leather cleaner, best?
08-30-2006, 12:39 PM
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leather cleaner, best? What does everyone use on their leather seats, dash and wheel? I am looking for a cleaner/cleanser that will provide good quality cleaning and protectant...but most of all i'm looking for one that smells the way a brand new car with leather smells....looking for that real leather scent....anyone know of a good one?
08-30-2006, 01:00 PM
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OMG please let me know if you find one with the smell you just described. I got the lexxol spray stuff this weekend an it didnt have the smell. My friends audi S4 smells amazing and ive been looking for something that smells like that for a while now.
08-30-2006, 01:07 PM
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The Tropi-Care leather/vinyl cleaner and then the Conditioner is the stuff I strictly stick to. Cleans everything fantastically well and the Conditioner has the new car leather smell. Not overberaring, but very nice.
Oh and a quick tip on applying leather conditioner. DON'T USE A TOWEL! You lose a ton of product in the towel that will never see the leather. Apply the conditioner directly to the leather or on your hands and rub in with your hands. That utilizes all of the conditioner and you can massage it in very well also. That trick will save you a lot of product and will ensure good looking and feeling seats for a long time to come.
Oh and a quick tip on applying leather conditioner. DON'T USE A TOWEL! You lose a ton of product in the towel that will never see the leather. Apply the conditioner directly to the leather or on your hands and rub in with your hands. That utilizes all of the conditioner and you can massage it in very well also. That trick will save you a lot of product and will ensure good looking and feeling seats for a long time to come.
08-30-2006, 01:09 PM
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I have never found anything that gives the car that new car smell, other than the new smell that it still has 
I ran across this a while back and decided to post it for you, I just thought it was simple info.
http://www.mx6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144182
I ran across this a while back and decided to post it for you, I just thought it was simple info.http://www.mx6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144182
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08-30-2006, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 98hardtopZ
i just use the armor all leather wipes on my moms car, it does fine for her...
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I use Lexol but I cant tell. Last time I jumped in my Z was the first time the doors been opened in awhile it still smells new its a 02 with 15k miles. I also use it in my wifes Envoy and it seems to do fine but my wife and kids treats the envoy like ****. The cleaner doest take all pen marks out of the leather.
08-31-2006, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PipesTA
Zaino leather in a bottle 
EDIT: Also, the Z-9 Leather Soft Spray Cleaner does a good job at cleaning leather while the Z-10 Leather in a Bottle treats and Conditions. Both are great!
08-31-2006, 08:05 PM
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Meguiars One Step Leather Care has a strong leather-like smell. Reminds me of walking into Wilson Leather. I don't know how it compares to the others though.
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Originally Posted by VIP1
Meguiars One Step Leather Care has a strong leather-like smell. Reminds me of walking into Wilson Leather. I don't know how it compares to the others though.
good stuf
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Originally Posted by hawaiiboysz
I use Lexol but I cant tell. Last time I jumped in my Z was the first time the doors been opened in awhile it still smells new its a 02 with 15k miles. I also use it in my wifes Envoy and it seems to do fine but my wife and kids treats the envoy like ****. The cleaner doest take all pen marks out of the leather.
All purpsose and a Horse Hair brush oughta do it safely
