403portside

I have lexol leftover from my previous car and am thinking about using for my P-car.

What about the dash? I have the standard (non-leather) dash.

Appreciate your recommendations. Thanks!

ADias

Sonus leather conditioner for leather (sparingly).
303 Aerospace Protectant for vinyl.

Both used as recommended maintain the original satin finish. Lexol and others add shine.

Robert Linton

http://www.colorplus.com

Order the Softener.

swajames

Zaino Leather Soft cleaner and Zaino Leather-in-a-Bottle conditioner are very good. There is no shine with these products.

mglobe

+1 Great stuff.

DRJMK

1Z einzett ****pit cleaner...works very well!

Edgy01

With the natural leather I keep it very simple:

Saddle soap
Connally Hide Food (Care)
Sparing use of Lexol

winkingchef

Your previous car was a BMW, so you really should throw that bottle out and start with a fresh one to prevent any damage.

Kidding - try it out on a corner and see how it looks. I use the Zaino and like it for low shine.

cab&coupe

Several good suggestions here, although you might try posting over in the Concours & Car Care forum too.

Riz

Will any of these leather cleaners/conditioners discolor deviated stitching? I have red stiching in one car, and yellow in the other with black leather seats.

Edgy01

Absolutely. When you introduce cleaners they will want to collect as much dust and junk and as possible, degrading the stitching. AVOID the cleaners as much as possible in those areas. This is why I recommend deviating stitching of a DARKER color if possible.

kosmo

leatherque annually.
meguairs cleaner/conditioner
or "leather only" or
Zymol monthly.

_Nathan

The most important thing you can do for your leather is clean it occasionally with mild saddle soap.

If you have the standard leather interior then the leather is coated with an impermeable layer of pigment (essentially paint) so don't waste your time applying a leather conditioner because it can't penetrate the finish and will have no effect other than leaving an oily residue that attracts dirt.

If you have natural leather (aka semi-aniline leather) then it is drum dyed and is more porous so leather conditioner might have some benefit, but leather conditioner contains oils and waxes that mostly just remain on the surface and attract dirt. All you really need to do to keep your leather in good condition is to keep it clean and out of the sun.

No HTwo O

Use a sun shade to keep the sun & heat off the dash.

The dash does not really get too dirty. Dusty, yes, but not too dirty.

Zaino Z10, Colorplus (for the leather dash) and 303 (for plastic and vinyl) are all very good recommendations.

Tsilnner

I use Zaino products on my 997.2 (full leather) but bought the expensive Porsche Tequipment Leather Conditioner for the interior as I want to be covered if there is any problem with the dash leather during the warranty.
I lightly conditioned the dash and interior just after picking up the car and then do so every six months.
The tops of the back "seats" get a good coat as they get more direct sun, but the dash gets less as I do not want to harm the glue.