How to clean leather seat in LS?
How do you guys clean your leather seat? Soapy water?
leather in my rx is light colour and I already see light shade of black stuff |
If you check out the detailing forum in here, there's a huge thread all about cleaning the leather, products, techniques, etc.
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
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If you check out the detailing forum in here, there's a huge thread all about cleaning the leather, products, techniques, etc.
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That thread is a lot more useful than just me telling you what I do. Keep in mind my cars are new, caring for and restoring older leather is a different process.
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
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That thread is a lot more useful than just me telling you what I do. Keep in mind my cars are new, caring for and restoring older leather is a different process.
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If you really wanted to learn the best way to clean your leather, you'd read a few of the pages.
This is site is a huge resource of information, but sometimes you have to put a little effort forth and seek that information out for yourself. Expecting all of us to repost information we've posted many times isn't fair when that information is easily accessible. |
I use a McCulloch MC1385 steam cleaner with a microfiber cloth. Works great without use of any chemicals.
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I wouldn't use a steam cleaner, hard on the seams and all.
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I use Lexol cleaner and the Lexol conditioner afterwards.
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
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I wouldn't use a steam cleaner, hard on the seams and all.
Here's a nice video of a pro detailer showing how efficient steam cleaning can be when compared to standard cleaning products: |
As with Chris, I too use Lexal products. I just reordered my Lexal conditioner. I take the cleaner with a clean rag and go over all leather parts. Then I go back and run the conditioner. If your seats are really dirty, then you'll need to pursue other techniques which I don't know.
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I personally think the question is somewhat of a general one, and based on the condition of your seats will yield you a different answer/resolution.
Or perhaps im just being too technical! :) I try to clean my seat every few weeks and my process is as follows: I thoroughly vacuum my interior. When it comes to my seats, I also, at the seams, gently separate the leather and use a slightly damp mf cloth to remove debris, then vacuum the rest. After that, I get 3 buckets: 1 (B1/Bucker 1) with a warm water and Woolite solution, about 1/4 of a cap full and about a half large bucket of water (a little bit of Woolite goes a long way), and 2 other buckets (B2 & B3, B3 with a separate mf towel) of warm, clean water. I use a clean mf towel, drench it in B1, squeeze it out until its damp but FAR from dripping, and go over the seats, I wipe the seat area, rinse mf towel in clean water and then place it back in B1 then grab the cloth from B3 to remove water/soap, then allow seats to air dry. At that point, the level of moisture on the seats is very, very little. They will air dry practically within a minutes time. From that point, I move onto the back portion of the seat and so on, with the same procedure. After the seats are clean and dry, I grab another clean mf towel and wipe the seats down with Griot's Leather Conditioner. Stuff smells great, goes on evenly and does not leave a shiny look to the seats, steering wheel, door panels and center console, but rather an OEM matte appearance, and the seat feel and look very good. Just my 2 cents! |
Yes. Some of conditioners make seats too shiny and slippery.
Leather master company is 10 mins drive nearby and I will buy them and give it a try this weekend |
Originally Posted by 2v1g
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Yes. Some of conditioners make seats too shiny and slippery.
Leather master company is 10 mins drive nearby and I will buy them and give it a try this weekend I plan on buying some in the near future. Let us know how you like it. |
Should I use leather master soft cleaner or strong cleaner?
My LS has black leather and hard to see the difference, I will take a before/after pic of my tan leather in RX350 |
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