kosmo

Have you tried wd-40?


Leatherique is a great product and you can use it on the dash and other areas. However i dont use it on my newer cars.

PhilD

I always try to save money, so coat the seats with a good layer of my used engine oil after every oil change. Really brings them to life and leaves a smell in the vehicle that no gear head could resist. Although I may not even need to do that much longer once I replace the seats with dog carriers.


I agree. I've found on older seats or seats with wear and/or damage that Leatherique works very well. For good condition leather I prefer Leather Masters, even though it is a three stage treatment it is much quicker than Leatherique and also better suited to use in cold weather.

That said, I've found using Leatherique once a year or so really helps in keeping seats looking and feeling their best.

Marine Blue

For the newer leather that doesn't see daily use I wouldn't bother with the whole leatherique rejuvenator, just use pristine clean for maintenance.

I have full leather and use it on the dash, doors, console and seats. Dash and door tops gets a bit more application (every three months) since they see more sun.

myw

phil + kosmo, you brothers sent me howling in laughter. i was awaiting the re-imagining of the wd-40 jokes.

tgavem

[QUOTE=kosmo;11100464]Have you tried wd-40?


Lol

user 72902

No but I used Leatherique to help loosen my header bolts!

chris.hanle

Funny stuff. For what it is worth I think many of the above products will work great (excpet the wd40, despite some poor souls testimony). I think as long as your are proactive your seats will hold up well. The only tip I have (having perferated vented seats as well) is put the product on the rag and not on the seats directly, and rub down the leather sections without perferations first so the product doesnt get crammed into the perferations and cause those to appear temporarirly darker.

sjg1138

Not sure why I happened to click the 997 forum (I have a 996) but there is this great stuff called Elephant Wax. They used it on a restoration project on that show Fast and Loud. The stuff is amazing. I have a convertible (in Cali) so the leather was really dry, especially the seats. It does make the leather shiny so fair warning, but it really did a great job of bringing the leather back to life. Anyway, it is kinda hard to get, I ordered it from New Zealand from Colourlock Leather Care. I think it was about $US 30 after the exchange rate.

Edgy01

Be careful not to overdo it. Excessive leather cleaning and care products will possibly break down the leather--particularly the perforated seats with the ventilation system. The perforated seats are fundamentally much much weaker than the regular leather seats due to the holes. Those seats will have a significantly shorter service life than regular leather seats.

ATLDiver

Absolutely.

JesseRohr

Zaino Z-10 hands down. Nothing on earth I've tried comes even close to the results you get with that stuff.

Quadcammer

most of the leather is painted anyway.

slicky rick

Which is why i wonder why some say leatherique or leather master works better...for the natural premium leatyher interiors like edgy's jaybe but for the normal leather which quad mentioned is painted, damp cloth is the way to go. With some surface treatment lije zaino or griots.

PhilD

It is interesting and well worth discussing.

I found that products like Lexol didn't do much of anything to me, yet so many people swear by it. However, I have found both Leather Masters and Leatherique do make a noticeable difference.

It should be noted that while there is a protective layer on top of the leather, it is not impermeable. Watch what happens to the seat leather if they stay wet for any period of time, it is not pleasant. I know this from direct experience.

It should also be noted that Leatherique stays on the leather for up to 24 hours.

Both Leatherique and Leather Masters are water base, whereas many of the off-the-shelf products are oil based. I'm not sure if this makes a large difference, but it is a difference between the products.

By all accounts Leatherique works well on MB Tex, which is nothing more than glorified vinyl. Figure that one out...

I'm well aware of the "placebo effect" that goes on with stuff like these magic mystery potions, but I can definitely see and feel a difference after using both Leatherique and Leather Masters on my seats.

PhilD

If you have the time, Leatherique have a pretty informative piece about leather care:

http://www.leatherique.com/2011_leatherique_book.pdf