A wipe over with a damp cloth is always a good idea but protectors are designed to protect the top coatings on the leather - these there to protect the leather itself. Water alone will not do this...
Modern Auto Leather is 'conditioned' using water based products rather than traditional conditioners. Having just completed a Leather Technologists course it was verified that when tanners talk...
Auto LeatherGuard is one of the best protectors there is. This is a specialist protector developed for auto leather .
You need to deep clean your seats with a foam cleaner and brush and then you...
Most auto leather is a finished leather with a pigment layer and a clear coat finish.
Auto leather is also chrome tanned.
Chrome tanned leather does not need the addition of oils/waxes as the fat...
If you want a product that kills the mould, gets rid of the odour and is safe to use on fabrics, leather etc try Em Clean - well tested and kills mould and prevents it from returning even when deep...
Magic erasers should never be used to clean leather unless you are going to refinish the leather
We have a blog post on the subject if you are interested to read more
Cheers
Judyb
Most of what Rob said was correct
Modern finished chrome tanned auto leather does not require conditioning with anything containing oils, waxes etc.
Adding oils and waxes is counterproductive and...
Conditioners should be avoided on modern chrome tanned leather as they are not needed and are counter productive. Oils, waxes etc simply sit on the surface of the leather as they cannot soak in...
Balms, waxes, oios etc should all be avoided on finished chrome tanned leather as they are counter productive. As you can see they sit on the surface of the leather where they attract more dirt...
Steam is not recommended for finished leather (coated) as it can release the bond between the leather and the top coatings.
Conditioners are not necessary n modern chrome tanned leather and are...
Removing ink is a process
The longer the ink is on the leather the deeper it will go into the finish and the harder it will be to remove (also the reason that after time it can disappear as it...
If the moisture stays on the surface you have a finished leather however the leather was tanned.
Protect with a quality water based protector (avoid anything containing silicones)
Maintain with a...
When you apply pigments to auto leather the final step is a clear coat finish - these are specifically formulated to be flexible and allow the leather to perform as leather but make the pigments...
In that case it would be classed as a veg tanned leather
Does the leather absorb moisture or does it sit on the surface - this will determine whether it has a coated surface and form there how it...
Looks great but I would suggest you put a finish coating on rather than wax.
This will help to seal the dyes (pigments) and make the whole thing longer lasting
Have you tried using a foam roller to...
There are specialist cleaners for Aniline leather which also act as stain removers - these are not detergent based products which are not suitable and will not be very effective as they will simply...
What colour is your leather?
I suspect that Olive Leaf may be a colour reference rather than a tanning process!
Protect from new
Maintain with a leather 2 in 1 cleaner and protector
Deep clean...
Lexol was created to be used on saddle leather which us very different so good to hear that they actually now say that it is no good for coated leather.
On high end leathers the coatings are...
It is not the leather that is cracking - a common misconception
The coatings can certainly crack and abrade due to dirt etc but if this is the case the coatings need to be replaced
Hope this...
This is what I was explaining that some people like to 'dress' vinyl for the look it gives - if you are happy that this gives the vinyl what you like then that's fine just don't use it on leather!!...
