Connolly Hide Food/Lexol

[Mmmph]

I recently bought some Connolly Hide Food and found some time to apply it on my RX 300's seats. The instructions state "Use little and often". I must say, it was not the easiest product I've ever used for leather. I was using a nice terry applicator (I've always used terry on leather), and I found it to be "grabby" when applying. Well, my mind shifted gears and I thought about grabby exterior polishes/waxes and the use of QD to make it easier to apply or remove.



So...I grabbed my bottle of Lexol Conditioner, spritzed the applicator, applied a quarter-sized dollop of Connolly in the middle and started to apply it again...Shazam, What a breeze!



I then continued this process for all the leather in my car...I let it dwell in the warm setting sun for 60 minutes. When I returned to check on my efforts, I was thoroughly impressed with the results. Phenomenal! I felt the seats, and sat down in the car. I didn't need to buff, but I did buff one seat anyway. A slight gloss increase.



The overall results are killer. It's like Retin-A for the seats. The wrinkles smoothed out and the leather has never felt softer. Not slippery. Not grabby. Not shiny. Not dull. Just right (Like new!).



Oh, yeah...I'm going to do this again. :xyxthumbs

 

[imported_BretFraz]

Hide Food was the wrong product to buy. It's meant for non-clearcoated leather, like you'd find on very expensive cars or older ones (from the 70s, for example).



Your Lex, like most all modern cars, has a clear coat applied to the leather. Products like Lexol are perfect for it.



Give the Hide Food to the guy with the '76 Caddy or the old Rolls Royce.