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Old 06-05-2002, 07:14 AM
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Can anyone reccomend a good leather conditioner/cleaner? I have black leather seats and would like to keep them nice.
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CMA leather care line.
Lexol is great stuff. There are some others but I'm only familiar with Lexol....
You should be able to find something on the above mentioned page.
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Old 06-05-2002, 03:40 PM
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Sfiveten,

Thank you for the advice. I will be placing an order soon!!

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No problem.
Glad I could help.
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My father has been using Lexol for over 10 years now on his leather interior. He swears by the stuff.

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The Zaino leather cleaner seems to do well. I LOVE their leather conditioner! The smell is amazing and it's done a great job keeping my wife's leather seats in good shape (2.5 years and 20k miles - looks like no wear at all)

The Lexol stuff is supposed to be great, but I haven't tried it.
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The Zaino leather cleaner seems to do well. I LOVE their leather conditioner! The smell is amazing and it's done a great job keeping my wife's leather seats in good shape (2.5 years and 20k miles - looks like no wear at all)

The Lexol stuff is supposed to be great, but I haven't tried it.
Ditto on the Zaino. It's my favorite of the dozen or so brands I have on hand. Fantastic leather (lanolin) smell. Leatherique smells good also. I also rather like Mothers new line of leathercare items. Lexol works ok but is more labor intensive (goes on with a wet sponge and needs to dry thoroughly) and takes longer. The new Sonus Line is also pretty good. FourStar, Connolly, Zymol, Meguiars Gold Class (not the wipes or foam) all work ok for me.
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Brad's post reminded me... I used the Meguiars Gold Class on my wife's old Nissan Pathfinder. It seemed to do an OK job and the smell wasn't bad, but it made the seats a bit slippery... a problem that I don't have w/ the Zaino conditioner.

The last time I put on the Zaino conditioner, I put it on a bit thick as I love the smell. I was sitting at my desk after a 30 minute drive to work and I could, if I held still for a few minutes, catch the scent of lanolin on my clothes!
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I applied Spinneybeck leather conditioner to the previously-untreated seats in my Cooper last weekend. Applied sparingly per LeatherZ's tutorial, the product absorbed readily and left the leather with its usual matte finish, with no greasy residue.
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I applied Spinneybeck leather conditioner to the previously-untreated seats in my Cooper last weekend.
Glad it worked. New brand for me. Never used it but love saying it. Spinneybeck, Spinnybeck, Spinn....
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I highly recommend Lexol conditioner and cleaner. The cleaner worked great for my really dirty leather seats in my 4Runner and did not dry out or dull the finish at all. After a coat of conditioner the seats looked and felt like new again.
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