Treating Leather seats

[verytalldave]

I was wondering whether my leather seats in my 2004 W203 would ever need any kind of treatment to keep them looking good and preventing premature aging?
I was thinking of something quick and easy like a spray on treatment which only needs a quick wipe over with a cloth. Not something time consuming like applying solid leather food or anything like that.
Opinons and advice please.
Thanks to all in advance...................

 

[crockers]

saddle soap..

 

[C240Sport97]

use Johnson baby wipes with added aloe vera ..

mild conditioning with no effort at all.

 

[pammy]

Autoglym Leather cream is good.

 

[verytalldave]

use Johnson baby wipes with added aloe vera ..

mild conditioning with no effortt at all.

Is that true?

Will they really help keep the leather supple?

Or is it a wind-up?

 

[A210AMG]

Hello

If I'm doing a quick job...so to speak I use the cloths in a tub (Almost like wet wipes) and just wipe them down.

For a proper job every now and again I use the autoglym stuff but that requires more effort.

Both work very well and keep the leather loooking nice

 

[verytalldave]

I guess its the wipes then. Will give them a try over the weekend.

 

[C240Sport97]

not a wind up at all ..

have used said wipes on leather in CLK (the nappa still looks amazing after 60k miles, and I also use Gliptone every 6 months) and also leather sofa.

works well.

you can feel the mild conditioning effect on your hands.

Is that true?

Will they really help keep the leather supple?

Or is it a wind-up?

 

[purplegoddess]

Is that true?

Will they really help keep the leather supple?

Or is it a wind-up?

nope not a wind up i use them in both cars,and on the sofa at home they are great

 

[6CylinderMerc]

Turtle wax platinum leather cream works well. Apply with a damp cloth, leave for 5 mins then lightly buff with a microfibre cloth.

Just don't buy it from Halfrauds

 

[jpm993]

Zymol Leather

http://www.vertar.com/zymol/zymol-leather-conditioner/

 

[gbjeppm]

Here is an Autoexpress review of a number of products

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/61712/leather_cleaners.html

 

[TonyVianoAmbiente]

Rolls Royce recommends saddle soap for cleaning. It is very kind to the leather but a suprisingly powerful cleaner.

However, saddle soap doesn't feed the leather or help keep it supple. For that, the best product is neatsfoot oil, a product of animal rendering that is the closest thing to the natural oils that are in the leather.

Pure neatsfoot oil is inexpensive and easily applied. You just moisten a clean cloth with it and gently apply it. Use very sparingly!

Links here:

SADDLE SOAP

NEATSFOOT OIL

 

[jadefox]

I just use baby wipes for the sofa, occasionally I have used olive oil if there's been a mark on the sofa or I've felt like it needed conditioning, works a treat and is a natural moisturiser!

 

[television]

Neets foot oil is good but they are hard to catch, and getting the oil out is hard work

Never use scented soap as the perfume rots the stitching

 

[Soltan]

nope not a wind up i use them in both cars,and on the sofa at home they are great

Don't you find they leave the leather kind of slippery? Don't want the passengers getting motion sickness sliding around in their seats

 

[TonyVianoAmbiente]

Neets foot oil is good but they are hard to catch, and getting the oil out is hard work

Tee hee!

'Neat' in the oil's name comes from an old term for cloven hoofed animals.