Cleaning leather seats

[milly]

Hi Guys,

I would like to clean the seats in my GP. They are not really dirty but I saw a couple of GP's at Bingley and their seats looked lighter in colour than mine, someone did recomend a cleaner but I failed to make a note of it, its an age thing.

Cheers

Milly

[neilobe]

Ive always used baby wipes every few weeks in all my cars to wipe the seats over with, then Turtle Leather care twice a year to condtion the leather, and after 18 months my seats still look like new And there tuscan beige leather...

[milly]

Thanks for the reply I have seen wipes on sale for leather but I have never heard of anyone using baby wipes. I wonder if they are the same? I know there great for getting dog Doo of carpets and cleaning stainless steel bins and cookers.

[blaze6]

meguiars do a cleaner/conditioner combination treatment, that's what i use. you can get them on ebay/just google meguiars, lots of people sell their stuff. not cheap not expensive.

[Sooper Rob]

Gliptone, Zaino and Zymol all make good leather cleaner and conditioners

[Posts001]

I use the Meg's all in one treatment. I must say that you can tell the difference straight away, it brightens them straight away.

It is not the cheapest stuff in the world, but then again- If you cant spend money on your pride and joy what the point in starting it at all

[John P]

Baby wipes are excellent for cleaning leather,better than the leather wipes from Halfords etc in my opinion.Some hide food once a year is recommended too.

[milly]

I have just found some Connolly hide food in the garage, has anyone used this? I have just done some research and discovered that since 1990 some leathers are treated with water based colours and lacquers. The problem is if you treat a water based one with a traditional hide food, well its not good. So anyone used it, or should I just stop been tight and get my wallet out and buy some new stuff!

[Buz999]

A friend of mine is an upholsterer and when i had problems with my settee he recommended using some old fashioned washing powder flakes, either lux or dreft. I mix up a small amount of powder in warm water and gently rub leather and then just wipe clean with plain warm water. It works a treat and doesn't fade the colour of the leather and can be used on fabrics, so ideal for car seats.

Dont use leather wipes!

[milly]

Thanks Buz great tip about the leather wipes!