Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 12:21:34 GMT From: Just Bob <uctraingnopsamanet.com> Subject: Re: 96 900SET - Care of leather seats
On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:01:22 GMT, Geoff Waters <grw888nopsamell.net> wrote: >I've noticed recently the seats - especially the front passenger's seat >- beginning to show signs of cracking. Not all the way through, just >superficial cracks so far. I thought about saddle soaping them, but >wouldn't that make them greasy and stain people's clothes? Appreciate >any tips. > Leather folks that I've talked to say that Saddle soap is out of date for auto seats as leather is tanned differently these days. A lot of folks use Lexol cleaner and conditioner. I'm not very fond of the cleaner as you have to rinse it quite a bit to remove it. The conditioner is OK. A product I like to use is Mother's. However, I've yet to see any feedback from the pro's on whether it really does anything for the leather. There's also a raging debate about whether the leather is clearcoated or not, and what that means to cleaning and preserving it. I don't have any hard answers on that, as no one seems to be able to pin it down, including the pro's. Bob -- Bob United We Stand