I was not concerned about being ignored. It happens to me all the time, I'm married. Just felt like I should through that out since I sometimes sound like an advertiser from some of the products that I have had good results with.

The reason I like the LP is because the formula used, where the conditioning oils are suspended in Beeswax and Propolis, really seems to work just as they say. When my seats get a scuff mark on them, most times I can just rub the spot with my fingers or the palm of my hand and blend the scuff right back in.

Plus, I only treat the seats twice a year, During the first clean up in the spring and just before the cold weather starts in late fall. Twice a year application suits my lazy lifestyle to a tee.

 

The beeswax, at least, probably applies a light protective coating to the leather. Do you kow if spills tend to "bead up" on the seats now that you've been using LP?

I know what you mean about sounding like an "advertiser". I'm always afraid people will take me for one. :o

- Jack

 

This is what I was talking about when I mentioned how easy it is to get rid of scuff marks. I put these 2 small scratches in the passenger seat while cleaning today:



I just rubbed them down with my fingertips and viola, gone!



I know these were not big, deep scratches, just scuffs. But it took like 2 minutes to get rid of them. And I really didn't even have to because they would have gone away by themselves the next time someone sat in that seat or even just from the interior getting hot.

I really like this stuff. Can you tell?

 

Naw, I think you secretly despise it, but want the rest of us to use it so it will ruin our seats!

I haven't tried just "rubbing" my seats, conditioned with KR conditioner or now, CPR. I DO know the scratches/scuffs blend in nicely when conditioner is applied. Since yours has waxes, I imagine those might spread when rubbed.

Looks like a good product though! Thanks for putting the pictures up. But, we seem to have the same problem, our "before" and "after" pictures are always in different light, which sort of diminishes the effect we're trying to get across. :o

- Jack

 

Yup. I can't take a good digital picture to save my life.

In a former life, many, many, many, many, many years ago, I used to be able to take a pretty good picture on 35mm film. One of these days I will get a good DSLR and then we will see if I can still do it.

 

Wow, I see a bunch of new people around here these days. This certainly does sound like an interesting problem that most of us haven't encountered. My seats are still in excellent condition, and I only have to condition mine every month or two. I'm finally getting back to posting some pictures of the "new" King Ranch. It certainly turns heads now.

 

Did you say 'only' every month or two?

If I had to condition my seats every month, or even every other month, I would definitely have to consider getting a different vehicle.

 

Me too -

Unless something bad has happened, I'm on the twice a year schedule that Lenny uses. It really takes very little time - just a reasonable amount of "carefulness". Probably no more than I've given any of my car's interiors.

- Jack

 

On that subject....

Although I really do take great care with my leather interiors the seat squab on my KR Expy has noticeably darkend at the front edge.
It's my fault really...constantly wearing shorts down here in the south Texas heat. I suppose with the best will in the world moisture from my skin (OK...sweat!) has gradually darkened the leather under my thighs.

It isn't at all bad but noticeably darker than elsewhere.
Today was the day my Expy went in for the major 'going over' before being shipped back to the UK, so while i was in the dealers i went to the spares dept to inquire as to the price of a new drivers side Castano seat cover.
Just the bit you sit on was $490.00.

So I'll live with the darkened bit!!

So now you know the economic sense of looking after the leather !

 

Don't feel like the lone ranger - the KR leather is really nice until you realize the work it takes to keep it looking so nice. I have a 2002 KR SuperCrew, and I do the seats about every 6 months, but it really needs it to be done twice as often. I use the overpriced KR stuff. I used saddlesoap once - it worked OK, but not great. Every time you get in and out, your clothes are absorbing the stuff right out of the leather because it's an open pore leather. So, it absorbs quickly, and lets it go just as quickly. FWIW

Duane in Austin, TX