Best leather conditioner
Discussion
I'm a bit worried about how fragile the leather seems to be on my Vantage.
The car has only done 13k miles and the driver's seat bolster is already showing signs of wear next to the stitching.
Anyway, when I saw that I cleaned and conditioned the leather with my trusty Gliptone liquid leather products and that seems to have helped slightly.
Someone told me that Swissvax leather stuff was the bee's knees, but there is a confusing range of products and baffling price tags to go with them.
I read Paddy328's excellent guide and he seems to use Zaino leather in a bottle.
Has anyone tried all of them? Which is best for keeping the leather looking new?
Thanks!
The car has only done 13k miles and the driver's seat bolster is already showing signs of wear next to the stitching.
Anyway, when I saw that I cleaned and conditioned the leather with my trusty Gliptone liquid leather products and that seems to have helped slightly.
Someone told me that Swissvax leather stuff was the bee's knees, but there is a confusing range of products and baffling price tags to go with them.
I read Paddy328's excellent guide and he seems to use Zaino leather in a bottle.
Has anyone tried all of them? Which is best for keeping the leather looking new?
Thanks!
When you get bored with bondage take a look at LTT leather care Ultra Protect I started using this three years ago when when I was looking for something to protect the leather seats in a brand new XF. It works well and doesn't leave any deposits on the leather.
As posted, there is a surplus of products on the market, and many of them are bad for your leather, as they are oil or wax based (often this will be stated in fine print on the bottle). Clean your leather regularly by vacuuming and if needed, gently with a damp, soft cloth. 'Conditioning' or 'feeding' is a nonsense and false marketing - you cannot condition most modern leathers, as they are literally painted or coated. Application of an oil-based product will attract dirt and hasten wear, as the oil will sit as a film on the leather - the exact opposite of the desired effect.
A water-based protectant to minimize dye transfer and soiling is a good idea, regularly applied especially if you have light coloured leather. As brakedwell suggested, LTT is a great product and I have used it on my cars for a couple of years now with excellent results. Leather Masters is also a decent product, I am told. Both companies also make foaming cleaners and dye transfer removal kits for more extreme issues, but if treated as above from day one, neither should typically be needed.
A water-based protectant to minimize dye transfer and soiling is a good idea, regularly applied especially if you have light coloured leather. As brakedwell suggested, LTT is a great product and I have used it on my cars for a couple of years now with excellent results. Leather Masters is also a decent product, I am told. Both companies also make foaming cleaners and dye transfer removal kits for more extreme issues, but if treated as above from day one, neither should typically be needed.
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