using leatherique - the smell

I have used Leatherique for years and have never encountered a bad smell. Even after several years of the product sittting on the shelf in the basement betyween usem I never encountered a bad oder. I would contact them and inquire about the problem. Frankly it normally has a rather pleasant aroma.

 

Never had a bad smell either..

 

I can't say I had the same situation happen. I applied about four "coats" of the product and each time I haven't noticed anything. You may want to call them and see what they have to say, they are very easy to work with.

 

I just oreder mine (should be here tommorrow) I hope mine doesn't smell...

 

I have purchased several bottles over the past several years and never did any have a bad smell. It also doesn't smell like leather or put the leather smell back into the leather. Great products! I would call Leatherique and talk with them.

 

+1 on that. I really like Leatherique for deep moisturizing. BUT for more regular use, and to retain or restore the leather smell, try using Griot's Garage "Leather Care", and their leather scent product. THAT will give you what you are looking for.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/car+care/interior+detailing/leather+care%2C+16+ounces.do

Haven't tried it, but they also make a product for dried out leather:
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/car+care/interior+detailing/leather+rejuvenator%2C+8+ounces.do

Here is the leather scent:
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/car+care/interior+detailing/leather+scent%2C+4+ounces.do

 

I think the 'terrible' smell may be your personal tastes. While I wouldn't say it is very attractive smelling, I don't find it terrible. It’s not as bad as rotten ages.

The real key to get the most out of Leatherique is time and heat. The warmer the surface gets, the more efficiently the product seems to work and the easier it is to remove.

Sometimes Rejuvenator Oil can be difficult to remove and very sticky. The easier method I have for removal is to put the Pristine Clean in a spray bottle and have a bucket of warm water nearby. Also a lot of terry towels come in handing. Spray the area with pristine clean and wipe quickly with a little bit of passion. Fold your towel in half twice so you have more sections to work with. As the area on the towel becomes soiled it will not remove the Rejuvenator Oil as efficiently. Switch to an unused section of the towel as use that, and repeat. I can take several towels worth to remove the product.

Even after all of that you may find some areas a little tacky feeling. A warm damp towel will remove any remaining tackiness and product. I will go over all the leather with a damp towel, rinsing frequently in the bucket of warm water. Once all remaining leather is done I like using a microfiber towel to make sure everything is dry. The microfiber will pick up any lint from the cotton terry clothes used. (You can use microfibers to apply the pristine clean and remove the rejuvenator oil as well; the more focused lint just seems to clog even faster).

To answer your question, the smell will go away completely, provided you removed all of the product. In my experience the original smell will return. One experience sticks out in my mind like crazy. A client of mine had a 456 GT (beautiful in TDF Blu) with tan and blue interior. One thing about sitting in a Ferrari is that smell of the hides should absolutely entice you. It is almost like stepping into another world. While this 456 still had the pleasant, unmistakable odor of a Ferrari, it didn't captivate you. After two applications of leatherique we didn't notice an immediate return in the scent (although it was slightly stronger). Upon next visit a month later, it was like opening the door to a brand new vehicle. The hides where noticeably softer and the aroma was original and strong. So in this case the original, particular, and captivating leather hide smell fully returned as was perfectly strong.

 

Its a great product, but I have to agree, it does smell a little funky. No, I wont be PC, it smells bad. New batch or old batch thats been sitting around. Now take Hide Food, maybe not as good, but man that stuff makes leather smell like leather, every time I open up one jar, it brings back memories of old Jags, R R's, Ferrari's, the smell of Connolly leather, not sure if I spelled it right.

 

Whew. For a minute I thought I was the only one who doesn't use Leatherique. I've been using this product called Urad Tenderly and I have to admit that I've been pretty impressed with it. (http://www.urad.org) The leather is instantly and noticeably softer when you use it and it smells great (when you're done). They give you a sponge applicator to apply it but I've had more luck using a synthetic paintbrush to just paint it onto the leather, let it sit for a little while and then wipe it off.

FWIW,

Wallace

 

I did the same thing as you and applied it to only half of my boot cover. I didn't really notice a bad smell but there was a distinct odor. Hopefully the reall smell of the leather will come back as they describe.

 

+1! We have the exact same leather care protocol. I spray a little of their Leather Scent on a small piece of terry cloth towel and place it under the passenger seat. Using Leatherique and Griots, it always smells like a new Ferrari.

 

Dont know what you guys think of Lexol, but thats what Ive been using, I would like to try the griots, anyone had any luck with getting the older leather to soften up with it?, Not a big fan of the smell either of leatherique but I am up for trying the griots .

 

Well I just put on the leatherique.. Not an easy job in the tight spots (dash) Now it's sitting in the sun (against everything I've been told) other than when using this stuff...

 

Leatherique chalks up the sun bit to urban legend (just ask them). The idea came from a customer. Personally I wouldn't put it in the sun but I would put it in a spot where it is warmer than colder.

 

Did a little testing and bought a bottle of griots leather rejuvenation cream. First off let me start by saying that this stuff smells like you just walked into a leather store and bought a new pair of boots. It smells the way leather should smell , like leather. So skeptical as I am I proceded to get an old pair of shoes with similar leather to that of my 355. I started first with a control = Lexol conditioner, works very well and I have been satisfied with it in the most of my cars. Next the rejuviator. I put 2 coats of lexol on the left shoe and followed instructions to a T. I then lightly buffed with a shoe brush to make sure it was clean. Next I did the exact same with just a small amount of the Griots leather rejuvenator and waited as directed and cleaned it off. The results were great, the drying wrinkles in the right shoe were almost smoothed out and the lexol left little change other than a shinier finish than the original state of the shoe. I have not yet gotten the opportunity to use this on my 95's seats but It has some definite promise. Did I mention the actual true smell of leather!!!! heres some pics of the outcome.
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