leather care

Welcome to Ferrarichat.
Ive tried Mcguiars leather cream in my 348 and it was very very average. Didnt damage/stain the stitching or anything. But I may as well have rubbed suntan lotion on the seats to keep it soft and subtle. It was crap actually. I use Mcguiars exterior car wash and that is nice. Have not tried Zymol. But it is good apparently. I also use Autoglim polish on my 348 to keep it shiny. So shiny, that you have to wear your favourite D&G sunglasses while looking at it!!

 

I use either LEATHERIQUE or LEXOL. Leatherique is by far the best and will set you back about $50 for the cleaner and conditioner (called Pristine Clean and Rejuvinator Oil).
Lexol, while not as good as Leatherique as far as moisturizing goes, is still a great product. It cleans just as well as Leatherique, and will only set you back around $20-$25 for the cleaner and conditioner.

 

Thats the one I was trying to think of before. Cheers for that.

 

I'm a huge fan of Zaino. I've tried all the products, and I'm smitten with Zaino. I treated my Maranello's leather with their leather treatment this weekend, and it really softened the leather up.

I actually use the Zaino leather cleaner and conditioner on the leather sofa in the family room. My wife swears by it now as well. It's only available online.
www.zainobros.com

Leatherique is good stuff, but it is really really messy. Quite honestly, the fact that it's so messy, is why it will never touch my 550.

There's a good writeup on the M3 Board on Leatherique:

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=130029

 

I don't have a lot of experience with too many products...but have liked the results with Leatherique. Yes, it is a bit messy to work with, and you must wear gloves when applying. I let it soak in for at least 24 to 48 hours, then clean with Prestine Clean and finally with a damp cloth. Works for me. I have not tried it yet, but have heard good things about the Griot's leather care products...they make one especially for newer leather, where you don't need the intensive moisturizing of products like Leatherique or Griot's own "leather rejuvenator". Supposed to be easy to work with, and not so messy....

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_1000&L2=L2_1006&SKU=11143

 

Lexol cleaner, then Lexol conditioner works great. Two products for a 2 step process

 

Lexol cleaner, then Lexol conditioner works great. Two products for a 2 step process

 

Lexol cleaner, then Lexol conditioner works great. Two products for a 2 step process

 

Lexol cleaner, then Lexol conditioner works great. Two products for a 2 step process

 

Liquid Leather conditioner and cleaner from Gliptone seems to be very good. I heard about it on tyang's site where it was mentioned that a UK product test found it to be better than Lexol and Leatherique. One interesting thing about it is that you don't need to wipe off the conditioner after you apply it -- it becomes fully absorbed. This was enough for me to buy it -- unfortunately, I've only had time to try it only on a small section of my Mondial seats, but it does feel softer than before and I had used both Leatherique and Lexol previously (both of which are also great products). Has anyone else tried Gliptone?