Hi guys
I'll. be picking up my new car in two weeks. It's got the Agate/Pebble interior. Great looks, but I'm a little concerned about wear. Do any of you guys recommend something to help protect those gorgeous white seats?

Thanks guys!
Alec

 

Wear white pants! My friends got stained from wearing jeans in his.

 

They're light grey not white. However, yes. Here is what I use.

Leather masters leather barrier will prevent absorption of clothing dyes (eg denim blue) into the leather. This is not a substitute for cleaning, just makes cleaning easier.

Here's my routine:
1) clean with swissvax leather cleaner forte
2) seal with leather masters leather barrier
3) protect with leather masters leather protector matte

 

http://gtechniqna.com

I wear jeans everyday in my pebble interior and never got stained. I had these guys do a complete interior and exterior detail with EXO products. While no stains on the seat, the leather door handles do get a little dirty over time. Since they were coated, a little bit of soap and water does the trick. I'm really surprised P doesn't use aluminum or something more forgiving in a high use area instead of pebble leather.

As far as the exterior goes, I traded my 4S Cab for a Turbo Cab and old car (8mos) was coated and new car wasn't. Looked at cars side by side in the same light and it was AMAZING how much better my old car with the EXO looked. Needless to say, I got Turbo covered straight away too.

 

I've not had any issues with my seats yet. They still look new 2yrs on.

 

Good to know. I'm not going to sweat it. I bought it to drive it, and that's what I'm going to do.

Thanks all!

Alec

 

I have the exact same interior! Trying to debate on the leather protection too. It is quite expensive at the local detail place so being holding off.

 

Leather Care is easy. I just did mine.

Check about halfway down the page.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...journal-6.html

I would substitute the Leather Barrier, mentioned above, for Protection Cream.

 

Zaino. Has that new leather car smell..

 

It will depend whether you have treated or aniline leather for your interior. For aniline (untreated/natural) interiors, Leather Masters kit. (will actually do both treated and untreated) For treated leather I recommended Ultima Leather Interior Shampoo for cleaning and follow up with Pinnacle Leather Conditioner. Another option is Sonax Leather Cleaner/Conditioner - it's a foam and safe for perforated seats with heating/cooling elements. If other members have tried one of the leather coatings like EXO, I would also consider that - though you'll still have to do some light cleaning on a regular basis. (don't have personal experience with the coatings - sorry)

 

I am going to borrow this thread. I am getting my cab in a couple of months and I now the interior is going to get dirty pretty fast when I drive with the roof down.
Is there a detail spray for the interior that you can wipe of the seats with fast?

 

http://www.autoality.com/store/pc/SO...m#.UzAYk_ldV8E

 

Has anyone used leather honey? The reviews look pretty good and I'm okay with giving the car 3 days to sit and wipe off the oily residue each day (for 3 days).

 

Ahh....I know something about this, I'm in the leather furniture business! For more than you might possibly want to learn about leather, I have a very long post on it over here that you can read if you want:

http://www.myfurnitureforum.com/show...ecting-leather

All the leathers in cars are going to be either Finished (painted / pigmented) or Semi-Anilines (such as you find in high end cars such as Bentley and Aston Martin). Pure Anilines can't take the sunlight and fade too much, nor the staining from any spills, etc. For the most part, 95% of all hides in vehicles are Finished, and that suits car interiors where the is a lot of sunlight, temperature extremes, and oils and acids might get on the hides.

The single most important thing you can do for preserving your leather is to wipe it down frequently with a damp rag. That's it! You don't 'need' fancy chemicals, the whole trick is to get the accumulated dirt and oils off the leather before they can attack and break down the tannin's used to make the leather into a finished product. What's the dirtiest piece of leather on your car? The steering wheel and shift **** (if leather-covered). They get a lot of use and I'm sure most of you here have seen peeling or splitting leather on both those control devices and that's because accumulated dirt and oils from the hands was allowed to accumulate. Simply wipe down your steering wheel and shift **** every time you wash the car with your damp drying towel.

I like to use Leather Magic products every 6 months or so and really give the interior a good going-over. The Conditioner will keep the leather looking more like the day it was new but its not as critical as simply keeping the leather clean.

Blue Jeans can cause problems, especially in the summer time when you have perspiration dampness. Denim is a dye, and some jeans will leach it more than others. If you see a bluish tint on your car (or home) leather your pants are dying the car seats blue - and there is nothing you can do to get it off, its permanent. Its a slow process, just keep and eye on it and if you see it happening, try a different brand of jeans or load the seat up with Protection Cream (this will slow the dye transfer, but not stop it).

Hope that helps.,...

 

Hey Dr Collie, I've had decent success getting blue jean dye out with Leather Masters Blue Jean Dye Remover. I don't ignore it and try and catch it as soon as it happens which of course increases your success rate. And yes I would agree, certain jeans are worse than others.