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How and what do you use to clean your leather seats?

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Old 04-13-2006, 09:39 AM
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Did a search but can't find much on cleaning and treating leather seats. Would like some input on what steps, type of material and type of product everyone uses to treat their leather seats. Thakns
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I use meguires two step leather cleaner. I bought at autozone
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I use warm soapy water, then mothers leather cleaner.
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zymol cleaner & zymol conditioner
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What kind of rags are you using?
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I use thoose round ones at AZ
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Originally Posted by Silver02TA
zymol cleaner & zymol conditioner
+1 here
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zaino products, it gives it that leather smell
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Originally Posted by Silver02TA
zymol cleaner & zymol conditioner
same here
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I spray/scrub mine with 409. Then I put on the Meguires leather conditioner.
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When I do a really involved cleaning I use the Zymol cleaner and conditioner, I use a really soft tooth brush. Ill spray the seat with cleaner, then apply a dab of conditioner on the toothbrush and start scrubbing. After it dries I apply a solo layer of conditioner.

For on the spot cleaning I use Meguiars cleaner/conditioner spray.

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I use microfibers on the leather. I have a couple just for the leather in their own zip lock baggy.

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Meguires wipes here.
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i used to use a microfiber towel and Lexal or how ever you spell it
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Originally Posted by camaroextra
zaino products, it gives it that leather smell
Same here, great stuff!!!
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I've used random products not found anything im' truely happy with yet.

Son of a gun isn't that bad really and its a jack of all trades product!

I am planning on using mothers next.
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Originally Posted by camaroextra
zaino products, it gives it that leather smell
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Zaino is pretty good I've found if you like the smell, mothers seems to always have decent products, zymol i liked but not price, lexol is ok but pretty shiny. my vote for leather cleaner/conditioner is $ no problem then zaino, on a budget mothers.
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Eagle One Leather Care Cleaner & Conditioner
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where can u get zymol?
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Meguires wipes over here too


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