Keeping new leather smell?

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I've been reading here about the differant cleaner and conditioners for leather, but haven't seen if any of them help preserve that great new leather smell. Let alone that might reserect the smell. Thanks for any input, this forum is great!
 
#1 rule with leather is to keep it clean. Every time you wash your car, take a damp microfiber towel and wipe down your interior. When you dress the leather, if you want to keep the factory leather smell, use something like Leather Master's Leather Vital which has very little scent of its own that dissipates quickly.
 
Scottwax said:
... When you dress the leather, if you want to keep the factory leather smell, use something like Leather Master's Leather Vital which has very little scent of its own that dissipates quickly.
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Yep :xyxthumbs I feel *VERY* strongly about this one and I simply hate it when car interiors have the "leather shop smell" that others often like. In most cases I insist that my vehicles smell like they did when new, and even my cars from the '80s still do.



The LM stuff works well in this regard, and so does the Sonus brand leather treatment.



And yeah, just keeping things clean makes a bigger difference than most folks would imagine. My *dog-haulers* still smell new, and that's pretty incredible considering how they're used.
 
Prima Nourish is leather scented. Not like a phony air freshener smell either, very realistic. plus the finish and protection it leaves is nice too.
 
Leatherique Rej.Oil/Prist Clean; AFTER the application is done and they've air-dried has a really nice smell overall.



I've just used the CG "Leather" scent a few times now and it has a nice smell once it's initially dissipated; but it doesn't last all that long; maybe 5 days.
 
Leatherique is strong as hell to me. I just used Adams leather conditioner and it had the perfect amount of intensity-like a new leather coat.
 
06c350sport said:
I just posted it another thread, but I'll say it again. Spinneybeck. They should know, they manufacture leather.
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Just looked at their webpage. I will have to inquire about their products.



They may make leather, but they still have to buy their chemicals from somewhere else.;)
 
I just posted it another thread, but I'll say it again. Spinneybeck. They should know, they manufacture leather



I always thought cows "manufactured" leather?



Cheers,
 
Sorry to bump an old thread, came up in a search. Regarding spinneybeck...



Quality Leather said:
They may make leather, but they still have to buy their chemicals from somewhere else.;)
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Very clear in the product number of the cleaners ;) Dead giveaway, haha.
 
Scottwax said:
#1 rule with leather is to keep it clean. Every time you wash your car, take a damp microfiber towel and wipe down your interior. When you dress the leather, if you want to keep the factory leather smell, use something like Leather Master's Leather Vital which has very little scent of its own that dissipates quickly.
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Agreed, however an often missed thing for keeping the real smell of your leather as long as possible is to keep odors out of your car. Especially food. Your car's interior traps these smells and they never go away. I can smell McDonalds in someone's car days after they have had it. I also don't like any leather cleaner/protectant that tries to smell like leather, they are usually way off the mark.
 
yakky said:
.. keep odors out of your car. Especially food. Your car's interior traps these smells and they never go away. I can smell McDonalds in someone's car days after they have had it..
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Yeah, and for that reason I take one of the dog-haulers for fast-food runs rather than one of the better cars.



BUT...I've never had a problem with the odors really lingering for more than a day or two; even said dog-haulers still smell like, in this case, a new Mazda and a new GMC. (Note that the interiors are covered/protected well enough that they don't smell like their canine passengers either ;) )



This isn't really an :argue as I bet some vehicles are a lot better/worse in this regard than others, just like they are about tobacco smoke and other such stuff.
 
Accumulator said:
Yeah, and for that reason I take one of the dog-haulers for fast-food runs rather than one of the better cars.



BUT...I've never had a problem with the odors really lingering for more than a day or two; even said dog-haulers still smell like, in this case, a new Mazda and a new GMC. (Note that the interiors are covered/protected well enough that they don't smell like their canine passengers either ;) )



This isn't really an :argue as I bet some vehicles are a lot better/worse in this regard than others, just like they are about tobacco smoke and other such stuff.
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Yeah, a trip here and there, it doesn't make a huge difference, but if you've ever been in a fast food lovers car.... I dunno, maybe my sniffer is too strong.
 
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