'Deep cleaning' leather

[T40ORA]

Although I've kept the interior of the car clean, and conditioned the leather, after 11 years and 94k miles, it now needs some more serious attention.

I have some colour restorer for the faded and cracked bits, and various conditioners, but I'm not sure how to really lift the dirt first.

I've been given various advice over the years, one piece of which was to use a nail brush and soapy water (soap flakes, not washing liquid) but I'd like to find out what people are using/doing these days.

Oh, happy fit recommendations for conditioners too, as I know products move on....

[Summit_Detailing]

One of these
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/swissvax-c...

and some of this
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/dr-leather...

cheers

Chris

[belleair302]

I use a variety f products from LTT leather care. They have an epic cleaning solution and then a protectant. Remember leather today is treated and coated, so you are only really cleaning the outer layers. Gone are the days of nourishing or feeding leather.

[T40ORA]

Where it has cracked though, after cleaning, do I not need to worry about conditioning that?

[Alex_225]

I use this combination from Glyptone.

The Intensive Cleaner worked very well on my other half's Merc SL seats. Then I've regularly conditioned the leather with the other product, Leather Conditioner.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gliptone-Leather-Duo-Cle...

Those seats had a few small cracks which were significantly improved. Hope that helps.

[T40ORA]

Summit_Detailing said:

One of these
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/swissvax-c...

and some of this
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/dr-leather...

cheers

Chris

I'm guessing this brush is softer than, say, a normal nail brush?

Alex_225 said:

I use this combination from Glyptone.

The Intensive Cleaner worked very well on my other half's Merc SL seats. Then I've regularly conditioned the leather with the other product, Leather Conditioner.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gliptone-Leather-Duo-Cle...

Those seats had a few small cracks which were significantly improved. Hope that helps.

Cheers. I seem to have plenty of conditioner, it's just a decent cleaner that I need.