I finally got my leather seats cleaned and conditioned. I took the advice of this message board and bought the Lexol conditioner and cleaner. It works GREAT! I used a sponge to apply both the cleaner and conditioner. I used a damp cotton cloth to remove the lather left from the cleaner and a dry cloth after the conditioner was applied. The leather now feels and looks better than new. My advice...use Lexol.

KingCrew

 

KingCrew,

Glad the Lexol worked out well for you. There are certainly a lot of excellent products out there on the market but, for the price, it's hard to beat Lexol.

RP

 

I have found equal results using the KR Conditioner and the Lexol (both excellent). I don't totally saturate the leather with the conditioner as some of you suggested, I do a once over ever two and a half weeks or so and it seems to keep it original.

I've got full tinting and shades, so we'll see how the fine leather fares in the two months of 100+ heat we get here.

 

I went to the saddle shop this weekend to get some lexol, and the I showed the truck off to the lady at the shop. She had me try some stuff called "leather cpr" on my seats while I was at the place, and it worked great. Doesn't smell, goes on really easy, it comes with a soft foam applicator. Cost about $17 for a can that looks like it will last 3 or 4 uses on the whole interior. It seems like everything works well on our leather. www.leathercpr.com One more thing, I asked her about lexol harming the stitching, and she said that it would not. She did warn me about using neatsfoot oil, that it would harm stitching.
BD

 

yea, neatsfoot oil has ruined many a good pair of boots but for some unknown reason boot shops still sell the junk.

 

Yeah, Neatsfoot oil is one of the worst product that you can use on any leather product. It will deterorate the stitching. Also, waterproofing with MINK OIL isn't a good idea. It does an equal number on stitching.

RP :o

 

The aquisition of the mink oil also deteriorates the stitching on the mink, also.
BD

 

Indeed.

The aquisition of mink oil has a permanent negative effect on the mink loaning the oil to the customer treating his/her leather. One would believe that the mink would be happy to lend his/her oil however, it is a little known fact that the mink in question is very hesitant to loan oils of any nature to the cause of treating dead cow or kangaroo.

In summary, the mink has little to no say about who his/her oils will be used however, it is known that the assumption that the mink continues to dwel in a satisfactory manner is truely false.

RP