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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 06:14 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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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 08:09 AM
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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.
Hope this helps.
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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 02:40 PM
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Sfiveten,

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

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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 02:45 PM
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No problem.
Glad I could help.
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Old Jun 20, 2002 | 08:42 PM
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GO CANES!!!
 
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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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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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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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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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by agranger
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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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 02:22 PM
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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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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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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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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by G. P. Burdell
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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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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I highly recommend Lexol leather cleaner. This product comes from the makers of Vinylex, plastic cleaner.

www.lexol.com
 
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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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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