sdg3205
11-26-2016, 11:05 PM
I'm still running factory leather skins. For the most part they're in really great shape.
This past season I started using one of those DMC seat towels because: 1. They protect the seat and 2. I find cloth more comfortable in the summer than leather.
I use the Auto Glym products pictured below and I follow the directions on the cleaning bottle but not on the balm bottle.
Use the cleaner as directed - spray on and wipe off, then use another cloth and clean warm water to wipe down the seats again. You can see just how dirty the water is, even after the cleaner was used, and this was WITH a seat towel, 2,500 miles and only one or two passengers all season.
Once that is all dry after a few hours, I rub on lots of the leather balm and I leave it on for a few days, not a few minutes. I wipe it off and then when the rest of the car is ready for hibernation I add another thin coating of the balm and leave it on all winter. The results for me are glove soft factory leather.
On an unrelated note, I also clean my carpets gently with a Bissell carpet cleaner.
These techniques work for me, so they might just work for you.
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This past season I started using one of those DMC seat towels because: 1. They protect the seat and 2. I find cloth more comfortable in the summer than leather.
I use the Auto Glym products pictured below and I follow the directions on the cleaning bottle but not on the balm bottle.
Use the cleaner as directed - spray on and wipe off, then use another cloth and clean warm water to wipe down the seats again. You can see just how dirty the water is, even after the cleaner was used, and this was WITH a seat towel, 2,500 miles and only one or two passengers all season.
Once that is all dry after a few hours, I rub on lots of the leather balm and I leave it on for a few days, not a few minutes. I wipe it off and then when the rest of the car is ready for hibernation I add another thin coating of the balm and leave it on all winter. The results for me are glove soft factory leather.
On an unrelated note, I also clean my carpets gently with a Bissell carpet cleaner.
These techniques work for me, so they might just work for you.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161127/94f54bc23c1188ade5a889fbaeb5c833.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161127/697d1d49b0e9795695da482d6cdb4b75.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161127/200d1280b427d6e5a8e5124d55117427.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161127/4411edddb5e5f802f3a82df8a6d437df.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161127/528ab6b35c497203b7f7d696bbdfc901.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161127/9966fe19b65cb98704a9434b3b48134d.jpg