j stuff

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This should belong in the detailing section but I have posted there already and I want to share this directly with the LS4 guys. A lot of people critisize this method because of the harsh cleaner but hey I didnt care because I was ready to replace the leather, not anymore! I also heard that the 1st gen LS4 had rougher harder leather that may better withstand this cleaning. Try this at your own risk. Ease into it first

Original Thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=330340


Used Soft Scrub kitchen/bathroom cleaner to clean my 94 LS400 as suggested from an old posting here for deep cleaning leather and wow did it work!

I wanted to share with everyone how amazing this method is... Seems to have reversed years of abuse the previous owners put on the leather. Feels MUCH softer and not as rough, removed 'water stains' from various drinks and cleared up the leather nicely. NO other over the counter leather cleaners could do this much! After scrubbing so hard those leather cleaners didnt do anything for me. Softscrub = WIN


Hope this helps anyone with similar condition leather!



Materials Used:
Softscrub Lemon (Not the one with bleach)
Meguiars Rich Leather Conditioner
Kitchen Sponge with rough and smooth side
Cotton Shirts
Papertowels/wipes to clean off dirt.

Procedure
-Squeezed a quarter sized squirt of softscrub on each section of leather working it in with the rough end of the sponge.
-After cleaning, I wiped it off with a dry cloth to remove the dirt.
-After wiping it off with dry cloth, I used a damp cloth with water to remove residue
-Dried with towel
-Applied Meguiars



Check out the pics..

Half cleaned, half dirty...


All Clean!


Another View of 50/50


Dirty Back Seat


Clean with Meguiars Leather Conditioner


Cleaned arm rest, look at the stitching on the armrest, its clean and no longer brown.


NASTY

j stuff

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Heres some pics of a member on CL (Horta) that did this process on an ES300 ... this persons leather is in way better condition than mine was. to begin with. Great results. Thanks for the inspiration! More people should know about this

Before


After



Before


After



Half Clean Half Dirty

j stuff

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Just in case anyone needs image confirmation of products...

PureDrifter

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lol, im more of a fan of the Orange hand cleaner + liberal amounts of lexol and then let it sit in a sunny car with teh windows cracked

its makes the leather LIKE NEW!

j stuff

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Orange hand cleaner? You mean the stuff that you use to clean your hands after you work on the car or something?

LiCelsior

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yepp... http://www.cureline.net/lex/howtos/h..._detailing.htm

PureDrifter

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or:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/automotive-care-and-detailing/93591-fast-orange-and-leatherique-experience-pics.html

i used lexol since i couldnt find any leatherique locally

avalon42

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My guess is that the pumice in the hand cleaner acts like a light sandpaper on the leather...

...anyone seen the effects long-term?