Wow to Clean / Wipe Down NX Leather Interior ?

[Jon 007]

After vacuuming seats & dusting interior with a non scratchy vacuum nozzle or blowing away dust / bits of crud with an air compressor airline which I have done on all my cars, what is the correct product to wipe over the interior leather with ?

As far as I can see all advice is to treat as normal leather, with a leather cleaner like Auto Glym. I see a problem as using any leather products will have no effect as the leather is treated with a sealing topcoat. 

Anyone know how to do it correctly ? 

[Notamech]

1 hour ago, Jon 007 said:

After vacuuming seats & dusting interior with a non scratchy vacuum nozzle or blowing away dust / bits of crud with an air compressor airline which I have done on all my cars, what is the correct product to wipe over the interior leather with ?

As far as I can see all advice is to treat as normal leather, with a leather cleaner like Auto Glym. I see a problem as using any leather products will have no effect as the leather is treated with a sealing topcoat. 

Anyone know how to do it correctly ? 

Yes clean it with a leather cleaner like Autoglym. The idea behind a specialised leather cleaner is that it doesnt contain harsh ingredients but can still dissolve and remove stains or grime that cant be removed by dry cleaning like dusting or vaccuming.

Also after that you could condition it with a leather balm of some sort like autoglyms leather conditioner. Despite the top coat leather is naturally porus and the conditioner gets in the pores to restore natural oils etc making the leather soft / slightly puffy but this is only if it is real leather. Alternatively you can use a wax polish to shine and protect. Some come with added colours to help restore your finish.

If its one of the artificial leathers then they arent as porus or absorbent from what i understand and you could still clean it with Autoglym but after that you could use a wax type product.

[Al D-Much]

I just use Gliptone conditioner. If good enough to be the only leather product range to be approved for use on Rolls Royce and Bentley leather seats it's good enough for my posh Toyota Rav4 😂 

[NemesisUK]

Lexus (in the owner's handbook) recommends cleaning the leather with a weak solution of wool detergent in warm water, do not soak, then dry with a clean cloth.

Lexus does a leather cleaning kit which works really well at removing dye transfer and includes a sealant to help prevent further staining. The only downside is it smells quite 'chemically'. Understandable as the Japanese don't like the smell of leather.

I wouldn't use a conditioner on modern automotive leathers as generally it is PU sealed and the conditioner just sits on the surface attracting grit and dirt, which if left in creases can cause cracking. 

I had the interior of my Mercedes retrimmed in a naked nappa leather, the most sumptuous feeling but my word was it very high maintenance!

[Warthog001]

I have been using this for about 15 years on 3 different cars with differnt leather types and it's very good https://www.lttleathercare.com/product/auto-leather-care-kit/  

[Jon 007]

On 6/7/2024 at 2:30 PM, Notamech said:

Yes clean it with a leather cleaner like autoglym. The idea behind a specialised leather cleaner is that it doesnt contain harsh ingredients but can still dissolve and remove stains or grime that cant be removed by dry cleaning like dusting or vaccuming.

Also after that you could condition it with a leather balm of some sort like autoglyms leather conditioner. Despite the top coat leather is naturally porus and the conditioner gets in the pores to restore natural oils etc making the leather soft / slightly puffy but this is only if it is real leather. Alternatively you can use a wax polish to shine and protect. Some come with added colours to help restore your finish.

If its one of the artificial leathers then they arent as porus or absorbent from what i understand and you could still clean it with autoglym but after that you could use a wax type product.

 

[Jon 007]

Thanks for the advice, it’s the fact ithe leather a sealed  I was concerned about.

[Jon 007]

On 6/7/2024 at 4:30 PM, NemesisUK said:

Lexus (in the owner's handbook) recommends cleaning the leather with a weak solution of wool detergent in warm water, do not soak, then dry with a clean cloth.

Lexus does a leather cleaning kit which works really well at removing dye transfer and includes a sealant to help prevent further staining. The only downside is it smells quite 'chemically'. Understandable as the Japanese don't like the smell of leather.

I wouldn't use a conditioner on modern automotive leathers as generally it is PU sealed and the conditioner just sits on the surface attracting grit and dirt, which if left in creases can cause cracking. 

I had the interior of my Mercedes retrimmed in a naked nappa leather, the most sumptuous feeling but my word was it very high maintenance!

Many thanks

[Jon 007]

13 hours ago, Warthog001 said:

I have been using this for about 15 years on 3 different cars with differnt leather types and it's very good https://www.lttleathercare.com/product/auto-leather-care-kit/  

Thanks for the info I will check it out