hey guys whats the best way to clean/condition your leather seats? 04 acura tl

 

Check out the wash and wax section in off topic area on the top of the page.

 

I use Lexol Leather cleaner

Works really great using an abrasive.

 

Woolite and water to clean.

Then a decent leather conditioner. I use Meg's Gold Class, but many like Lexol.

 

best conditioner/cleaner is Leatherique. Do a quick search on the forum and you will find some before and after pics

 

Proper Finished Leather Cleaning and Care - http://www.autopia.org/forum/guide-d...ning-care.html

 

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Key excerpt from that post

Unless a Premium Leather option was purchased the type of leather upholstery used by 95% of OEM is a multi stratum covering over the leather hide; the top strata is the surface pigmentation (colour) and an abrasion resistant urethane. Simple cleaning and protection steps that will prolong the life of finished leather, urethane doesn’t require conditioning or rejuvenation

 

The last thing you want to use on our leather is an abrasive.

 

Baby seal oil.

 

You don't want to use a HARD abrasive, just one that will work the product in better than a microfiber cloth...

Cloth = pushing product around = no suds

Abrasive = works in the product = suds

 

I think you should explain yourself..... your vague .


You don't need suds to clean leather.

 

My vague?

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...7&postcount=42

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...1&postcount=43

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...1&postcount=46

 

The majority (95% + ) of automotive upholstery is by-cast polyurethane covered leather, these leathers have aspects of a natural finish, but more uniform in appearance, by-cast will also stretch more than top grain leather and is therefore subject to show creasing. The upper portion is the top-grain, or Aniline, the lower portion is the split or by-cast. This cutting process creates different faces to the leather. The outside face of the top grain shows the natural grain characteristics, but is otherwise smooth, whereas, the underside appears as unfinished or suede


Myth buster - many leather products market themselves on how they feed leather. In fact your car's leather seats are first coated with a very fine emulsion to give them the desired colour and then a clear coat. So for best longevity you should be keeping that coating as well protected as possible. These same companies would also have you believe you should feed your vehicles polyurathane upholstery or the car's urethane paint finish with protein, collagen, or exotic oils...



Anything abrasive including dirt is going to wear this clear coat .. I have prolly cleaned 500+ leather interiors and never needed to use any more than the Woolite solution and a cheap M/F towel.

 

Thanks for the suggestion

 

Another Lexol user here, works great for me! I always use it with a micro fiber towel.

 

I could not have said it better...but then maybe I did

 

Word for word

 

Hello,

I'm new to AcuraZine, so I apoligize if this is out of place. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried the Honda Leather conditioner? I just got a '12 TL and was wondering what to use myself. From what I can tell from this thread and another; people seem to be partial to 303 or Lexol.

Loving the community so far!
-timecop