Cleaning leather seats

Ozjensen · 2nd August 2016, 22:15

Very interesting thread this - and I have found warm water, soap or a leather cleaner, and a soft nail brush very effective.

While I am working in London now, Australia is where I am from, and the sunlight and heat there is not good for car leather. What I have found most effective to soften and preserve leather is Neatsfoot Oil. Clean/vacuum the seats, apply the oil liberally with your hands (and you will have soft hands afterwards), and let it soak in overnight or longer if possible, and then buff off with a cloth. The drivers seat often needs several applications.

You can get Neatsfoot Oil from horsey type shops or eBay for about $10 per litre which will last two or three complete feeds - I feed the leather in my cars annually.

One word of caution - I have never owned a car with very light coloured leather so while the oil is near colourless it may darken the leather a little.

2nd August 2016, 22:15	#1
Ozjensen Regular poster Rover 75 V8 Saloon #755 now sold Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: London Posts: 79 Thanks: 28 Thanked 21 Times in 15 Posts	Very interesting thread this - and I have found warm water, soap or a leather cleaner, and a soft nail brush very effective. While I am working in London now, Australia is where I am from, and the sunlight and heat there is not good for car leather. What I have found most effective to soften and preserve leather is Neatsfoot Oil. Clean/vacuum the seats, apply the oil liberally with your hands (and you will have soft hands afterwards), and let it soak in overnight or longer if possible, and then buff off with a cloth. The drivers seat often needs several applications. You can get Neatsfoot Oil from horsey type shops or eBay for about $10 per litre which will last two or three complete feeds - I feed the leather in my cars annually. One word of caution - I have never owned a car with very light coloured leather so while the oil is near colourless it may darken the leather a little.