Leather Conditioner/Cleaners

[Helmsman]

Originally Posted by wyatth

My leather is in good shape so I've never been inclined to go through the Leatherique process. I just maintain it with Griot's or Sonax. Both are simple sprays that you just rub in and buff with a microfiber towel, and give a gentle cleaning and conditioning while leaving the finish matte.

Same here. Key thing in my mind is to keep the seats free of dirt. Mine looks pristine still after 9 years, cleaning it whatever I have around and adding some conditioner on a regular bases.

[PTRAN]

Anyone using Colourlock products?

[SoCalRPM]

Originally Posted by shimmy23

As mentioned already, leatherique oil with a wet microfiber towel to remove. No pristine clean. I do this once or twice a year. For little cleaning in between I use leather master of just water

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah . No more Pristine clean for me anymore . I just remove it with warm water . The Rejuvenator oil feels and looks way better .
Love the factory matte finish from Rejuvenator oil, it's the best product on the market for our Novillo leather

Curious why you guys ditched the pristine clean step? Better results when just using warm water to remove?

[NeverL8]

Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

Curious why you guys ditched the pristine clean step? Better results when just using warm water to remove?

I just did Leatherique treatment this weekend and it came out AMAZING!

It’s hard to remove it just with warm water because of the stickiness. I sprayed prestine clean first to lightly wipe off the gue...following up with warm water and rag and buff out at the end.

[PYE46M3]

I use Lexol for everyday cleaning and conditioning. I love their cleaners because it is one of the very few cleaners on the market that foams up using a detail brush which i think is much more effective than spray on/ wipe off. Their conditioner leaves an OEM finish too. Plus theyre super cheap and have great reviews.

you can see the foaming action in this video:

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

Curious why you guys ditched the pristine clean step? Better results when just using warm water to remove?

Yes mate . Without pristine clean our Novillo leather looks more factory matte and darker, the leather feels also more softer
Pristine clean can be useful when the leather is really dirty .

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by PYE46M3

I use Lexol for everyday cleaning and conditioning. I love their cleaners because it is one of the very few cleaners on the market that foams up using a detail brush which i think is much more effective than spray on/ wipe off. Their conditioner leaves an OEM finish too. Plus theyre super cheap and have great reviews.

you can see the foaming action in this video:

Looks not good mate
Lexol makes our Novillo leather "greasy and shiny" That's not the factory matte finish .
I tried Lexol once . Never again...

This is how factory matte finish looks like , with "Leatherique Rejuvenator oil"

[IMS M3]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

This is how factory matte finish looks like

Seats look great M Power-Belgium.

I always found that if you let the car "steam" in the sun/heat for 1-2 days, the oil really penetrates into the leather and the results are way better. I'll have to try it without prestine clean as I've always used it and had great results following up with a lightly damp rag and a bucket of water to continuously clean the rag.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by IMS M3

Seats look great M Power-Belgium.

I always found that if you let the car "steam" in the sun/heat for 1-2 days, the oil really penetrates into the leather and the results are way better. I'll have to try it without prestine clean as I've always used it and had great results following up with a lightly damp rag and a bucket of water to continuously clean the rag.

Mate that's the/my way to do it . Actually you can't go wrong
Thank you for the compliment !

[SoCalRPM]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

This is how factory matte finish looks like , with "Leatherique Rejuvenator oil"

As one of the foremost voices in favor of Leatherique, what's your advice for keeping the steering wheel leather nice and matte? Routine maintenance with the prestine clean? Just warm water and a microfiber? I can't imagine going through Leatherique treatment every month or so on the wheel!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

As one of the foremost voices in favor of Leatherique, what's your advice for keeping the steering wheel leather nice and matte? Routine maintenance with the prestine clean? Just warm water and a microfiber? I can't imagine going through Leatherique treatment every month or so on the wheel!

Mate , I don't use the prestine clean anymore . I use 2X/year the Rejuvenator oil only , because my leather is never dirty .
I noticed without the prestine clean it looks more factory matte , also for my steering wheel .
As for routine maintenance just a little warm water is fine .

[jazzy1999]

Does the E93 interior require a different process? Due to constantly being exposed to the sun? I don’t want to damage the leather surface , which has been treated from the factory

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by jazzy1999

Does the E93 interior require a different process? Due to constantly being exposed to the sun? I don’t want to damage the leather surface , which has been treated from the factory

Negative mate .Leatherique requires the same process for your E93.
Advice : Stay out of the sun as much as possible . Try to park your car always in the shade .

[jazzy1999]

Any reviews on leather honey?

[georgebmwM3]

I've been using Maguire's leather care for past few years to maintain. This is after completing maintenance yesterday.

[MaximusB]

So how much of the leatherique oil do you guys use on average? I read somewhere that it is about 4oz per seat? I just did my whole car and only gone through like 6oz.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by luckyse7en

Yeah, that's what I was using too. And from what I remember correctly, the instructions have you use their pristine clean to remove the oil. Man it took forever to remove the oil.

Maybe I should use warm water like you instead of adding more oils and chemicals to the mix.

I didn't have any trouble removing the oil with the cleaning product and warm water.

[yoslow]

Leatherique, look no further.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by yoslow

Leatherique, look no further.

Spot on mate !

[acarr6]

For maintenance leather cleanings I like Zaino leather. Smells super good and dries to a matte finish.

[wyatth]

My leather is in great shape so I can't bring myself to go through the Leatherique routine, but I do like that matte finish. I use Griot's and Sonax now which are pretty good, easy, and protective, but looking at some photos here it's clear they do leave it a little shinier than factory new. I may try the Zaino next, I loved their products back in the day.

[slowdown_dan]

Originally Posted by wyatth

My leather is in great shape so I can't bring myself to go through the Leatherique routine, but I do like that matte finish. I use Griot's and Sonax now which are pretty good, easy, and protective, but looking at some photos here it's clear they do leave it a little shinier than factory new. I may try the Zaino next, I loved their products back in the day.

Leatherique isn't only for neglected leather. Yes, you can wait till it looks "bad" and bring it back with rejuvenator, but pumping these natural oils into the leather as part of a maintenance plan is will keep those seats looking like day 0 till the end of its days.