Leather care

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sp3ctre

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My seats look pretty good, but the longer I have the car I notice a slight shine to the seats. Is there anything you can treat them with to maintain the matt finish?
 
I've been using the leather care kit from BMW. Mine was an AUC car and when it arrived the seats looked like new, and this kit does the same for them. Needs 12 hrs or so to fully dry, but it does go matt, gets rid of the shiny bolsters.

There are other aftermarket ones too, I think this was about £15 or so, I'll get the part no if you're interested, although your local dealer should know.
 
Wondermike said:
I've been using the leather care kit from BMW. Mine was an AUC car and when it arrived the seats looked like new, and this kit does the same for them. Needs 12 hrs or so to fully dry, but it does go matt, gets rid of the shiny bolsters.

There are other aftermarket ones too, I think this was about £15 or so, I'll get the part no if you're interested, although your local dealer should know.
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Am not on speaking terms with my local stealer, but the part number would be much appreciated anyway, thanks!
 
I use it, works fairly well, but tends to leave a little shine and is slick until fully dried.
 
I use the Raggtopp convertible leather cleaner and protectant. Cleaner first, then a nice coat of the protectant. The protectant leaves the seat feeling a bit slippery for the first little while (which is good 'cause it makes you feel like there's a protective coating). It is also designed for convertibles so it has UV protection.
 
sp3ctre said:
My seats look pretty good, but the longer I have the car I notice a slight shine to the seats. Is there anything you can treat them with to maintain the matt finish?
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I believe that that "slight shine" is due to the filling up of the leather's pores. Not to be an alarmist, but this generally is not good for the leather. If I were you, I'd wash the leather with a solution of woolite and water...a 1:10 would be a good start. Use a semisoft nylon brush and scrub away. Of course, you could also use a commercial leather cleaner. Whichever, just be sure to thoroughly wipe away the suds and rinse well with a wet towel (terry cloth, microfiber). Wipe down the leather to get it as dry as you can and let the car sit until the leather is dry. Now's the time for a good leather conditioner...I'll let others jump in for their favorite conditioner.
 
I use autoglym cleaner and conditioner which work well but when I can not be bothered with the effort leather wipes from the supermarket give the seats an instants lift. I keep the wipes in the boot of the car , found this usefull when a bird S**t on the seats when it was parked with the roof down.
 
Don't let her back in the car I would say. If they treat cars that way, imagine what they would do to you ... 😉
 
sp3ctre said:
Nice one... anyone had any experience with the Meguiars cleaner?
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I also use Meguiar's and don't have any complaints. It also gives the car a nice smell, I don't like the dangly-type smell thingies so this is a nice medium. The smell isn't overpowering and it doesn't linger forever.
 
I am torn between Autoglym/Raggtopp solutions because they have the cleaner and protectant, and the Meguiars because it smells nice :oops:

If you use the meguiars, do you have to clean the leather with something else first?
 
I use Spinnybeck... http://www.spinneybeck.com/Main.cfm?vPage=Maint

Got it from LeatherZ.com, It's one bottle, easy to use, leather feels like showroom, not oily, not shiny, just supple, and the smell is not intrusive.


Tried and won't try again:

Lexol - leaves a sticky residue, removed dye from some leathers.

Leatherique - I'm not a fan of leaving my leather in the sun for hours, very labor intensive.
 
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