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Old 09-29-2011, 06:05 PM   #1
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Leather interior cleaning...

Can anyone make any recommendations on what to use to clean the leather seats? I have tried armor all but all it did was leave streaks.
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Old 09-29-2011, 06:18 PM   #2
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NO to armor all... that is nothing but a dirt collector. I use Murphy's Oil Soap. I put about a cap full in a bucket with warm water and use a clean towl to go over the leather. It makes the car smell new and leaves the leather soft.
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Old 09-29-2011, 06:20 PM   #3
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Vodka! The more you drink the cleaner it will look! Works on household items too
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Old 09-29-2011, 06:49 PM   #4
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Get some Optimum Power Clean, dilute it 10:1. Spray it on to a soft microfiber and rub it into the surface, but not too hard or you will remove the coating. then take some Ultima Interior Guard Plus and apply it to the seats. The Ultima is amazing. It will make your seats feel so silky smooth, that you'll almost slide out of it, but not literally. You can also use this on your steering wheel because it doesn't make it slick, just soft and smooth. This will also leave the interior with a nice natural shine. It doesn't look greasy or anything.
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Old 09-29-2011, 07:57 PM   #5
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As long as it's not too dirty, you can use Werkstatt Satin Prot, it's mostly a conditioner/protectant, but it does have some cleaning properties as long as the leather isn't too bad to begin with.
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Old 09-29-2011, 08:16 PM   #6
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My leather is actually in awesome shape but my girlfriend has spilled some coke and stuff on the passenger seat and it left a sticky spot. I will try the murphy's oil soap and see how well that works. thanks guys
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Old 09-29-2011, 08:32 PM   #7
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use LEXOL. any leather shop will tell you that LEXOL is great stuff. thats what i use on mine. and i got black and white leather so u need i need the best

http://www.amazon.com/Lexol-Leather-.../dp/B0000B3AS3
you can get it from advance auto parts for like 6.99

but this is the cleaner
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Old 09-29-2011, 08:46 PM   #8
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use LEXOL. any leather shop will tell you that LEXOL is great stuff. thats what i use on mine. and i got black and white leather so u need i need the best

http://www.amazon.com/Lexol-Leather-.../dp/B0000B3AS3
you can get it from advance auto parts for like 6.99

but this is the cleaner
Except for our seats are not leather. They are urethane coated.
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Old 10-01-2011, 05:28 PM   #9
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how i would know what there coated with! all the leather people i know use a leather cleaner. and they said LEXOL is great.
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Old 10-01-2011, 06:22 PM   #10
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how i would know what there coated with! all the leather people i know use a leather cleaner. and they said LEXOL is great.
Just saying that this stuff does absolutely nothing for new coated leather seats.
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Old 10-01-2011, 07:07 PM   #11
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When you're done messing around get yourself some Adam's Leather & Interior Cleaner and then dress them with Adam's Leather conditioner.
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Old 10-01-2011, 07:29 PM   #12
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I used some leather cleaner/conditioner that came with the leather couch I recently bought. Works great!
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