Cleaning Leather

[tonas]

Hey I am a new owner of a 2006 Pilot EXL. I absolutely love it but am curious on how to keep it showroom clean. I have never owned a car with leather seats and am wondering the best way to clean them. Are there wipes I can get to keep them clean without them drying out the leather? Any help would be appreciated. BTW I had the leather treated at the dealership so there's already a protectant on them. Thanks for the help.

[jay]

Welcome to hp.org. The orange search link works for questions like this. Here's a thread on the topic. Several of us prefer the Lexol products for keeping the leather in tip-top condition.

[BJackson8]

There are alot of good products for cleaning & conditioning leather.

For cleaning dirty leather, Woolite mixed 8:1 is the best thing that I have found.

If you want to stick to OTC products, Lexol is a good conditioner. Turtle wax cleaner/conditioner is also a good product.

My favorite product for leather is Poorboys Leather Stuff, which is a light cleaner and a conditioner. It is only available online, but the price is not to bad ($15 bottle). This product is also great on dashboards and other interior plastics.

[Peet]

Woolite may be good - but get stuff that's PH balanced for leather. Lexol is pretty good for a starter product - that is, wipe on, wipe off, protect, wipe off.

If you get serious, you'll want something like Connelly's Hide Food (sp?) or better yet, my favorite, Leatherique.

Their main product - Rejuvinator Oil is amazing. You put this stuff on, put the car in a hot spot so the seats sweat, then be amazed at the sheer volume of crap, salts, fast food gunk etc that ooze out of the pores. Anyhow - can't say enough tood about it. Read more at Leatherique Site

Cheers.
Peet

[jay]

Originally posted by Peet
Woolite may be good - but get stuff that's PH balanced for leather. Lexol is pretty good for a starter product - that is, wipe on, wipe off, protect, wipe off.

If you get serious, you'll want something like Connelly's Hide Food (sp?) or better yet, my favorite, Leatherique.

Their main product - Rejuvinator Oil is amazing. You put this stuff on, put the car in a hot spot so the seats sweat, then be amazed at the sheer volume of crap, salts, fast food gunk etc that ooze out of the pores. Anyhow - can't say enough tood about it. Read more at Leatherique Site

Cheers.
Peet

I used the Hyde Food once or twice on my RX 330s, (jar of the stuff that you apply like wax with an applicator) and found that the Lexol was just plain easier to use. I saw no great benefit to the Hyde Food versus Lexol, but didn't run a long term trial, either.

[OCDetails]

If you are looking for a good cleaner/conditioner in one type product, then Poorboy's Leather Stuff is pretty good stuff. I've only recently been able to use it, but it did a great job and impressed me. Here is the leather on a 99 Escalade that I detailed the other day.





There are several places you can get it at. I bought it at www.detailcity.com because I got a discount from being a member of their forums. The product is the same no matter where you buy it from though.