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Old 10-11-13, 01:17 PM
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Default Exactly what is leather in our cars?

I have a 96 SC 400, interior is in great condition, but the seats are a little stiff, and to prevent cracking I purchased a Lexol cleaning kit to soften them up and just refresh them in general as well as everything else interior wise could use a quick cleaning.

The Lexol kit includes Leather PH Cleaner, Leather Conditioner, and Vinyl Cleaner. So before I start touching anything I'd like to know exactly what is what. I'm pretty sure the seats are 100% leather, the dash is vinyl/plastic, the doors are all vinyl except for the arm rest, the center console arm rest is leather, rear seats leather, auto shifter is leather, ebrake handle and boot is leather....correct?


Seats?

Dash?

Door Panels?

Door Armrest?

Center Console Arm Rest?

Steering Wheel?

Auto Shifter?

Ebrake Handle?

Boot?

Anyone who could answer this all for me...it would be appreciated. I'm pretty sure I know exactly what's what, but I don't want to go an ruin my perfect black interior with fade spots or anything.
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Seats, Armrest and Door Armrests are leather.

Dash, door panels, are not leather.
Old 10-11-13, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Luxor
Seats, Armrest and Door Armrests are leather.

Dash, door panels, are not leather.
Thanks. Gonna do a full interior detail tomorrow.
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The kind you sit in........................................LOL

Well you asked................. LOL

What he said ^^^^^^^^^ Exactly... GL on your interior cleaning tomorrow. Supposed to be beautiful here.
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tell us how it works , ive heard good things about lexol, but never took the time to buy any.
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I think its a fake leather with extra polyurithane coating treatment and heavy backing on it for heat and cold
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I have used Lexol in my SC for the past 7 years by the way, it works great and smells good.
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i didnt think 100% leather cracks. this stuff in our cars must be bonded leather if thats the case
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Originally Posted by mikef
i didnt think 100% leather cracks. this stuff in our cars must be bonded leather if thats the case
Sure enough, if you allow your leather to get sun baked and dried out, it will crack. I've seen plenty of cracked leather seats, boots, shoes, horse saddles...

Keep it treated and it will stay soft for your lifetime.
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