-colors
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Color-plus also make a leather restorer called Soffener. it has worked really well in all of my cars to keep the leather soft and supple. My shift boot was as hard as cardboard and it is now like new.
Great point about the dash and over-zealous leather treatment - never occurred to me that the leather would lift.
Bill
Great point about the dash and over-zealous leather treatment - never occurred to me that the leather would lift.
Bill
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Maquire's makes a leather cleaner and a separate interior cleaner. Both come in a spray bottle and I have had good luck with both. It doesn't build up like Armor All and attract dust. Plus, the leather cleaner is not a paste so it doesn't build up in the perforated holes in sport seats. I use the leather cleaner on the seats, dash (full leather) rear console cover, steering wheel and door panels. Interior cleaner everywhere else.
I'll check back here if I have any further comments, pro or con. I do not do leather treatments very often (lazy) so this will be an obvious change (or not) to the health of the leather in my car. The leather was not dried out or cracked to begin with. The front seats have a few patina marks in the expected places (lower side bolsters) from normal use over the past 13 years, and the stress and strain from my fat *** being in them daily.