My car got the weekly detail today, and I chose to fully clean the seats this week. Here is how I do it.
I start off by mixing Woolite delicates with warm water in a concentration of anywhere from 1:6 to 1:10 (Woolite:water). You can vary the mixture as needed for more or less cleaning power.
Then apply directly to your brush of choice. I choose to use the $1 brushes available at Walmart, they are soft enough not to damage the leather coating and firm enough to get into the graining. Brushes are certainly the way to go when it comes to cleaning coated leather, I find that cloths just down allow you get down into the graining. Use a circular motion to agitate the leather then wipe up the excess with a clean cotton cloth.
I clean the front seats every 4-5 weeks or so to remove any body oils and dirt that falls into the cracks. This is before cleaning.
The leather should have a nice matte finish after cleaning.
Once the leather has been cleaned, I apply Aerospace 303. I chose this product as it is an excellent UV ray inhibitor and also helps prevent dye transfer. This is before 303 application...
And after. It does give off some sheen, but not glossy.
Also cleaned the steering wheel. I hate it when I see leather wrapped steering wheels that are so shiny from grease / lotion etc. Yuck!
The brush comes in handy when cleaning various crevices as well.
All done!
I start off by mixing Woolite delicates with warm water in a concentration of anywhere from 1:6 to 1:10 (Woolite:water). You can vary the mixture as needed for more or less cleaning power.
Then apply directly to your brush of choice. I choose to use the $1 brushes available at Walmart, they are soft enough not to damage the leather coating and firm enough to get into the graining. Brushes are certainly the way to go when it comes to cleaning coated leather, I find that cloths just down allow you get down into the graining. Use a circular motion to agitate the leather then wipe up the excess with a clean cotton cloth.
I clean the front seats every 4-5 weeks or so to remove any body oils and dirt that falls into the cracks. This is before cleaning.
The leather should have a nice matte finish after cleaning.
Once the leather has been cleaned, I apply Aerospace 303. I chose this product as it is an excellent UV ray inhibitor and also helps prevent dye transfer. This is before 303 application...
And after. It does give off some sheen, but not glossy.
Also cleaned the steering wheel. I hate it when I see leather wrapped steering wheels that are so shiny from grease / lotion etc. Yuck!
The brush comes in handy when cleaning various crevices as well.
All done!