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So I like doing things myself when I can, when it comes to the car it is interior things and non engine and undercarriage things that I like doing, so I would like to know how this is achieved. How do they take away the shine? Is it a special product? An how does one take away creases? THANKS
Where did you get the pictures from/source? Are you sure the pictures are legit and not photo shopped?
It is very hard to take the shine out of leather when it gets like that as it is more due to wear from sitting/getting in and out then stains. Some leather cleaners do a good job, could have been more recent stains and then just a leather cleaner and scrubbing. In extreme cases some people will resort to wet sanding the leather, steaming, or using a magic eraser but the sanding and magic erasure will also take the protective coating off. Most of the creases are actually still there, they just show up much more and look worse when the leather is shiny then when it has a matte finish.
I have tried several products from Leatherique, Leather Masters, Surflex, Leather Honey, etc and none of them will do that to worn shiny leather.
My steering wheel was stained mainly from oils from breadsticks I ate that was still on my hands when I started driving and I was able to take the shine out and get it back looking much better with Wolfgang leather cleaner and scrubbing with a tooth brush.
Use Leatherique and you can also achieve such results. I do this for a living and I've had similar results on hundreds of cars. Definitely not Photoshopped. Just follow all the steps in the article and give the product plenty of time to work. This is not a 20 minute job but very simple and easy to do yourself at home if you are handy and like doing this kind of thing.
Leatherique works wonders. I don't think the garbage bag over the seat in the link above is necessary, but couldn't hurt. Either way, I posted in here a while back with my results using the product,and I have been very impressed with it.
Use Leatherique and you can also achieve such results. I do this for a living and I've had similar results on hundreds of cars. Definitely not Photoshopped. Just follow all the steps in the article and give the product plenty of time to work. This is not a 20 minute job but very simple and easy to do yourself at home if you are handy and like doing this kind of thing.
I bought the Leatherique Kit from my go to source - AutoGeek and used it on my 2005 Ram. As stated in directions, I applied it liberally and let it truck sit out side in sun for a day before hitting it with Cleaner.
True enough, it stripped away YEARS worth of all the cleaners, conditioners, and every type of application ever used! Doesn't smell that bad either - until weeks later when I had to return to my favored stuff.
Call me odd, call me old school or whatever - but I personally LOVE the shined leather look on my interior. NOT like Armor All Shine - but a true "Sheen" if you know what I mean?
The stuff I return to time and time again is "Meguiars D180" https://www.autogeek.net/d180-leather-cleaner.html
Realize this is probably not what the OP wanted to see- but its just my 3 cents.
Originally Posted by TRD_Power
Leatherique works wonders. I don't think the garbage bag over the seat in the link above is necessary, but couldn't hurt. Either way, I posted in here a while back with my results using the product,and I have been very impressed with it.
Me either- Never thought the Garbage Bag thing was necessary if doing it outdoors on a nice hot/humid day!
Back to my Meguairs inside my RCF. And the scent seriously retains that New Leather Smell if you ask me!
Yeah, some people like the shiny look left by some old school conditioners and dressings. The shine was likely caused by the use of these products and the flat, low-luster appearance is what leather is supposed to look like when it is clean. I prefer to use products that don't leave any gloss or sheen. I clean regularly with a quality leather cleaner designed for automotive protected leather and protect with a water-based fluorocarbon protector, Do this and your leather will remain new looking for years.
Some gloss on leather can also be due to wear caused by not keeping your leather clean. Over time, dirt will burnish the surface to a glossy appearance as you slide in and out of the seats.
I personally use Leather Masters Leather Cleaner and Leather Masters Protection Cream.
Yeah, some people like the shiny look left by some old school conditioners and dressings. The shine was likely caused by the use of these products and the flat, low-luster appearance is what leather is supposed to look like when it is clean. I prefer to use products that don't leave any gloss or sheen. I clean regularly with a quality leather cleaner designed for automotive protected leather and protect with a water-based fluorocarbon protector, Do this and your leather will remain new looking for years.
Some gloss on leather can also be due to wear caused by not keeping your leather clean. Over time, dirt will burnish the surface to a glossy appearance as you slide in and out of the seats.
I personally use Leather Masters Leather Cleaner and Leather Masters Protection Cream.
yeah I was also looking into leather masters.. maybe i shall get both and see which works best leatherique or leather master
Really different products. Leather Master makes great products, but they don't make anything as intensive as Leatherique. If you have older neglected leather, really Leatherique is what you need, then perhaps maintain it with the Leather Master products.
Use Leatherique and you can also achieve such results. I do this for a living and I've had similar results on hundreds of cars. Definitely not Photoshopped. Just follow all the steps in the article and give the product plenty of time to work. This is not a 20 minute job but very simple and easy to do yourself at home if you are handy and like doing this kind of thing.
My leather in my GS430 looked a lot like that black upper picture, maybe worse, I tried Leatherique 2 or 3 times in a hot car, did the bag thing and everything to try to make it not so shiny and waxy feeling. It did pretty much nothing where I was very disappointed as I read so many good reviews about it. I just accepted my leather was not going to be soft and supple. I even tried a product called Surflex Soffner which seemed very similar to Leatherique but a little more concentrated, I really slathered it on and put the headrests in plastic bags and then blew hot air from a hair dryer on it, after doing all that it seemed to make a very slight difference but nothing like those pictures. I also tried Leather Masters and Leather Honey but nothing would work. My GS was originally a Florida car and some have said in extreme heat the top protective poly layer can get so hot it gets soft/melts and when you get in and out and sit in it you smear it and it just ruins the leather which I assume happened to my car. The rear seats that never got sat in looked much better, the rear headrests were a little more worn but I don't think there is any magic product that will rescue leather that is really worn/heat damaged.
It's not really the heat thats the problem but the hydration. Leather shrinks and gets hard when it get dry and plumps up and is soft and plush when the fibers are properly hydrated. If you allow too many dry and rehydrate cycles the leather will eventually become degraded. If you pay attention to keeping your leather properly hydrated you will not wind up with hard leather with lots of creases and eventually cracks. The best thing you can do for leather, new or old, is to keep it clean and hydrated.
If you have ever owned a chamois, you know this process. A dry chamois becomes hard and brittle, a hydrated chamois is soft and plump.
I honestly didn't get the best pictures, but the difference was very noticeable, and if you zoom in on the tan seats, the passenger's looks like what you're going for with the matte finish.
It is quite simple. If your seats are dirty enough, any quality leather cleaner and a leather brush can tackle this job with very little effort or time.
08-19-18, 09:41 PM
So how do detailers achieve this ?
Leatherique or Meguiars
