Cleaning leather seats

[landylover21]

Can I ask if your using the regular magic erasers or the heavy duty version?

I believe the regular one tears apart easily, at least when I tried it on my seats with some all purpose cleaner.

Usually I'll use the heavy duty ones. The regular will work as well, just gotta be careful haha.

 

[Greenbean]

When you say careful you mean don't scrub to hard with the HD ones?

Or be careful b/c the regular ones will break apart to easy?

I'm ready to get some of that Megs all purpose from Amazon and tackle my seats next week.

I soaked both rears in the back of the cruiser moving it all day for heat from the sun for five days in a row and each day put on more Leatherique oil and they are still not clean or clean enough for me to be happy with them.

Argh! Time for drastic measures...

 

[95s52]

Thanks to everyone for the seats cleaning advice. I ended up taking out the rear and middle row benches (but still have to clean the front seats)

I never got around to posting much of the rig itself so here is a quick timeline:

Bought it with rear bumper damage:

 

[95s52]

Buddy built me a rear bumper:

 

[95s52]

Bull bars and tail guards came off to fund a front bumper:

 

[95s52]

Picked up a set of Tundra 20's with Open Country 33's (need a spacer up front to fit the center cap).

Also took off the running boards

 

[PabloCruise]

I always use saddle soap on my seats and it works great. I use it on the two saddles I own as well as my boots, so one day when I needed to clean my seats I figured if it can clean, soften, and condition those so well I didn't know why it wouldn't do the same for leather seats. Tried it and I was blown away by how well it worked - much better than the Lexol/ArmorAll products that I do not believe in. Unfortunately I don't have any pics of my seats but I plan on cleaning them again later this month and I'll take a few when I do. Saddle soap also provides excellent water & stain resistance without leaving a residue (if you know how to use saddle soap properly).

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How do you use saddle soap properly?

When I use it on my boots, I brush the loose dirt off my boots, then get a cleaning rag damp, rub into the saddle soap and then wipe that into the leather and let dry. then I follow up with a clean, dry rag or towel and wipe off the dried saddle soap residue. Or I will use my shoe shine brush to brush off the saddle soap residue.

 

[TheForger]

How do you use saddle soap properly?

When I use it on my boots, I brush the loose dirt off my boots, then get a cleaning rag damp, rub into the saddle soap and then wipe that into the leather and let dry. then I follow up with a clean, dry rag or towel and wipe off the dried saddle soap residue. Or I will use my shoe shine brush to brush off the saddle soap residue.

I do a very similar process: first I get a damp rag and scrub the loose dirt from the seats. Then I get a separate damp rag with saddle soap on it and liberally apply it to the seats. After coating the whole seat I use a leather brush to scrub it into all the cracks and crevasses. After letting it dry for an hour or two with a plastic bag over them and sitting in the sun, it will turn hazy and that's when I wipe it off with several dry regular rags. Then I do a final wipe-down with microfiber rags and after they've been completely cleaned I'll let them rest for a day before I sit in them.

 

[TheForger]

How do you use saddle soap properly?

When I use it on my boots, I brush the loose dirt off my boots, then get a cleaning rag damp, rub into the saddle soap and then wipe that into the leather and let dry. then I follow up with a clean, dry rag or towel and wipe off the dried saddle soap residue. Or I will use my shoe shine brush to brush off the saddle soap residue.

I do a very similar process, just let the saddle soap sit for a longer time: first I get a damp rag and scrub the loose dirt from the seats. Then I get a separate damp rag with saddle soap on it and liberally apply it to the seats. After coating the whole seat I use a leather brush to scrub it into all the cracks and crevasses. After letting it dry for an hour or two with a plastic bag over them and sitting in the sun, it will turn hazy and that's when I wipe it off with several dry regular rags. Then I do a final wipe-down with microfiber rags and after they've been completely cleaned I'll let them rest for a day before I sit in them.