Review: Leatherique System on a 2003 350Z
06-07-09, 03:16 PM
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Review: Leatherique System on a 2003 350Z
Greg at DetailedImage.com had a special on Leatherique last month. A friend of mine has a 2003 350Z that was in desperate need of some attention on the leather. If I had to guess, the leather had never been cleaned. I finally convinced him to get the product right before the sale ended and got the products this week. Here are some before shots of the leather:
Drivers Side:
Passenger Side:
The seats were filty and dry and in desperate need of something. I applied the Rujevantor Oil liberally by hand. I made sure every square inch was saturated with this stuff. However, I would not recommend doing this by hand as it was really messy. The tutorial on Detailed Image says to use a foam applicator and to pour some of the oil in a cup. I will definitely do this next time around. Once the seats were covered in the oil, they were wrapped in black garbage bags and the oil was left on for a 24 hour period:
The 24 hour period went by and this is what the seats looked like once the bags were removed:
You can see the the oil on there and needs to be removed. I did not have a leather brush to clean with, but I did have a brush with some stiff bristles that I used along with the Leatherique Pristine Cleaner. I put a spray nozzle on top of the bottle for easier application and began scrubbing away at the leather with the cleaner, and man, it was amazing.The amount of dirt that was coming loose was unbelievable. I scrubbed both seats with the cleaner and left it on there to penetrate for about a 1/2 hour. After both seats were scrubbed clean, I took a few cotton towels and some water in a bucket to remove the residue left on the seat and this picture (water used to wipe the passenger seat clean) says it all:
What you see is the amount of dirt that was removed from the less soiled seat. Pretty AMAZING! I repeated the process for the drivers seat with another towel and then used a third towel to give both seats a final wipe down. I finished these seats off with some 303 Aerospace Protectant and here are the final results:
Drivers Seat (pic does absolutely no justice as there was no lighting):
Passenger Seat:
This process was done over a 24 hour period. Applying the oil took approx. 45 mins and the cleaning took about 1.5 hours the next day. My overall impression of this product can be summed up in 2 words, AMAZING and WOW. I am always skeptical about products because usually, "results are not typical" but in this instance, the results were great. The light color of the interior helps show the difference. I do not know how much this will help or show on newer vehicles but if you have an older vehicle and the leather needs some attention, this is the product to get. Thanks to Greg @ DI
Drivers Side:
Passenger Side:
The seats were filty and dry and in desperate need of something. I applied the Rujevantor Oil liberally by hand. I made sure every square inch was saturated with this stuff. However, I would not recommend doing this by hand as it was really messy. The tutorial on Detailed Image says to use a foam applicator and to pour some of the oil in a cup. I will definitely do this next time around. Once the seats were covered in the oil, they were wrapped in black garbage bags and the oil was left on for a 24 hour period:
The 24 hour period went by and this is what the seats looked like once the bags were removed:
You can see the the oil on there and needs to be removed. I did not have a leather brush to clean with, but I did have a brush with some stiff bristles that I used along with the Leatherique Pristine Cleaner. I put a spray nozzle on top of the bottle for easier application and began scrubbing away at the leather with the cleaner, and man, it was amazing.The amount of dirt that was coming loose was unbelievable. I scrubbed both seats with the cleaner and left it on there to penetrate for about a 1/2 hour. After both seats were scrubbed clean, I took a few cotton towels and some water in a bucket to remove the residue left on the seat and this picture (water used to wipe the passenger seat clean) says it all:
What you see is the amount of dirt that was removed from the less soiled seat. Pretty AMAZING! I repeated the process for the drivers seat with another towel and then used a third towel to give both seats a final wipe down. I finished these seats off with some 303 Aerospace Protectant and here are the final results:
Drivers Seat (pic does absolutely no justice as there was no lighting):
Passenger Seat:
This process was done over a 24 hour period. Applying the oil took approx. 45 mins and the cleaning took about 1.5 hours the next day. My overall impression of this product can be summed up in 2 words, AMAZING and WOW. I am always skeptical about products because usually, "results are not typical" but in this instance, the results were great. The light color of the interior helps show the difference. I do not know how much this will help or show on newer vehicles but if you have an older vehicle and the leather needs some attention, this is the product to get. Thanks to Greg @ DI
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06-15-09, 10:53 PM
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I really like the results of this stuff!! I am thinking about using this stuff on my old merc. The leather has no rips its just 37 years old and showing age.... Is theyre any chance of damaging the leather?
06-16-09, 06:09 PM
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12-27-10, 10:13 AM
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Greg at DetailedImage.com had a special on Leatherique last month. A friend of mine has a 2003 350Z that was in desperate need of some attention on the leather. If I had to guess, the leather had never been cleaned. I finally convinced him to get the product right before the sale ended and got the products this week. Here are some before shots of the leather:
Drivers Side:
Passenger Side:
The seats were filty and dry and in desperate need of something. I applied the Rujevantor Oil liberally by hand. I made sure every square inch was saturated with this stuff. However, I would not recommend doing this by hand as it was really messy. The tutorial on Detailed Image says to use a foam applicator and to pour some of the oil in a cup. I will definitely do this next time around. Once the seats were covered in the oil, they were wrapped in black garbage bags and the oil was left on for a 24 hour period:
The 24 hour period went by and this is what the seats looked like once the bags were removed:
You can see the the oil on there and needs to be removed. I did not have a leather brush to clean with, but I did have a brush with some stiff bristles that I used along with the Leatherique Pristine Cleaner. I put a spray nozzle on top of the bottle for easier application and began scrubbing away at the leather with the cleaner, and man, it was amazing.The amount of dirt that was coming loose was unbelievable. I scrubbed both seats with the cleaner and left it on there to penetrate for about a 1/2 hour. After both seats were scrubbed clean, I took a few cotton towels and some water in a bucket to remove the residue left on the seat and this picture (water used to wipe the passenger seat clean) says it all:
What you see is the amount of dirt that was removed from the less soiled seat. Pretty AMAZING! I repeated the process for the drivers seat with another towel and then used a third towel to give both seats a final wipe down. I finished these seats off with some 303 Aerospace Protectant and here are the final results:
Drivers Seat (pic does absolutely no justice as there was no lighting):
Passenger Seat:
This process was done over a 24 hour period. Applying the oil took approx. 45 mins and the cleaning took about 1.5 hours the next day. My overall impression of this product can be summed up in 2 words, AMAZING and WOW. I am always skeptical about products because usually, "results are not typical" but in this instance, the results were great. The light color of the interior helps show the difference. I do not know how much this will help or show on newer vehicles but if you have an older vehicle and the leather needs some attention, this is the product to get. Thanks to Greg @ DI
Drivers Side:
Passenger Side:
The seats were filty and dry and in desperate need of something. I applied the Rujevantor Oil liberally by hand. I made sure every square inch was saturated with this stuff. However, I would not recommend doing this by hand as it was really messy. The tutorial on Detailed Image says to use a foam applicator and to pour some of the oil in a cup. I will definitely do this next time around. Once the seats were covered in the oil, they were wrapped in black garbage bags and the oil was left on for a 24 hour period:
The 24 hour period went by and this is what the seats looked like once the bags were removed:
You can see the the oil on there and needs to be removed. I did not have a leather brush to clean with, but I did have a brush with some stiff bristles that I used along with the Leatherique Pristine Cleaner. I put a spray nozzle on top of the bottle for easier application and began scrubbing away at the leather with the cleaner, and man, it was amazing.The amount of dirt that was coming loose was unbelievable. I scrubbed both seats with the cleaner and left it on there to penetrate for about a 1/2 hour. After both seats were scrubbed clean, I took a few cotton towels and some water in a bucket to remove the residue left on the seat and this picture (water used to wipe the passenger seat clean) says it all:
What you see is the amount of dirt that was removed from the less soiled seat. Pretty AMAZING! I repeated the process for the drivers seat with another towel and then used a third towel to give both seats a final wipe down. I finished these seats off with some 303 Aerospace Protectant and here are the final results:
Drivers Seat (pic does absolutely no justice as there was no lighting):
Passenger Seat:
This process was done over a 24 hour period. Applying the oil took approx. 45 mins and the cleaning took about 1.5 hours the next day. My overall impression of this product can be summed up in 2 words, AMAZING and WOW. I am always skeptical about products because usually, "results are not typical" but in this instance, the results were great. The light color of the interior helps show the difference. I do not know how much this will help or show on newer vehicles but if you have an older vehicle and the leather needs some attention, this is the product to get. Thanks to Greg @ DI
wait- so you use oil BEFORE cleaning? I would like to try this. I currently use the zaino system. spray cleaner and leather in a bottle. my seats are black, so dirt really doesn't show through. my seats look like new, with no shine. simply looks like new. however, Im all for even more suppleness. I also have a bunch of tanners preserve that I need to finish off too.
12-27-10, 10:59 AM
#14
wait- so you use oil BEFORE cleaning? I would like to try this. I currently use the zaino system. spray cleaner and leather in a bottle. my seats are black, so dirt really doesn't show through. my seats look like new, with no shine. simply looks like new. however, Im all for even more suppleness. I also have a bunch of tanners preserve that I need to finish off too.
12-27-10, 05:37 PM
#15
For the best results we recommend using the Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil first followed by the Leatherique Prestine Clean. We have a specific section of our detailing guide that has directions just for Leatherique in our leather care section. We are currently offering 20% off on the Rejuvenator Oil through 12/31 and we still have our regular discount of 10% off with the coupon code 10offCL (not applicable to packages, tools and sale items). If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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