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ericthebikeman

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I've noticed my seats have some light white stuff between the grain of the leather. You can't see it when it is wet. The seats have no cracking and doesn't seem abraded or dry to the touch. What steps should I take to restore it to nearly new condition?



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pardon the dust, I didn't vacuum before the picture.
 
i think you could just put some good leather treatment or some 303 on there and they'll darken up just fine. i don't think they need "restoration" so much as just a little treatment.
 
This seems to appear after a few weeks to a month after using Lexol conditioner. I use 303 about every other week on the interior for dusting and UV protection.
 
edschwab1 said:
Try leatherique.



What is your process for cleaning the leather?





Eric
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Every so often I clean the leather with Lexol cleaner, I think it works out to be 3 or so times a year. After I wipe down the seats with an applicator I buff off the residue with a towel.

I wait a few minutes for it to dry a little then apply conditioner with a clean applicator, let it soak in for a minute then reapply.

I've waited a couple hours in the sun or a couple minutes with warm seats then wiped it off. It doesn't seem to matter, they look good for a couple weeks then they get that weird white stuff in the grain. Back seats are in near mint condition, same procedure.



The seats aren't used much, my girlfriend sits there but we usually take her car or stay in.
 
ericthebikeman said:
Every so often I clean the leather with Lexol cleaner, I think it works out to be 3 or so times a year. After I wipe down the seats with an applicator I buff off the residue with a towel.

I wait a few minutes for it to dry a little then apply conditioner with a clean applicator, let it soak in for a minute then reapply.

I've waited a couple hours in the sun or a couple minutes with warm seats then wiped it off. It doesn't seem to matter, they look good for a couple weeks then they get that weird white stuff in the grain. Back seats are in near mint condition, same procedure.



The seats aren't used much, my girlfriend sits there but we usually take her car or stay in.
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Sounds like cleaner residue to me.



Leather cleaning write up on meguiars online



Eric
 
What kind of car is this?



It looks like a Mk4 VW jetta/golf.



In the pictures the leather looks really clean, so I would not use a brush. The brush would be used for really soiled or neglected leather.



I would wipe down the seats a few different times with warm to hot water. After just cleaning with water, I would clean Lexol using the method in the other thread.



Another option is try a different leather cleaner and conditioner. A possiblity is 4* leather cleaner then 4* leather conditioner. Another cleaner would be Woolite diluted 6:1. With either cleaner I would follow the direction in the other thread and wipe down the seats a few different times with warm to hot water beforehand.



As I said above you could try the leatherque system.





Eric
 
edschwab1 said:
What kind of car is this?



It looks like a Mk4 VW jetta/golf.



In the pictures the leather looks really clean, so I would not use a brush. The brush would be used for really soiled or neglected leather.



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As I said above you could try the leatherque system.





Eric
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Yep '01 jetta glx.

I tried the thread without the brush, didn't get much dirt off quite a bit of light lather but that is about all. I rinsed it off with a damp rag and big pail of clean water. I went over it with the rag about 2 dozen times just to make sure all the Lexol was gone. I went over it with the conditioner, it soaked up most almost right away, I went over it again until it stopped soaking up. Waited around a few minutes to make sure then buffed it off, closed the doors and waited some more.

After it was all done I sprayed some 303, it looks good now but hopefully it will stay that way.



Next stop would be leatherique if this doesn't work, I can't imagine why it wouldn't since I wiped them down really good.
 
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