Keep this
thought in mind: leather is skin. Cleaning and conditioning leather upholstery
is very similar to bathing yourself out of a bucket on a camping trip. You need
water to do the job, and you need to use the right amount to do the job right.
Supplies
you'll need:
- Lexol-pH
Leather Cleaner (or Ivory liquid soap)
- Two large
washcloths
- Lexol
Leather Conditioner
- Two
medium size towels
- One
bucket luke-warm water (never use hot)
Clean one
manageable section of the interior at a time. For example, with bucket seats,
clean the seat back, then move on to the seat cushion, and so forth.
Wet a wash cloth in the bucket of water and wring it out, leaving it as damp as
you would if you were going to wash your face with soap and water.
 Put
2 or 3 half-dollar sized spots of Lexol-pH Cleaner on the wet cloth or spray it
directly on the leather, and begin to wash the seat back or cushion with the
washcloth as if bathing. Don't forget to clean the stitch lines. Dirt can cut
through upholstery thread over a period of time, but proper cleaning with
Lexol-pH will extend thread life.
After bathing
each section, rinse the washcloth to clear it of dirt, wring it out, wipe away
Lexol-pH Cleaner from the section you've cleaned, and towel it dry. Continue
with the whole interior in this fashion: cleaning, rinsing and drying.
The average
sedan usually takes 30 minutes to clean and condition. This thorough treatment
should be a 6 to 8 week regimen, depending on your use of the car and the
climate where you live. Because of their exposure to the elements, convertible
interiors tend to need more care. But as a Lexol user, you'll be able to tell at
a glance or touch when it's time to clean and condition again after you've gone
through the application process a couple of times.
One thing's for sure. After treatment, the leather always looks alive, fresh,
and is softer to the touch.
HOW TO CONDITION
Conditioning
leather after cleaning is like applying a moisturizing lotion to your dry skin
after a bath.
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