Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 03:44:15 +1000 From: ShazWozza <shaz_wozzanospamentspring.com> Subject: Re: Cleaning Leather Seats?
Paul Hutchings wrote: > I'm getting a Saab 93 later this week, a used one with charcoal (not > quite black) leather upholstery. > > The leather seems fine, but I'd like to give it a good clean and do what > I can to condition it and basically "treat it well". > > Any suggestions? Seems as with most things there's loads of products > out there, but I have a feeling leather is one product you can really > eff up if you use the wrong thing? > > So far I'm thinking Autoglym as I might trust it a bit more not to be > stuffed full of chemicals than, say, Turtle Wax? > This stuff works great. http://www.oakwoodusa.net/mall/leather-conditioner.htm I use it on a 9000T that is parked all day in the street in the sub-tropical Queensland sun - that's basically 6 months of summer conditions. The sun and heat here f*cks leather rather fast unless you regularly condition it. My leather is still nice and soft after many years of solar abuse. Also, there is no odorant in this stuff (unlike most auto-shop products).