Leather Care Question

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ebferro

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I recently purchased a used car with leather seats. Although it only had 2100 miles on it, the seats were dirty. I've used Lexol to clean them and they look pretty good except for the front edges of both seats nearest the doors and front of the car. There are also two spots on the back of the seat, one on the left and right of each seat about 4" above the seat itself. These spots are somewhat blue and appear to have been worn a bit. I've spent quite a bit of time going over them with Lexol and it's cleaned them up a bit but I'd like to get rid of them althogether. Is this possible or do I chalk them up to normal wear and tear? If it's possible, how do I do it and what do I use? Would a soft toothbrush with Lexol on it get rid of them or would that damage the seats?

Thanks in advance.
 
What type of car?

You'll find that any seat with attrition (wear and tear) is non-repairable. You just cant add whats been removed. Your best bet is o clean nicely and make them "look" new. I prefer using a diluted all purpose cleaner (As most non hi end "leather" is sealed, if its even leather at all) to remove grime, then i will use a less aggressive leather cleaner to remove any all purpose cleaner, then a leather sealant. 303, Four Star are two good ones, Ive recently takin a liking to One Grands Do it All also......

As for maintenance, use a dampened MF weekly/monthly to deter any future grime buildup.
 
Try Woolite, 1 part to 6 parts water, best cleaner I ever tried and I have 20 half full bottles of various leather cleaners to prove it.





Thanks to Scott for the tip, cheap too, 3 bucks makes a lifetime of leather cleaner.
 
What car and what year?



If you have aniline leather, leather which has no clear coating, I would suggest Leatherique. If a newer model with coating then follow Patricks advice.



Anthony
 
How do you figure out what kind of leather you have. I own a 2006 Honda Accord with Leather. I'm assuming since I don't have a High-End car that the leather is sealed?
 
hooked said:
How do you figure out what kind of leather you have. I own a 2006 Honda Accord with Leather. I'm assuming since I don't have a High-End car that the leather is sealed?
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Even many of the Italian high end cars are now going with coated leather....they are perhaps the last hold outs.



In a nutshell coated leather is leather which has a clear coat applied to it. So many of the older conditioners made for uncoated leather don't work well on the new coated leathers. Caring for and treating coated leather is now alot like caring for and treating vinyl. You want a water-based conditioner for coated leathers, like Leathermaster, 303, Optimum Pro-plus, Zaino, etc.



To see if yours is coated, which I am alomost 100% sure yours are, is to take an eyedropper filled with water and place a drop on your seats. If the water drop soaks in and darkens the leather then they are aniline leather....or other uncoated leather but if the water drop beads and takes some time to absorb then you have coated leather. I am sure that something like 97% of all car makers go with coated leather now.



Anthony
 
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