What do you guys use to care for your leather interior?

bigdeal · 10-12-2006, 03:16 PM

I heard Mothers it the way to go. I am looking for something that keeps original apearance without adding any shine.

therealm3 · 10-12-2006, 03:21 PM

I use Zymol Leather cleaner/conditioner on my other cars and it works well for maintenance and leaves more a of a "dull" look to the leather. For deep cleaning I use Leatherique.

BzsBimmer · 10-12-2006, 03:24 PM

check the detailing section and search
I use Meguiars

canucklion · 10-12-2006, 03:33 PM

search pls, this topic has been cover 1 gazillion times

zaino z9 and z10

inTgr8r · 10-12-2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by canucklion

search pls, this topic has been cover 1 gazillion times

zaino z9 and z10

+1
leather in a bottle

canucklion · 10-12-2006, 03:38 PM

smells OH SO NICE

Quote:

Originally Posted by inTgr8r

+1
leather in a bottle

Mr. BMW · 10-12-2006, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BzsBimmer

check the detailing section and search
I use Meguiars

+1

nmulax · 10-12-2006, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canucklion

search pls, this topic has been cover 1 gazillion times

zaino z9 and z10

Z9 and Z10 are all you'll ever need.

SP330 · 10-13-2006, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canucklion

smells OH SO NICE

Got mine a few days ago its on my home office desk I smell it every so often, can't wait to get some good time to apply it

Schweitzer · 10-14-2006, 12:24 AM

Lexol, Lexol, Lexol....

Hunter399 · 10-14-2006, 01:29 AM

Klasse

Boondoggler · 10-14-2006, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nmulax

Z9 and Z10 are all you'll ever need.

+1

Nothing smells better than Z10 Leather in a bottle!

sungmin · 10-14-2006, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Boondoggler

+1

Nothing smells better than Z10 Leather in a bottle!

have you tried lexol? i have it and i dont like the smell. its time to do leather care again and i might just spring for zaino if its like you say.

nmulax · 10-14-2006, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sungmin

have you tried lexol? i have it and i dont like the smell. its time to do leather care again and i might just spring for zaino if its like you say.

Get the Zaino. It's really not that pricey, and it's well worth every penny IMO.

meruyailir · 10-15-2006, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boondoggler

+1

Nothing smells better than Z10 Leather in a bottle!

+1

ga-bmwdrvr · 10-15-2006, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boondoggler

+1

Nothing smells better than Z10 Leather in a bottle!

Interesting, I have Duragloss leather conditioner and it smells very nice. I have never tried Zaino but from what I have heard from people that use both they are very similar. The Duragloss products are very under rated. Check out this thread:
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....agloss+leather
It cost about $7 locally at Car Quest.

markis64 · 12-21-2006, 05:01 PM

Lexol works great except it smells like a small animal died in your car for a few hours...

picus · 12-21-2006, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ga-bmwdrvr

Interesting, I have Duragloss leather conditioner and it smells very nice. I have never tried Zaino but from what I have heard from people that use both they are very similar. The Duragloss products are very under rated. Check out this thread:
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....agloss+leather
It cost about $7 locally at Car Quest.

I have the duragloss leather conditioner and Z10; they do smell a lot alike. I like Zaino a bit better, but for $7 the Duragloss is very good. If you guys do get the duragloss leather conditioner it's totally worth picking up Aquawax too.

ICALL · 01-07-2007, 09:40 PM

I got the Z9 and Z10 last weekend. The Z9 is the best leather cleaner I've ever used. I bought some budget stuff at Advantage Auto Parts prior to turning in my old lease that cleaned the leather great, but with each rub I was worried about the leather coming off. It worked great, but I wouldn't put it on my bimmer. The Z9 worked better than the budget stuff and left the surface feeling nice.

I read in another post about applying the Z10 by hand. That sounded a little too "enthusiastic" to me so I started with a very plush MF towel. I kept catching myself going for more Z10. Finally I got tired of the MF slipping out of my hand and rolling up on me so I poured a little Z10 in my hand, rubbed my hands together and began rubbing my hands over my front seat. It felt a little awkward at first, but it applied so easily and evenly it was amazing. Just wanted to pass that on. Hand application works awesome with Z10. You use significantly less product and it applies so much easier and evenly.

As for the new car smell.... It was gone after the Z9/Z10 application. The new Zaino smell is similar and nice, but not as nice as the new car smell. If I had to do it again, I would have just used the Z9 and maybe some Meguiars Quick interior detailer which doesn't have a strong smell. The leather(door sill and pocket on the door) needed to be cleaned(black marks from shoes-bad owner)

dawgdog · 01-07-2007, 10:10 PM

I use a combination of 1 part Woolite to 5 parts water as a leather cleaner, and Lexol leather conditioner.

330iTiAg · 01-10-2007, 06:07 PM

Lexol products blow ape.

It's Zaino ALL THE WAY

BK · 01-10-2007, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ICALL

Hand application works awesome with Z10. You use significantly less product and it applies so much easier and evenly.

+1

Just put it on your hands and apply it to your seats as if you were putting on suntan lotion. Works great.

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canucklion pull my finger to get your kinder® surprise 152 Rep 10,455 Posts Drives: circles around you Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (9)	search pls, this topic has been cover 1 gazillion times zaino z9 and z10 __________________
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ICALL Private First Class 10 Rep 153 Posts Drives: 2011 550i Carbon Black M Sport Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	I got the Z9 and Z10 last weekend. The Z9 is the best leather cleaner I've ever used. I bought some budget stuff at Advantage Auto Parts prior to turning in my old lease that cleaned the leather great, but with each rub I was worried about the leather coming off. It worked great, but I wouldn't put it on my bimmer. The Z9 worked better than the budget stuff and left the surface feeling nice. I read in another post about applying the Z10 by hand. That sounded a little too "enthusiastic" to me so I started with a very plush MF towel. I kept catching myself going for more Z10. Finally I got tired of the MF slipping out of my hand and rolling up on me so I poured a little Z10 in my hand, rubbed my hands together and began rubbing my hands over my front seat. It felt a little awkward at first, but it applied so easily and evenly it was amazing. Just wanted to pass that on. Hand application works awesome with Z10. You use significantly less product and it applies so much easier and evenly. As for the new car smell.... It was gone after the Z9/Z10 application. The new Zaino smell is similar and nice, but not as nice as the new car smell. If I had to do it again, I would have just used the Z9 and maybe some Meguiars Quick interior detailer which doesn't have a strong smell. The leather(door sill and pocket on the door) needed to be cleaned(black marks from shoes-bad owner)
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dawgdog Colonel 156 Rep 2,278 Posts Drives: 2015 M3, 2016 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle, Wa. iTrader: (0)	I use a combination of 1 part Woolite to 5 parts water as a leather cleaner, and Lexol leather conditioner. __________________ 2015 f80 M3, 2016 GT3
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