Hi Everyone,
I just bought a 1989 320i Cabrio that has blue leather seats. The
leather has no holes, nor deep cracks, but has a bit of scuff wear on
the bolsters, as well as a brittle feel. The place I bought it from
had gone nuts with the Armor-All or similar product. All that did was
leave a unpleasant greasy layer of bad smell on top of a hard shell of
dried leather.
Does anyone have any suggestions for ways to clean and condition this
leather to get it smooth and soft? Suggestions which reference generic
types of products would be most helpful. I live in Norway in a
somewhat remote area with very limited auto resources on hand.
Ordering one of everything from the Internet isn't very practical
either without some recommendations first, at least.
Thanks,
Joseph
Zon - 10 Mar 2004 16:26 GMT
> Hi Everyone,
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> Ordering one of everything from the Internet isn't very practical
> either without some recommendations first, at least.
Some people swear on Zymol products: Leather Cleaner and Leather
Conditioner. I bought one of each last weekend but didn't have time try
them, so I have no first hand experience to share with you. However,
directions for use were pretty impressive: not like Armor-All you just apply
and wipe off, zymol needs leather to be heated/warmed up and it also needs
time to penetrate, which makes sense. I hope they are good products.
They cost like $8 a bottle for me.
BR:Z
Craig K. - 10 Mar 2004 17:30 GMT
I have been extremely happy with the Leatherique products. Even if you do
not choose to use them, their website is very helpful and has a lot of
really good leather care info. www.leatherique.com (I don't have any
connection to them and am not trying to promote them. I'm just giving you
my advice based on past experience.)
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> Joseph
Rein - 11 Mar 2004 23:33 GMT
lexol seems very populair.
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>Joseph
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