Leatherique for Acura MDX ??

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snake07

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I was amazed by the Leatherique cleaner and just order 1 16OZ kit.



At the same time, I found out this product wouldn't work for Japanese leather and it's only got for German, Italy, American leather.



Any body ever tried this product on Japanese car ? I'm planning to use this product for my Acuar MDX.



Thank you in advance,
 
Nation of origin aside, its made for genuine leather. Some manufacturers only have a small portion of the interior covered in genuine leather. Others treat/seal the leather so it does not get damaged.
 
jsatek said:
Nation of origin aside, its made for genuine leather. Some manufacturers only have a small portion of the interior covered in genuine leather. Others treat/seal the leather so it does not get damaged.
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Isn't pretty much all leather, including Mercedes, BMW, Audi, now coming with treated leather, ie, sealed leather?



I can see how the product would work with older Euro cars, since the hides were typically vat dyed and not sprayed, but with even higher end cars now getting a sealant layer on the leather, doesn't that somewhat negate the effect?



I have a 2005 CLK500 I've been thinking about using Leatherique on, but I just can't see how it can work on sealed leather?
 
Yes, you are correct. Almost all car leather is finished meaning it has a coating applied to it. I am not sure how far back you are talking about, but I don't remember many Euro cars in the last twenty years not having a finish coat applied to them. As for whether it will work, I am still up in the air on that. Most leather industry people don't think it does, but I guess it depends on how thick the coating is (or how much is worn away) and if the oil will penetrate the coating.
 
The early last gen MBZ SL 500's had uncoated leather. I have a client with one with blue leather and Leatherique is awesome on that car. The towels pull color every time.
 
SpoiledMan said:
The early last gen MBZ SL 500's had uncoated leather. I have a client with one with blue leather and Leatherique is awesome on that car. The towels pull color every time.
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Are you sure it is an uncoated leather? It can be difficult to tell the difference between aniline, semi-aniline and fully finished. Also, it is not a good thing to remove color from the leather.
 
Hmmm.....semi-aniline? What would be the difference?



It wasn't a lot of color but there was some. The seats had never been cleaned prior to me doing it. At that point the car was more than 10 years old. I'll have to check the model year.
 
Used it on a Lexus LS400 with great results. Lexus service department complimented how well kepted the leather was, considering its' age.



If in doubt, email or call Leatherique. I did on several occasions to confirm. They were very helpful.
 
SpoiledMan said:
Hmmm.....semi-aniline? What would be the difference?



It wasn't a lot of color but there was some. The seats had never been cleaned prior to me doing it. At that point the car was more than 10 years old. I'll have to check the model year.
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This is how I tell people the difference between coated (finished) leather and uncoated leather. Uncoated is like stained wood. You are touching the wood as the stain penetrates the wood. Coated or finished leather is like painted wood. With this you are touching the paint on the surface of the wood not the actual wood. I think Stainsafe once told me that 70% of all leathers are finished leathers. Most of the unfinished leathers go into furniture. The reason almost all auto leathers are finished is that the manufacturers require the tanneries to pass specs for their leather. These specs like abrasion resistance, durability, fading would be difficult if not impossible for an unfinished leather to pass. If the SLK is 10 years old and has unfinished leather, then it would be pretty worn (if it is used much). The one unfinished leather in an auto that I am aware of (because I have heard a lot about it and seen it) is the Ford King Ranch. It can be difficult for even the best leather people to tell the difference between an unfinished and finished leather, because some have a thinner finish applied to them than others. The easiest test is to put water on the leather. If it beads, then it is finished. If it penetrates, then it is unfinished. Of course, if the coating has been worn through to the bare leather then it would penetrate even though it was finished. In that case it would need to be refinished. Wow that was long.:)
 
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