f-150 leather
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I use to use the Armour All wipes. (Don't waste yur money);
I now use the Meguiar's Gold Class leather cleaner spray and it works great
I've heard Lexol is the king, but I'm too frugal to try it.
P.S. I think King Ranch leather is saddle soap only (not sure about that; only dreaming of that upgrade)
I now use the Meguiar's Gold Class leather cleaner spray and it works great
I've heard Lexol is the king, but I'm too frugal to try it.
P.S. I think King Ranch leather is saddle soap only (not sure about that; only dreaming of that upgrade)
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I use the lexol cleaner and then the lexol conditioner. Whatever you pick if you have the light tan seats you will be cleaning them quite often.
One good point of the tan over the black is not frying the kahunas when the sun has been blasting in the window all day. Nothing worse than the smell of burning flesh in a new truck.
One good point of the tan over the black is not frying the kahunas when the sun has been blasting in the window all day. Nothing worse than the smell of burning flesh in a new truck.
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Originally posted by tsc
P.S. I think King Ranch leather is saddle soap only (not sure about that; only dreaming of that upgrade)
P.S. I think King Ranch leather is saddle soap only (not sure about that; only dreaming of that upgrade)
Quoted from Properautocare.com
The Myth Of Saddle Soap
In the late 1800's the final tanning of leather required the talents of a "currier". This craftsman took the tanned but brittle hide and worked oils into it until the desired flexibility was obtained. This process was called fatliquoring. The fatliquor of choice was an emulsion of oil in soap. This "saddle soap" was not used as a cleaner. It was a softening conditioner.
In fact, saddle soap is a very poor cleaner. It must first dissolve its own oils, limiting its capacity to dissolve dirt and oils in the leather. Saddle soap is also inherently alkaline but alkalinity is damaging to leather. Another problem arises during application. Most saddle soaps instruct the user to work the lather into the leather. Since loosened dirt is suspended in the lather, it is pushed back into the leather's pores.
Saddle soaps have long been replaced in tanneries by modern emulsions which penetrate, soften and condition with greater ease and stability. the popular myth of saddle soap as a cleaner however persists as modern folklore.
The Myth Of Saddle Soap
In the late 1800's the final tanning of leather required the talents of a "currier". This craftsman took the tanned but brittle hide and worked oils into it until the desired flexibility was obtained. This process was called fatliquoring. The fatliquor of choice was an emulsion of oil in soap. This "saddle soap" was not used as a cleaner. It was a softening conditioner.
In fact, saddle soap is a very poor cleaner. It must first dissolve its own oils, limiting its capacity to dissolve dirt and oils in the leather. Saddle soap is also inherently alkaline but alkalinity is damaging to leather. Another problem arises during application. Most saddle soaps instruct the user to work the lather into the leather. Since loosened dirt is suspended in the lather, it is pushed back into the leather's pores.
Saddle soaps have long been replaced in tanneries by modern emulsions which penetrate, soften and condition with greater ease and stability. the popular myth of saddle soap as a cleaner however persists as modern folklore.
