How to maintain brand new look of real leather seats
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How to maintain brand new look of real leather seats
There are more than one way to skin a cat (God, I hate this idiom), but just wanted to share how I maintain brand new look of the leather seats of my AMG. The results are always astonishing. I think taking care of leather seats doesn't get easier than this, does it? If does, let us know what products you use.
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I do this on both my w212 E550 and w211 E63. I hope you can Subscribe and share to support the channel. I am just starting
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I've only use Leatherique on older vehicles were the leather really needed rejuvenation. Last time I used it was on my M3 and the seats were removed and it was pretty messy. In addition it softened a couple rubber seals around the rear fold down seats and ultimately they disintegrated. I guess I should have been more careful, I assumed if it was fine for leather it be okay with a little overspray on vinyl or rubber bits (guess not). Anyway it did a really amazing job bring the leather back, which at the time was 8 years old. The last thing, it also takes a while to perform the process as they want the oil to sit for 24+ hrs, before applying the cleaner.
I've moved on to using products like Colourlock or Sonax Profiline leather care that use a gentle foaming cleaner and brush to clean leather with minimal water (leads to drying of leather). After cleaning, you use their creams/protectants that leave a non-greasy, matte finish.
Personally I'd reserve the Leatherique for older leather in need of a good rejuvenation or maintenance done every few years. For routine cleaning (every few months) I'd use the leather cleaning foams/creams.
I've moved on to using products like Colourlock or Sonax Profiline leather care that use a gentle foaming cleaner and brush to clean leather with minimal water (leads to drying of leather). After cleaning, you use their creams/protectants that leave a non-greasy, matte finish.
Personally I'd reserve the Leatherique for older leather in need of a good rejuvenation or maintenance done every few years. For routine cleaning (every few months) I'd use the leather cleaning foams/creams.
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I've only use Leatherique on older vehicles were the leather really needed rejuvenation. Last time I used it was on my M3 and the seats were removed and it was pretty messy. In addition it softened a couple rubber seals around the rear fold down seats and ultimately they disintegrated. I guess I should have been more careful, I assumed if it was fine for leather it be okay with a little overspray on vinyl or rubber bits (guess not). Anyway it did a really amazing job bring the leather back, which at the time was 8 years old.
I've moved on to using products like Colourlock or Sonax Profiline leather care that use a gentle foaming cleaner and brush to clean leather with minimal water (leads to drying of leather). After cleaning, you use their creams/protectants that leave a non-greasy, matte finish.
I've moved on to using products like Colourlock or Sonax Profiline leather care that use a gentle foaming cleaner and brush to clean leather with minimal water (leads to drying of leather). After cleaning, you use their creams/protectants that leave a non-greasy, matte finish.
Joke. I just googled those products and they look legit. Looks like Sonax has ceramic coating too. Have you used it? Do you recommend it?Leatherique is not the only good quality product out there but it is very good and easy to do. My friend uses them on very high end luxury vehicles at the shop where he works. I am not sure about rubber seals, but it made my own skin on my hands softer, hahaha
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What does a BMW guy do on this forum? Joke. I just googled those products and they look legit. Looks like Sonax has ceramic coating too. Have you used it? Do you recommend it?
Leatherique is not the only good quality product out there but it is very good and easy to do. My friend uses them on very high end luxury vehicles at the shop where he works. I am not sure about rubber seals, but it made my own skin on my hands softer, hahaha
Joke. I just googled those products and they look legit. Looks like Sonax has ceramic coating too. Have you used it? Do you recommend it?Leatherique is not the only good quality product out there but it is very good and easy to do. My friend uses them on very high end luxury vehicles at the shop where he works. I am not sure about rubber seals, but it made my own skin on my hands softer, hahaha
I don't know what your friend works on, but some really high-end cars use aniline or semi-aniline leathers which are either uncoated or the coating is very "permeable". Those leathers (process) are chosen because they are very supple and require the highest grades of leather because they will show any defects (no coating). On those leathers, they need regular "moisturizing" as they are not coated... so a little different than typical production cars (< few hundred thousand $).
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Leatherique is a superb product however I found it only works on real leather which is uncoated like in my late 300CE.
Nappa leather may be different but the leather in my W212 is coated. Leatherique will just sit on the coating leaving a big mess.
Nappa leather may be different but the leather in my W212 is coated. Leatherique will just sit on the coating leaving a big mess.
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Hmm. I used Leatherique on my bi-turbo W212 E550 (fully loaded) twice a year. It made it look great. I think the leather in w211 AMG is also coated.
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Put it this way... when I clean/condition my motorcycle gloves, as soon as I apply leatherique or any conditioner it absorbs very quickly and darkens the leather. At some point, more conditioner or oil won't penetrate. The3 leather in the gloves is likely uncoated as even water will immediately darken the leather (sign of uncoated leather). When I apply the same products to the leather surfaces inside my car interiors, they don't absorb as quickly and do not darken the leather (nor does application of water).
So, leatherique will work, depending on the leather and its condition will determine how quickly and how much absorbs. Yes, most modern production cars use coated leather, but that coating IS permeable and with time it wears (becoming more like aniline or uncoated leather over time). Certainly no need to use leatherique on MB-Tex or Vinyl, which only need cleaning and a vinyl protectant (mostly UV).
So, leatherique will work, depending on the leather and its condition will determine how quickly and how much absorbs. Yes, most modern production cars use coated leather, but that coating IS permeable and with time it wears (becoming more like aniline or uncoated leather over time). Certainly no need to use leatherique on MB-Tex or Vinyl, which only need cleaning and a vinyl protectant (mostly UV).
