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Title: Whats the best leather conditioner/cleaner?
Post by: banner on July 10, 2005, 06:49:53 AM
I'm looking around for a leather conditioner/cleaner. Any suggestions?

Thanks
Title: Whats the best leather conditioner/cleaner?
Post by: davipu on July 10, 2005, 07:35:52 AM
old school saddle soap.
Title: Whats the best leather conditioner/cleaner?
Post by: Dragonfly on July 10, 2005, 07:52:18 AM
ride in the rain!! It cleans up the leathers good as new!
Title: Whats the best leather conditioner/cleaner?
Post by: Roadstergal on July 10, 2005, 09:19:13 AM
For stuff you're going to have around a long time and where the quality of the feel of the leather is important - car seats, pants that you wear to look sexy, yadda - use LeatherZ's (http://www.leatherz.com/leathercare2.htm) guidelines.

For motorcycle leathers, which don't get felt on the outside and just need to protect your heinie in an off, I just use the Meguiar's spray leather cleaner that you get at the auto store.  It leaves the leather a little plasticky after a while (although not as bad as Lexol; that stuff is horrible), but it's easy, and who cares?
Title: Whats the best leather conditioner/cleaner?
Post by: Jazzzzz on July 10, 2005, 01:26:01 PM
Quote from: davipuold school saddle soap.

seconded; connolly's "hide food" is good stuff too, but the premium over saddle soap + mink oil (can be found with the shoe shine supplies at any wal-mart type store) is not worth it
Title: Whats the best leather conditioner/cleaner?
Post by: banner on July 10, 2005, 06:41:11 PM
the one thing that worries me is i have the alpinestar ice jacket and its a little bit of blue leather with the majority being pure white. So i don't want the stuff to get discolored on me. I was reading up on lexols white bottled stuff and that seems a bit safer for use with my jacket.

BUt we'll see.
Title: Whats the best leather conditioner/cleaner?
Post by: Roadstergal on July 10, 2005, 07:50:07 PM
Take a clean white cloth.  Spray leather cleaner on.  Rub blue bit.  If the blue comes away, try something else; if not, you're OK.
Title: Whats the best leather conditioner/cleaner?
Post by: banner on July 10, 2005, 08:16:40 PM
yeah i'lll try a small spot first. I'm going to try lexols neatsfoot, which is supposedly more colorfast. For my black leathers i'll use whatever...it won't as much difference.