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Re: Leatherique (archive)
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Posted by Rod on July 30, 2000 at 23:32:51:

In Reply to: Leatherique posted by Mike Babyak on July 30, 2000 at 22:29:41:


I just tried Leatherique. I was a real skeptic about it as I was very happy with Lexol. My '94 530i with 95,000 miles has good leather. This made it softer than previous Lexol applications. It also got up some dye transfer, apparently from the previous owner,s dark pants. Which I tried to get off with Lexol. The man from Leatherique said it may take a few applications to get the dye up completely. Good stuff , so far.

I have a '95 525iA with 60,000 miles (time for inspection!). It appears that the leather was never really taken care of. After researching bimmer.org, I decide on Lexol and bought cleaner, conditioner, and neatsfoot oil. I made the mistake of reading some more after I had decide on Lexol, and purchased Leatherique (received it on Thursday). I tried it for the first time today, under "sub-optimal" conditions. You should rub in 4 ounces per seat, then park your car in the sun and let your car interior heat up. First "problem" - I couldn't seem to use 4 ounces per seat. I think I used up 8 ounces for the whole interior. My second problem is that today turned rainy, so the interior didn't really cook the way I had planned. I cleaned off the front 2 seats, and am leaving the rejuvinator on the back seat for the rest of the week... The tops of the back seat are the worst anyway - very stiff.

Anyway, it did help the front seats, but they aren't exactly "like new". Actually, I have no idea what "like new" would be in these cars since I never owned one new. :) I'll report back at the end of the week and let everyone know how the back seat turns out.

-Rod

PS, invest in a spray bottle. Makes the application a bit easier IMHO.


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