Leather care

[Microcosm]

What do you folks use for leather care? I have tried a few different products and am happy with Mothers.

[Genesis-guy]

Mothers is ok. But I always used Meguiars for leather care. I have Meguiars rich leather gel at home for when I detail my car and also keep a container of Meguiars rich leather wipes whenever I have to clean my interior while away from my house.

[Barbosa]

I have always followed with Lexol products. There is a good article on leather care on thier site.

Tips for Proper Leather Care from Clinton Anderson

[gennifer]

Honestly, I've never used leather care for my car. I don't think it's worth the extra money but that's just me.

[Barbosa]

Really? pay all the extra for an pimpin interior and just let it work its self out. I am all for preventitive maintinence as its cheaper to keep it up then it is to get it back up and running.

[Genesis-guy]

Originally Posted by gennifer

Honestly, I've never used leather care for my car. I don't think it's worth the extra money but that's just me.

I've personally seen what years of wear and tear can do to a leather interior of a car. Your worst enemy is the sun. It dries up the leather interior then after several years you will start to see cracking. Taking care of your leather interior will prolong its life.

This is what happens after a few years of neglect. The $9 every 2-3 months that it cost to buy leather wipes far outweighs the cost of getting everything reupholstered once they start cracking.

[coupeman]

I have always used leather wipes. They definitely help preserve the finish and minimize the wear and tear.

[Barbosa]

Originally Posted by Genesis-guy

YIKES!
this makes me sad to see... preventitive maintinence is important and well illustrated here.

[Microcosm]

That's exactly what I want to avoid. Unfortunately, by the time you figure out that the product you're using isn't very good, it's too late.