Leather Care....... What do you use?

[Tearoom]

The leather on my seats feels harder/drier than i think it should, i also have quite a few cracks.
I know the seats are 22 years old now, so it's about time I treated them to a bit of a pamper
I have just ordered a jar of Connolly's hide food, has any body else used this or any other product to keep their seats nice and supple?
Also any tips on the best way of administering if you have found one, like fingers or a cloth

 

[S54addict]

Give it a good deep clean with saddle soap and a nail brush, then build up with a conditioner. Gliptone liquid leather, smells like new leather too. But not a cow

 

[CasZy]

Gyeon products are very good:

Link: Gyeon.com

 

[Tearoom]

Give it a good deep clean with saddle soap and a nail brush, then build up with a conditioner. Gliptone liquid leather, smells like new leather too. But not a cow

I'll get a bar of saddle soap and clean seats first and than I will massage the hide food in. The leather should absorb it over 24 hours apparently.
It does say on the jar to try out on an a section of leather out of view. So I'll treat Mrs Tearoom to a back rub first.

 

[jonco]

Drop these guys https://www.leathercaredirect.com a line and tell them the problem. They will come up with recommendation.

 

[Tearoom]

Well I have to say Connolly's Hide Care is good stuff, fully recommend it
The jar was £16 and i felt it was a bit of a gamble, but i have done both my seats now and I was pretty liberal with the application as my seats were so dry and cracked. The jar still looks full, so even if i do this process 2 or 3 times a year it will last for ages.
The seats absorbed the balm over a couple of days, it was still quite sticky after 24 hours, but now the seats feel completely different.
It will not hide the cracks, but they won't get any worse.
I will do this at least twice a year from now on.

 

[Nodzed]

I use this

 

[Toby]

I use this




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That works better on really, really, old hides

 

[Nodzed]

I use this




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Dont laugh, I do use it on my seats. leather seats are skin, why use expensive moisturisers??

 

[Mark Gutteridge]

E45 cream and dove soap solution to clean.

Nothing else is needed, been using it for years.

 

[Althulas]

I recall Southernboy used some nipple cream to treat a very dry steering wheel as it’s basically Lanolin and worked a treat.

 

[Robert Hill]

I use Autoglym

 

[Tearoom]

Looks like your seats have had an easier life than mine. Still I try and make sure they don't get any worse.

 

[Robert Hill]

As I said I use Autoglym leather care kit work there's no point in using leather filler for the crakes as you can't get I proper colour match just use the cleaner in the kit to lift dirt from the crakes
Hope this helps

 

[Shelly]

I’ve just started using Autoglym too
It works a treat

 

[Mark Gutteridge]

 

[Mark Gutteridge]

Nearly 22 year old leather, as new, no chemicals needed.

 

[g8jka]

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Because it never gets used

 

[t-tony]

Hmmmm. Great minds Dave

Tony.

 

[Nodzed]

Nearly 22 year old leather, as new, no chemicals needed.

E45 cream