Leather C&C Zaino vs. Lexol vs. Pinnacle my opinion
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Leather C&C Zaino vs. Lexol vs. Pinnacle my opinion
Not that my opinion matters...
But I've tried all three, and Pinnacle Leather Cleaner & Conditioner holds firmly in first place. The final appearance of the leather when using the Pinnacle has a nice deep glossy shine to it, and it has a nice citrus smell. I found it very easy to apply both the cleaner & conditioner. Zaino is a close 2nd. It was a worthy competitor, but just no match for the Pinnacle in the gloss & scent department. Although the Zaino conditioner indicated that no buffing was necessary, I still found a bit of buffing was needed to smooth out some of the 'spotty' areas. The zaino smells pretty bland (in comparison to some of there other products z2, z7 etc), but its not bad. As far as lexol, it sucks IMHO. The cleaner needs to be diluted with warm water or else it will leave this nasty yellow residue. I really wasn't impressed with the smell of the lexol cleaner either. The conditioner left a grimy texture on the seats. The leather also didn't have a deep shine to it as with the Pinnacle & Zaino conditioners. I just had grimy, dull looking seats. I've still got big bottles of the Lexol crap if anyone wants. I won't be using it again.
So in conclusion:
1. Pinnacle (firmly in 1st place)
2. Zaino (close 2nd)
3. Lexol (I would rather use my own manbutter to clean and condition the leather than use Lexol.)
But I've tried all three, and Pinnacle Leather Cleaner & Conditioner holds firmly in first place. The final appearance of the leather when using the Pinnacle has a nice deep glossy shine to it, and it has a nice citrus smell. I found it very easy to apply both the cleaner & conditioner. Zaino is a close 2nd. It was a worthy competitor, but just no match for the Pinnacle in the gloss & scent department. Although the Zaino conditioner indicated that no buffing was necessary, I still found a bit of buffing was needed to smooth out some of the 'spotty' areas. The zaino smells pretty bland (in comparison to some of there other products z2, z7 etc), but its not bad. As far as lexol, it sucks IMHO. The cleaner needs to be diluted with warm water or else it will leave this nasty yellow residue. I really wasn't impressed with the smell of the lexol cleaner either. The conditioner left a grimy texture on the seats. The leather also didn't have a deep shine to it as with the Pinnacle & Zaino conditioners. I just had grimy, dull looking seats. I've still got big bottles of the Lexol crap if anyone wants. I won't be using it again.
So in conclusion:
1. Pinnacle (firmly in 1st place)
2. Zaino (close 2nd)
3. Lexol (I would rather use my own manbutter to clean and condition the leather than use Lexol.)
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Originally posted by NSXNEXT
You need to add another to that list.
303 Protectant. Works great.
You need to add another to that list.
303 Protectant. Works great.
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I've used lexol. Dunno it seems ok to me but i guess i will have to try that 303 protectant that NSXNEXT uses. I've never seen a person SOOOO anal about cleaning the car before. I thought i was bad.
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Originally posted by Zapata
I've used lexol. Dunno it seems ok to me but i guess i will have to try that 303 protectant that NSXNEXT uses. I've never seen a person SOOOO anal about cleaning the car before. I thought i was bad.
I've used lexol. Dunno it seems ok to me but i guess i will have to try that 303 protectant that NSXNEXT uses. I've never seen a person SOOOO anal about cleaning the car before. I thought i was bad.
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Originally posted by hypno999
I actually using Meguiars Gold Glass Leather, this stuff is the BEST for leather. I'm using it on my CLS 2002, Audi A6 2001 and home couches :-)
I actually using Meguiars Gold Glass Leather, this stuff is the BEST for leather. I'm using it on my CLS 2002, Audi A6 2001 and home couches :-)
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btw, you sig needs to be fixed
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Nice review. But in my opinion, Zaino is the best. I don't think that a conditioner is suppose to leave a gloss at all. Zaino doesn't, it just looks brand new again. And as far as smell, I prefer the smell of new leather(or as close to it as you could get) as appose to citrus. I also have tried the 303 on my dash, but I didn't like it. It left a greasy feel and it was shiny as hell, which caused a nasty reflection on the window. So, I Z-9'd the dash, put Z-10 on it, looks and feels brand new, and without the glare.
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