DGOON

My leather seats in my 2002 LS430 are becoming black, I'm not sure if it's from my clothes or what's going on. Any good leather cleaning products you guys reccomend? I can add a few photos later to show you guys what I mean

Lavrishevo

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I use Lexol cleaner and conditioner. If the color has worn off then you can have the leather re-painted.

JHC828

I bought a brand new Escalade in '10 with light tan leather. I always wear dark denim (as does my wife) and after a few months I noticed it was discoloring the leather. I tried many different products and I had the best of luck using a good brand name leather cleaner and a steamer. The steam really seems to break the crud loose and you can wipe it off with a microfiber towel.

Bocatrip

One of the reasons I've avoided getting a lighter color interior was for this very reason. The dye from your jeans with any perspiration transfers onto the leather. Although you can try to remove it, be aware that you can not be too aggressive or you will also remove the factory color. The best you can do is use a leather cleaner like Lexol and not to rub to hard. Yes, more than likely you will still have stained seats. As a previous poster mentioned, the only fix is to redye which of course may lead to the same problem down the line unless you drive naked!! If I had a choice I would have gotten a black interior but that wasn't going to happen. Good luck.

xtr3me

Like JHC828 mentioned, a steamer works best. If you don't have a steamer use a vent/dash detailing brush like in the video and mix Woolite and water and agitate as shown.
Ratio:
Water: 6 parts
Woolite: 1 part

For regular maintenance, it's best if you wipe down seats with a microfiber towel dampened with water and use leather cleaner as required/needed. Conditioners actually cause the seats to soil quicker than normal

I have Ecru interior, continuous maintenance required...I no like anymore

JHC828

I was going to say the same thing. I researched it quite a bit and learned that most leathers in cars is coated, basically painted, and using conditioner does nothing because it isn't able to soak into the leather. It only makes it soil more quickly. I've used Lexol leather CLEANER with good results, along with a steamer. If you want light colored leather and wear dark jeans, you're going to have to clean often. I wipe my seats down weekly with some uv protectant/leather vinyl cleaner. Use Lexol and steamer every few months. We traded our Escalade for a new one a couple of years ago and got the dark brown leather this time. Traded the Infiniti for a new one and got black. Our Lexus has black leather. I like the light colored leather but I like my dark jeans more.