What do you use for Leather?

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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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Question What do you use for Leather?

As everyone else, I have leather seats. I was wondering what everyone uses to clean and preserve the leather quality. All suggestions are open. Thanks for viewing and postings. Cheers!


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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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Armor All Leather conditioner, some good stuff...been using it for years now.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 10:47 PM
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Zaino "Leather in a Bottle" Leather Conditioner. Love that ****, and everyone tells me the car smells brand new.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 11:33 PM
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I go over the leater with a damp MF towel and then Pinnacle Cleaner & Conditioner or 303
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 11:44 PM
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Eagle 1 cleaner + conditioner
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 12:11 AM
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Lightly cleanse/rinse the seats with warm damp cotton towel then use Zymol Leather cleaner, then Zymol Leather Conditioner! Everyone says the my car smells like a new car too!!!
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 05:33 AM
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Originally posted by BiggyMcWang
Eagle 1 cleaner + conditioner
same here.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 07:13 AM
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These products are from another car enthusiast site. While Zaino is clearly in the lead, you must keep in mind that many of those votes are from Zaino cult members.

Select a link to place your vote or, add a new choice.

Zaino Leather Care (42%, 25 votes)

Lexol Leather Care (23%, 14 votes)

Pinnacle Leather Care (13%, 8 votes)

Leatherique (6%, 4 votes)

Connolly Hide Food (5%, 3 votes)

Zymol Leather Treatment (5%, 3 votes)

Meguiars Leather Care (3%, 2 votes)

Leather Magic (0%, 0 votes)

Mothers Leather Care (0%, 0 votes)

Connoisseur's Leather Protectant (0%, 0 votes)

(59 total votes)
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 07:35 AM
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Lexol!
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 08:20 AM
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303.............
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 08:25 AM
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Originally posted by BiggyMcWang
Eagle 1 cleaner + conditioner
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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Lexol for the leather, 303 for everything else
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 09:42 AM
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I smear lexol all over my pants in the morning so it gets reapplied to my seats all day long
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 12:27 PM
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My personal favorite is four star platimun leather cleaner and conditoner combo - my leather just drinks the conditioner up and it leaves a very "light" (as in not overpowering) new leather smell -

Lexol - also very good

303 is GREAT for leather and adds UV protectant to protect from fading.!
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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I smear lexol all over my pants in the morning so it gets reapplied to my seats all day long
NICE!! Im going to try this tommorow!
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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whateer you use..dont use meguairs..makes the leather slippery and squeaky
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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Lexol Leather Care - Best by Far
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 12:51 PM
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lexol......all the way
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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lexol all the way
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 10:24 AM
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Originally posted by vsop TL-S
Armor All Leather conditioner, some good stuff...been using it for years now.
I used the Armor All wipes and they left streaks on the seats. Maybe I didn't apply it right! But I think I gonna make the switch to Zaino!
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 11:28 AM
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Lexol, every month!
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 11:14 PM
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Leatherique - both the Rejuvinating Oil (its called an oil but there's no oil in it) and the Pristine Clean. Very happy with the way its worked. They recommend you use your fingertips to rub it in. Evidentally, the warmth of your hands makes the stuff work into the leather even beter. The best time to use the Rejuvinating Oil is on a hot summer day, after which time you close the car up and let it bake in the sun. The stuff can even turn the most dried out leather very soft and supple again.
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 11:26 PM
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Lexol cleaner, lexol conditioner and vinylex (also by lexol) ---These are by far the best
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