I bet you're wrong!

When I bought my Santa Fe in October, the only Limited model on the lot was Pacific Blue with the Beige Leather. I would have taken the blue if it had the Cocoa Black interior but with only 100 miles, that beige was already showing transfer from people's jeans sliding in and out. I figured that if it looked that way at only 100 miles, it would look like crap by 10,000 and I wanted to drive the thing rather than spend all my time trying to keep the seats clean. The deal was made and it was traded for my Harbor Gray with Cocoa Black Leather.

I recently put in a small detailing order that included a leather and vinyl scrub brush. After washing the car this morning, I decided to give it a shot and break it in on my driver's seat. This is how it looked after working on just the center portion of the driver's bottom cushion! It made the leather look brand-new with that matte look and also worked wonders on the vinyl wings and door panels.

I used it with Lexol leather cleaner and can vouch that the two together are powerhouse combination. I can't wait to try it on the RL with Leatherique come summertime.

 

Kewl...post moar pics when its done

 

Dude, I scrub my leather seats once a month with Leather Master. You'd be surprised at how dirty it is, lol.

 

Clean clothes, no eating in the car and the leather still picks up all kinds of stuff in just a few weeks

 

Ask and ye shall receive. Sorry for the shitty camera phone pictures....my digital camera is hiding from me somewhere in the house and is refusing to be found. As soon as I find it (or a suitable substitute), I'll replace these pics.



Those butt-cheek ripples are a common Santa Fe occurrence and are really the only indication that these aren't brand new seats.

 

You sure the butt-cheek ripples aren't from... well, your butt?

Looks great though, I've been using Lexol with an MF towel, and I can't get that sudsy action. Does it foam at all using the brush?

 

Great detective work, Sherlock.

But in answer to your question, yes...it foams up like an S.O.B. and I'm convinced that's why I had such great luck with it as opposed to just wiping it with an MF or terry towel. When you use the brush, you agitate the dirt in the natural pores of the leather and bring it to the surface whereas with the towels, you just kind of wipe it around.

 

Wow....

 

ive used lexol and meguiars both and been very pleased with each

 

Two questions...

Where did you procure the brush from?

Is there any chance the residue we see on the bristles is actually dye form the leather seats? I am not suggesting you are not cleaning the seats, but is there any chance the visual indicator we are seeing is actually leather dye?

 

You could get a leather dedicated brush that looks very similar to the one posted by the OP from Raceglaze. Or there is one that Swissvax makes as well.

 

Answer One: I got it here

Answer Two: The camera didn't capture it very well but the color it was pulling up was definitely blue, not the brownish-black of the seat. This is not surprising as I almost always wear jeans when I go out...unless it's summertime then I'm in shorts. I did a test section of the passenger seat and didn't get up much of anything.

 

Cool, thanks!

 

Nice work..I might just have to spend for one of those things before this summer.. I am scared I buy this brush and when I'm done it will be so black and dirty I might have to throw it away...

I am sure my seats have never been touched in over 5 years... eeeehhhhhwww

 

That brings up a good point: how do you clean the brush?

 

I just ran in under the faucet and it rinsed right out and then I air-dried it.

 

Oh yeah....I found my camera so here are the better pics. The flash reveals just how many different shades of brown make up this interior. Thankfully under normal light, they all look the same.

 

What vendor did you get the brush from?

 

wow ... do u have any before pics we can compare it to? if i use this brush with lexol cleaner combination will it get the oily look out of my seats?

 

i use woolite on my seats, so yea i think they are pretty clean...i use the yellow microfibre clothes from costco, and when i use the woolite to clean my seats the mf cloth gets dirty as does the water i am using....

 

Detailed Image. Actually if you click the 'I got it here' in my original post, it will take you right to the product page.

I don't have any before pics....sorry. But yes, it should help restore your seats to more of a matte, factory look.

 

The brush is on back order until April through DI...Tried to order it earlier this weekend and had to take it off the order to get my order shipped before April 5th...

 

I'm sure you could find a quality brush locally as well

 

It was good meeting you today Andrew!

 

You too, man. Got rid of the Fiesta...driving a Corolla now. Thanks again for the freebies!

 

Nice!
Now everyone's gonna come visit me expecting freebies, lol

 

J/k. Got any acurazine stickers?

 

Somebody say free?

 

I'll take two of the free one...

Thanks for the post, getting a brush to do my seats.

 

Relax guys, I just gave him a sample of 845 and two euro w shags, lol.

 

Damn....I almost edited that out. Now I'm wishing I had.

 

Griot's Garage has a horsehair leather cleaning brush available as well.

 

ive used smartwax leather cleaner. it worked for me i even use it on my leather sofa lol

 

Did someone say FREE leather brush...I'm in...where do I sign up???....hahahahahah need one of these before this summer. I bet my tan leather seats will actually look that color after this process....

 

I used this on my car last weekend...I felt it was clean before as I had spent an hour or so cleaning it in the past few weeks...But after I used the Leatherique system topped with the Zaino conditioner I think my leather is finally back in the shape it deserves...


Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil
Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil - 16 oz | Detailed Image

Leatherique Prestine Clean
Leatherique Prestine Clean - 16 oz | Detailed Image

Zaino Z-10
Z-10 Leather in a Bottle: Zaino Store

 

Nowhere near warm enough here to use Leatherique to its full extent...

How did you find the conditioner? Did it make a huge difference compared to just the cleaner?

 

Well I let the oil sit on there for 24 hours...Then used the cleaner and let it sit for 6 hours...They felt so damn soft...So I put the Zaino conidtioner on there and they felt perfect and smelled great...The Leatheriquestuff smells HORRIBLE...Like pesticide bad...BUt after dried there is no smell...The Zaino smells great and between the 3 products I feel the seats are top notch...They are softer then before and so much better looking...This was a 40K mile car at that...

 

Any shine? That's the one thing I hate about using conditioners.

 

Nope no shine...Thats the one reason I always loved Zainos leather care...

 

Looks like I'm picking up some Leatherique and Zaino. It's still cold here so I hope it can still do its thing.