leather and interior clean and conditioner
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My Ride: 2010 BMW 550i m sport lci
leather and interior clean and conditioner
Im looking for something to treat my seats and interior on my 2010 550i but dont want a high gloss and oily seats and dashboard. what do you guys use to clean your interior? mothers, meguiers, or the bmw products? thanks!!
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My Ride: 535i M Sport
Model Year: 2010
Any water-based vinyl / leather cleaner will work. I like Lexol since it's inexpensive and seems to work well. While you can use a water-based leather conditioner if you wish, it won't make much of a difference since the leather, as in most cars, is urethane-coated. That's why if you put a drop of water on your seat, it will bead up instead of soaking in. Whatever you do, don't use an oil-based leather conditioner. Not only will it be messy, it can damage the urethane finish and cause cracking/peeling.
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My Ride: 2005 545i Sport
Leatherique is the cleaner/conditioner used by many including myself.
If you have dried, hard, leather, this is stuff to soften it up and clean at the same time.
Check it out here:
Home Page | Leatherique Restoration Products
If you have dried, hard, leather, this is stuff to soften it up and clean at the same time.
Check it out here:
Home Page | Leatherique Restoration Products
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I tried Leatherique and it ALWAYS left my seats shiny. Also as stated earlier the leather is coated and unlike the leather in older cars. Leatherrique was meant for older cars.
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My Ride: 2008 Jet Black 528i Navigation, heated seats, premium
BMW brand cleaner
I use the BMW brand cleaner(not their "green cleaner"). It's a one-step process for the leather. There are even sponges and papers towels in the box. If your leather is really dirty, I would probably wipe it down with water or clean off any residue spots before applying the BMW product. Another review I read on the internet says that the BMW stuff smells bad(comparing it to the smell of an actual cow, not leather). I've been around lots of cows, and I can honestly say the inside of my car doesn't smell like a cow after using this product. It leaves the seats somewhat softer, but they do look cleaner, with no greasiness - nice matte finish.
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+1 on the BMW stuff. I used it about every 3-4 months for 4.5 years on my 2006 525i and the seats looked like new when I traded it in. I also used Aerospace Protectant 303 on the dash, tires and all black plastic parts (interior and exterior) and I used Gummi Pledge on all rubber seals. Those are the only 3 products you really need to keep everything looking new, almost indefinitely.
One other tip: the front and rear windshield rubber seals are a pretty easy DYI to replace. If yours are cracked and ratty, replace them and maintain them with Gummi Pledge. It makes the car look years younger.
One other tip: the front and rear windshield rubber seals are a pretty easy DYI to replace. If yours are cracked and ratty, replace them and maintain them with Gummi Pledge. It makes the car look years younger.
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+1 on the BMW stuff. I used it about every 3-4 months for 4.5 years on my 2006 525i and the seats looked like new when I traded it in. I also used Aerospace Protectant 303 on the dash, tires and all black plastic parts (interior and exterior) and I used Gummi Pledge on all rubber seals. Those are the only 3 products you really need to keep everything looking new, almost indefinitely.
One other tip: the front and rear windshield rubber seals are a pretty easy DYI to replace. If yours are cracked and ratty, replace them and maintain them with Gummi Pledge. It makes the car look years younger.
One other tip: the front and rear windshield rubber seals are a pretty easy DYI to replace. If yours are cracked and ratty, replace them and maintain them with Gummi Pledge. It makes the car look years younger.