What are you guys using to maintain the leather and other surfaces in your car?

 

For leather: https://www.myg37.com/forums/car-car...r-cleaner.html

Zaino or Meguirs. I just use a damp microfiber towel, go over the leather seats, then go over the seats again with leather conditioner.

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For interior: http://www.detailedimage.com/Interior-Care-C25/

 

I just use Meguire's quick interior detailer. It can be used on any surface. It doesn't have that greasy, shiny look like many other products do.

Don't put too much leather conditioner on your seats...it will cause the leather to be too soft, which makes it easier for it to bubble, rip or get excessive wear spots. I don't use leather conditioner at all...just something to clean it

 

I had to use something better than just a cleaner since the seats in my car were very shiny and hard when I bought my G. Under a friend's recommendations, I got Leatherique, and couldn't be happier. It works wonders on neglected leather.

 

Zaino's Leather in a Bottle FTW!
Makes your leather smell band new and it leaves a natural look.

 

I use Lexol cleaner and conditioner 4 times a year. For the dash I use an interior product from market America.

 

I use Meguire's on the leather and Black magic interor care

 

I use leatherique cleaner and rejuvenator (follow instructions closely!!) and then top off with Zaino's Leather in a Bottle. For the plastics Zaino carries several products you can chose from.

 

Mothers great stuff.

 

I use Lexol also. Leaves the leather nice and soft and doesn't smell bad.

 

If you can find it, lexol neatsfoot leather conditioner works better at not producing the sheen that most (including lexol's) standard leather conditioners do.

I start with lexol leather cleaner, then wipe down all excess cleaner with a clean, damp rag (I usually do two damp cleans after one lexol wipe). Then I use the neatsfoot conditioner and let it sink in for an hour. Then one more clean, damp rag to wipe off any sticky excess from the neatsfoot.

This slows down the inevitable "shining" of the leather surfaces that skin touches, and doesn't over soften the leather IME.

 

303 Aerospace products for plastics vinyls and carpets.

For glass....well...alcohol wipedown and buff works god for the inside glass. Or...something like invisible glass should do. Whatever cleans them the most but streaks the least. If the windows are fairly clean inside overall, even a barely damp micro followed by a buff with a dry micro can do the trick. If your windows are tinted, be cautious if using chemicals.

Leather masters makes many good products for the leather (can't tell you which products unless I know what your situation is).

metals......well, i leave this one to someone else.



Oh...and don't be surprised if your thread gets moved to the car care section. =)

 

It can be used on any surface

 

I used to detail cars every now and then, and what i've learned is really it depends on what I am trying to do:

About once a year (sometime a little more), I will use Leatherique Rejuvinating Oil and Leatherique Pristine Clean to truly clean and restore my leather. For routine maintenance I just use the Pristine Clean to wipe down my leather. I've used Leather Master's before, and while it does a good job, IMHO Leatherique is superior. It is quite expensive, but if you want something that is safe for your leather and cleans well, thats something you're going to have to live with.

For my hard plastics, its a toss up: Sometimes I will use 303 Aerospace (great for the top of the dashboard and window ledges b/c it has UV protection) and other times if I need a deep clean I will use some Meguire's All Purpose Cleaner mixed 10:1 followed up with 303. The only complaint I have about 303 is it seems some bottles have a nasty smell to them while other bottles do not, it is very strange. Meguire's APC is hands down one of the best products out there; depending on how you dilute it you can use it on the interior, the exterior, or even around the house to clean stubborn stains.

I would love to try 1z Cockpit, I've heard many good things about it.