Just picked up a sweet Stressless recliner with some miles on her. How do I take care of Aniline Leather?

[Matador]

Hi Guys,

So I picked up a sweet Stressless recliner via craigslist for a good price. It has some age on it, but it looks really good with the 'age' haha if that makes sense.


So I am pretty sure it's aniline leather, because water gets absorbed in the leather. So there doesn't appear to be a clear coat on it (is that what they call it?).

How do I take care of this? I have some leather cleaner and conditioner (chemical guys stuff), but I am pretty sure the cleaner at least is just diluted APC which I am pretty sure would be too harsh for this gentle recliner.


It's not dirty, but I just wnat to make sure I clean the oils or any stuff from the past owner before I make it really mine, and then condition it to keep the leather supple and hydrated.

Any tips, or product recommendations?

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the "Contact Us" page for their website, maybe contact them and get their OFFICIAL recommendation for their product and then share it here.

https://www.stressless.com/en/contact

[Matador]

Here's the "Contact Us" page for their website, maybe contact them and get their OFFICIAL recommendation for their product and then share it here.

https://www.stressless.com/en/contact

Thanks, Mike.

Yea--I saw they sell their own cleaning products, but being a cheap skate wanted to see if I could get away with just using the stuff I have on hand haha.


Also was curious to learn more from ya'll on here about Aniline leather and if anyone had tips or tricks for care.

[dennis b]

My Audi has semi-Aniline Leather seats. A bead of water will sit on top for a limited amount of time before it soaks in. I've been using Zymol Leather cleaner. It cleans but also contains Lanolin so it makes the seats soft and supple. There aren't many products out there for uncoated or semi-coated automotive leather other than Colourlock which is really expensive. The Zymol I use doesn't soak in and make the leather blotchy like the basic leather cleaners sold for coated leather automotive seats. AG used to sell the Zymol but discontinued it. So to answer your question, nothing you have laying around the house is going to work well.

Amazon.com

The only American vehicle that I'm aware of that uses Aniline leather would be the Ford King Ranch.

[Mike Phillips]

My wife uses the entire collection of PBL products on the leather seats in our cars. She really like them.

The copy for the PBL Leather Cleaner states it's safe for the leather in Ford King Ranch trucks.


Pinnacle Black Label Hide-Soft Leather Cleaner, king ranch leather cleaner

Black Label Hide-Soft Leather Cleaner is safe and effective on protected, coated, and semi-aniline leather. Thanks to its natural formula that is comprised of water-based surfactants, Hide-Soft Leather Cleaner will not cause delicate stitching to dry out or deteriorate.

Hide-Soft Leather Cleaner is also safe on late model Ford trucks with King Ranch leather!



And the conditioner states this also,

Pinnacle Black Label Hide-Soft Leather Conditioner, king ranch leather conditioner



Safe to use on KING RANCH style leather

Here’s another leather maintenance tip: don’t forget the stitching! Inexpensive, petroleum-based leather conditioners make it clear to AVOID the stitching while applying their product. That’s not the case with Black Label Leather Conditioner. We had this leather conditioner formulated so it actually protects the stitching; it will not cause it to dry out or deteriorate. This thick crème provides the best protection possible in a leather conditioner.

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Me? I've never used either of these products on this type of leather that I can remember. I believe Nick Rutter did all the preliminary testing on these two products back when he was still at Autogeek and Nick's a sharp guy when it comes to this type of stuff.

[FUNX650]

IMO:
Aniline Leather care, whether for indoor
furniture or vehicles’ cabin appointments,
means to “Clean & Protect”. As such,
I’ll suggest the following products:




Bob

[Bill D]

Yep, Leather Master is all I use.

[Matador]

IMO:
Aniline Leather care, whether for indoor
furniture or vehicles’ cabin appointments,
means to “Clean & Protect”. As such,
I’ll suggest the following products:




Bob

Thanks, Bob!

Did some researching, and it seems Stressless even reccomends Leather masters for their recliners!

Winner!

Thanks everyone for your input.

[FUNX650]

Thanks, Bob!

Did some researching, and it seems
Stressless even reccomends Leather
masters for their recliners!

Winner!

Thanks everyone for your input.

Bob

[57Rambler]

We own several pieces of leather furniture by American Leather and they recommend the use of Guardsman leather care products. It's the only thing I will use on this furniture and I have been very pleased with the results.

Leather Care and Protection Products - Guardsdman


You definitely want to use the individual cleaner and protectant products - Guardsman now makes an AIO product but it is not of the same quality as the individual products.