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Old 02-26-2009 | 11:59 AM
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I have had my car for a couple years now and have never used leather care products. I just bought bmw leather care stuff at the dealer and applied it. Looks good and shines/conditions the leather nicely. Does anyone use this or have found a better leather product that would condition the leather better and make it last longer and nicer over time?
Old 02-26-2009 | 12:07 PM
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I have used them as well on my old '99 540i/6 without any issues. But I now much prefer to use a wet (water only) on a fiber cloth instead - this seem to work just fine too. Doesn't seem to leave any chemical residue.
Old 02-26-2009 | 12:31 PM
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Swissvax Leather Care Kit together with Leather Glaze. Never used anything better.

Link: http://www.swissvax.co.uk/products/l...e-products.asp
Old 02-26-2009 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by gjohn' post='802425' date='Feb 26 2009, 04:31 PM
Swissvax Leather Care Kit together with Leather Glaze. Never used anything better.

Link: http://www.swissvax.co.uk/products/l...e-products.asp

I've never tried the Swissvax brand, so I can't comment on that.

However, my other car also has leather seats, and it's a convertible, so they are always dirty from road dust, and they really need good UV protection. This product has worked GREAT for me. No chemical/oily residue, and the smell is quite pleasant as well. Hard to describe, but it's definitely not a "cleaning product" kind of smell, no chemical odor, nothing like that. It's great.


Raggtopp leather cleaner and protectant



Edit: And it's considerably cheaper than Swissvax, and it's available in the US. LOL
Old 02-26-2009 | 01:09 PM
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autoglym leather care and leather cleaner. Love the stuff and have been using it for over 15 years now. Cost is also a good factor for me to use it.

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Old 02-27-2009 | 05:15 AM
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Connolly Leather Care

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leatherique is definitely the way to go.
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