[cullama213]

I have got a little bit of general wear on my platinum leather seats and am curious what you guys use to clean your leather...

Any suggestions?

 

[grasshopper]

I have tried few: Meguiar's leather cleaner conditioner in one, Meguiar's separate leather cleaner/conditioner, Zaino separate leather cleaner/conditioner, Pinnacle cleaner conditioner in one, Leatherique separate oil/cleaner, etc.

I use Pinnacle all in one for quick clean up. I use separate Zaino cleaner conditioner every couple months (smells great to boot), and save the Leatherique oil/cleaner for really stubborn stains (I rarely use this on my car as my car is generally clean. Warning though: this thing do not smell good).

Meguiar's are my least favorite of the bunch, but products to work well for the price and availability (can easily pick up at any auto store/Wal Mart).

 

[AdamVIP]

My favorite leather products are made by zaino. They work really well and smell awesome.

 

[BriansZ]

Those of you using Zaino, are you talking about Z-9 followed by Z-10?

 

[AdamVIP]

I use the Z9 for cleaning and the Z10 for protecting. The Z10 is the one that smells awesome.

 

[grasshopper]

Yep...Z9 for cleaning and Z10 for protection.

May want to order 2 bottles of Z9 for every bottle of Z10. It's a good way to save on the shipping cost.

My experience has been that I go through way more of Z9s.

 

[gohawks63]

I have got a little bit of general wear on my platinum leather seats and am curious what you guys use to clean your leather...

Any suggestions?

I have used Lexol (Cleaner & Conditioner) for years. Very happy with the results. Last year we traded in my wife's 2004 Toyota Landcruiser that had 160k miles on her. Not one crack in the leather.

My last car was a 2006 Acura that had 90k miles when I traded it in for my CTS coupe. Seats looked like new.

 

[YankeeVic]

I have used Lexol (Cleaner & Conditioner) for years. Very happy with the results. Last year we traded in my wife's 2004 Toyota Landcruiser that had 160k miles on her. Not one crack in the leather.

My last car was a 2006 Acura that had 90k miles when I traded it in for my CTS coupe. Seats looked like new.

How often do you clean/treat your leather seats?

 

[Stevo Supremo]

when I bought my car the dealer scotch guarded it or something, the car stunk like chemicals for a few days lol. They also used some cleaner by the name of "zymol" or something.

 

[gohawks63]

How often do you clean/treat your leather seats?

No more than 4 or 5 times a year, if that.

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when I bought my car the dealer scotch guarded it or something, the car stunk like chemicals for a few days lol. They also used some cleaner by the name of "zymol" or something.

Zymol is wax for the paint, unless they now make a leather product.

Scotch guard is for stains in your carpet (less of an issue with leather seats). It does nothing to keep your seats conditioned.

I know there was a thread here once where a poster laughed at the idea that modern day leather seats are plastic coated and do not require conditioning.

I have seen cars that were never treated begin to crack, flake and dry out. If you are keeping your car, spending about $20 for a conditioner and cleaner and treating it a couple times a year is a small price to pay for keeping the seats looking new.

 

[Fraggy]

Absolutely. And you don't want to lose that matte look either.