Rovel

There are more than one way to skin a cat (God, I hate this idiom) but I've been using Leatherique on all of my cars with Nappa leather. The results are always astonishing. I think taking care of leather seats doesn't get easier than this, does it? If does, let me know what products you use.

Yuille36

My seats already look good, but his seats look amazing. I need to try Leatherique Rejuvenator.

I currently use Lexol Leather Conditioner, and it works great, as below photos.


This is my passenger seat bottom.



This is a close up of the passenger seat back and bottom.

This is the left side bolster of the drivers seat



This is a close up of the wear of my drivers seat left bolster.


My drivers seat left thigh bolster




And a close up of the drivers seat bottom

Saurabh914

Here’s some pictures of my seats after applying Leatherique and letting it sit for 24 hours in the heat. Results are worth the effort. I highly recommend this process over any quick spray leather conditioner.

Rovel

I believe Leatherique doesn’t just clean, but treats the leather in that it pertains into it and moisturizers it. At least that’s what the instructions say. I like the outcome.

Someone asked if I was advertising. I AM NOT affiliated. Just sharing how I care for my seats.

Dokus

Very nice results!

Rovel

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Yuille36

When I look at the video again, honestly I can't find any discernible differences between Leatherique Rejuvenator and Lexol Conditioner.
Leatherique is more oil based than Lexol. But with Lexol you don't have to clean it afterwards. And the results speak for themselves.

cfmistry

I have both in my garage. I like Lexol for normal cleaning since it is so easy to use; but it absolutely does not compare to the deep clean of Leatherique.

Yuille36

Thank you for the clarification, it’s good to hear from someone that has used both products. I will try this in the near future. Much appreciated 👍🏽

anomadtoo

I used Leatherique a few times but switched to Leather Love by Lithium; amazing stuff I highly recommend to all my car nuts out there (and in my car groups). I too let it sit over night and reapply where it dries quickly.

doncmleon

Subscribed! Great info!

CDC55AMG

Will have to try, Leatherique I currently use Griot's leather care and Chemical Guys leather care lotions. Had any tried Connley's hide food? The Jag guys swear by it when I had my Jaguar.

Rovel

Is that ML or CLS? Dual color looks great.

thovey

I've been a lifelong fan of leatherique, but I've always kind of hated the stuff. very greasy and messy, its gross if you don't manage to get it all cleaned off of or get it in the carpet and doing it right becomes a real all day job.

But... it is the best stuff. If your leather is in really poor condition and you really need to bring it back to life, its worth the time, effort and general pain in the butt.

However, if your leather is in generally good condition and just needs to be cleaned and conditioned, I've found that the Chemical Guys leather cleaner and particularly the leather conditioner are fantastic products. Its 90% as effective as leatherique but about 300% easier and more pleasant to deal with. With my newly acquired wagon, rather than using leatherique and making it one giant PITA afternoon of leather treatment I've been doing multiple treatments of the chemical guys products and the end result is fantastic.

CDC55AMG

Hello, thank you it's a CLS with Designo package. Instead of the wood trim it has the piano black accents and the Porcelain colored two tone interior. Exterior is designo gray metallic.

anomadtoo

I personally tried the Chemical Guys Cleaner/Conditioner combo and didn't like; gave the bottles away. I found it left the leather too shiny when its supposed to be a matte finish, and felt very dry after a few days.

I know use a combo of the leatherique cleaner and Lithium's leather love conditioner.

Rovel

Chemical Guys say on their website that some of the ingredients are specifically made to add gloss. I like a matte finish on the leather too.

Yuille36

I personally prefer to have a matte look, I don’t care for shiny leather.

esphil

I ran across your video this week, nice job! I just got a Ml63 2 weeks ago and the seats were actually in really good condition. I've been a fan of leatherique for years, and decided to give it a try on the new car. I was really happy with the results, it feels like a new car. I've used it on a few Lexus before and was always amazed by the results. The Texas heat really helps with it too. I need to figure out what to use on the alcantera next.

Rovel

Congratulations! I always liked ML63s.

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Saurabh914

I use Sonax Upholstery & Alcantara Cleaner paired with a soft brush. Highly recommend this to help clean alcantara. Brought the alcantara on my shifter knob back to life.

Yuille36

I also used Sonnax Upholstery & Alcantara Cleaner, the key is to lightly scrub the Alcantara, with a soft brush to lift out the dirt, and to use a microfiber to pull the dirt out. If you scrub too hard the fibers in the Alcantara will start to bead up. You can used a fine grit sand paper to remove those beads. That’s what I used on my shifter knob, as this is an area where the Alcantara gets embedded, same thing for an Alcantara covered steering wheel. And don’t forget to scrub your sun visors, as that is an area often overlooked.
Now that I have an Alcantara covered steering wheel, I keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer to clean my hands before touching it. It is the dirt and oils in your hands that creates all the grime on Alcantara.
When it comes to the headliner, I use a spray bottle that contains water only to lightly mist it, then with a vacuum cleaner with the brush attachment to suck out the water/dirt off the surface and brush over the Alcantara to give it nice brushed look. I do this once a year. Remember do not saturate the Alcantara down with water, because over time the glue on the back of the Alcantara can loosen and start drooping.