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Thread: Lexol treatment for leather

  1. #11
    Wet Okoles are hard to beat...
    -Chris
    2004 DoubleCab Tacoma PreRunner: 3.4 V6-Auto, DD/Tow Rig
    1997 Lexus LX450: 4.5 I6-Auto, DD
    1984 4Runner: 22R-5 speed, 14 inch bob, 5.29's, lincoln locked rear, lockright front, Armored and Caged by Mossyrocks Fabrication, total disregard for body damage.
    1997 4Runner: GONE
    1996 FZJ80 Land Cruiser: GONE

  2. #12
    Sent away for some swatches for both the ford and 4runner. No Mossy Oak for me. Except maybe the pink...
    2005 Lexus LX470 - Stock for now...

    1998 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 + a bunch of goodies. Lifted, Locked, Illuminated and Armored. Winner,"Best Offroad Truck" - 2010 Pismo Jamboree. It's been upside down and still drives me to work.

  3. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by Seanz0rz View Post
    No Mossy Oak for me. Except maybe the pink...
    Always knew it was your favorite color.
    -Chris
    2004 DoubleCab Tacoma PreRunner: 3.4 V6-Auto, DD/Tow Rig
    1997 Lexus LX450: 4.5 I6-Auto, DD
    1984 4Runner: 22R-5 speed, 14 inch bob, 5.29's, lincoln locked rear, lockright front, Armored and Caged by Mossyrocks Fabrication, total disregard for body damage.
    1997 4Runner: GONE
    1996 FZJ80 Land Cruiser: GONE

  4. #14
    Wow Ken that looks great! Want to work on my cars too? I'm gonna have to give that a whirl.
    Lance
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  5. #15
    Quote Originally Posted by paddlenbike View Post
    Bob gave me some Leatherique to try on my POS Volvo and had good results with it as well. Those seats were 18 years old and one treatment softened them up quite a bit. But they were just a little too far gone to completely save them. I think if a person were to do these treatments every 2-3 years that these interiors would last a really long time.

    I seem to remember the Leatherique was a paste, much like the consistency of car wax. I think the paste might get trapped in the perforated leather like our Acura has, but the Lexol I used was a spray and didn't leave any residue. As far as the seats feeling slippery, it's hard to say. I'll report back in a few days when Hanna drives the car.

    This is our first new car and it's time I start paying a little more attention to it. I always drive our other cars because this one is an automatic, which I don't like.
    Leatherique is not cheap and the only reason why I went with it was because I did some homework on dying leather seats and their leather dyes were purported to be the best. So along with the dye, I bought their cleaning, conditioning, and dye prep products. The process to clean and restore leather was very labor intensive---its meant for seats that weren't taken care of very well. As I recall, you had do some serious scrubbing w/ the cleaner using a lot of paper towels to get the dirt off. I recall taking about 3-4 days for each seat! But man you could tell---night and day. The seats looked like I bought them new (sans a few hard to reach places). Then it was time for the conditioning. So you spread the conditioner on, wrap it up in some kind of plastic bag to keep the heat and moisture from the conditioner in, and let it sit in the hot sun for a few days. Then you remove all of it and then do another cleaning.

    Was it worth it? YES. Those seats were so supple I couldn't believe it myself. But I must've botched something on the leather dying---it stuck well in some places, not so well in others. Oh, this was on my BMW 2002 ('76)

    The thing that I learned in all this is leather can be saved. As I did a lot of research on leather dying, all writers seemed to say over and over again that "leather is a living, breathing material" and it can be successfully restored with the right products, technique, and patience. Most people when they buy leather and don't take care of it, expect something from Pep Boys to restore it after 1 session of cleaning and conditioning. I fell into that category a while back too

  6. #16
    Lexol is great product. i've been using it for a quite a long time. i would recommend it too.

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