Review for the Leatherique leather Restoration on my seats (Lots of Pics)
I found the Leatherique Canada website so I am finally going to order some. Here: http://www.leatheriquecanada.com/index.html
They will even do your car for you at the Company, and they will also do Seminars for Clubs.
Aaron, or anyone else how much should I get : a 16 oz bottle of each or a 32 oz bottle of the Rejuvenator and Pristine Clean.. How much do you use each time?
They will even do your car for you at the Company, and they will also do Seminars for Clubs.
Aaron, or anyone else how much should I get : a 16 oz bottle of each or a 32 oz bottle of the Rejuvenator and Pristine Clean.. How much do you use each time?
Fire0nic3FX
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I'm kind of generous with the amount I use because its recommended to apply the rejuvinator oil with a sponge then rub it into the leather by hand so the oils soak in. That also includes the prestine clean. The 16oz bottles you should be able to use 3 maybe even 4 times. Thats the size I buy everytime.
My leather seats seemed a bit cleaner but basically the leather condition in my 09 was about the same as my 2010.
Not sure if Aaron or anyone else can take a stab at this...
I'm thinking I'm not doing something to take full affect of the product since I've seen videos where it takes out wrinkles and the after look is just amazing. When I use this, I see a lot of dirt come off, however, I don't see the amazing wrinkles go away like I've seen on your tube videos. I'm not sure if it's just the way I'm doing it or because of our 2009+ leather?
Here are my steps from this weekend:
1. Using my hand I put a good about of rejuvenator. (using 1/3 of the bottle for each application - so I only get at most 3 uses out of it). I don't use a sponge or anything like that. I let the leather soak it instead of a sponge or rag sometimes putting on a few coats just to make sure I get everything well.
2. Let it sit in hot weather (was 90+ degrees so in the car I'm sure even more) and let it sit overnight too.
3. Using a microfiber towel that is damp and pouring a little of clean on it and using that to wipe down the leather. Repeating in the process.
Result is just like last time a TON of dirt removed, but I don't see that WOW effect. Yes the leather feels a bit more soft, but that is about it. What I'm trying to get done is the front seats where you notice more of the wrinkles on the edge of the seats where the driver gets in and out and some other areas the leather doesn't seem damaged at all just wrinkled in my opinion and I would think leatherique would straighten this out, but not so much.
Online I saw a guy that "buffs" it afterward? And he seemed to only get the results after that. By the time I clean my seats it's already dry after 10 minutes and I have nothing to buff so I'm not sure.
Any suggestions what I may be doing wrong? Can leatherique really do a better job on the area I'm talking about in the photo? If I do this a few more times, will it make it go almost all away? Right now it seems like leatherique didn't even do anything as far as the wrinkles on the edges. The other parts that is difficult is the leather seats on the FX50 with holes in the middle I'm concerned with lots of applications all that stuff will get in there and clog stuff up which is why I don't use leatherique THAT much.
I'm thinking I'm not doing something to take full affect of the product since I've seen videos where it takes out wrinkles and the after look is just amazing. When I use this, I see a lot of dirt come off, however, I don't see the amazing wrinkles go away like I've seen on your tube videos. I'm not sure if it's just the way I'm doing it or because of our 2009+ leather?
Here are my steps from this weekend:
1. Using my hand I put a good about of rejuvenator. (using 1/3 of the bottle for each application - so I only get at most 3 uses out of it). I don't use a sponge or anything like that. I let the leather soak it instead of a sponge or rag sometimes putting on a few coats just to make sure I get everything well.
2. Let it sit in hot weather (was 90+ degrees so in the car I'm sure even more) and let it sit overnight too.
3. Using a microfiber towel that is damp and pouring a little of clean on it and using that to wipe down the leather. Repeating in the process.
Result is just like last time a TON of dirt removed, but I don't see that WOW effect. Yes the leather feels a bit more soft, but that is about it. What I'm trying to get done is the front seats where you notice more of the wrinkles on the edge of the seats where the driver gets in and out and some other areas the leather doesn't seem damaged at all just wrinkled in my opinion and I would think leatherique would straighten this out, but not so much.
Online I saw a guy that "buffs" it afterward? And he seemed to only get the results after that. By the time I clean my seats it's already dry after 10 minutes and I have nothing to buff so I'm not sure.
Any suggestions what I may be doing wrong? Can leatherique really do a better job on the area I'm talking about in the photo? If I do this a few more times, will it make it go almost all away? Right now it seems like leatherique didn't even do anything as far as the wrinkles on the edges. The other parts that is difficult is the leather seats on the FX50 with holes in the middle I'm concerned with lots of applications all that stuff will get in there and clog stuff up which is why I don't use leatherique THAT much.
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Fire0nic3FX
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Jonas I usually use a leather brush made specifically for scrubbing leather when I apply the prestine clean. I spray it on then I work it in the creases of the leather. Detailed image sells them.
I would like to remind you though that when you see me or anyone using the leatherique and the wrinkles are disappearing, they arent actually disappearing but just becoming less noticable because you are cleaning the dirt out of the creases thus making it stand out less to the naked eye. Lighter creasing it does take out though as I mentioned in my original post.
No matter what though leather is leather and when you sit on it the hide stretches and creases. We just bought a leather couch a few months ago and its already creased up.
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Too be honest Jonas looking at your seats in that picture they look pretty damn good for the amount of mileage you have. Arent you at like 70K miles?
Mine look similar to yours but I have alot less wrinkles though.
I would like to remind you though that when you see me or anyone using the leatherique and the wrinkles are disappearing, they arent actually disappearing but just becoming less noticable because you are cleaning the dirt out of the creases thus making it stand out less to the naked eye. Lighter creasing it does take out though as I mentioned in my original post.
No matter what though leather is leather and when you sit on it the hide stretches and creases. We just bought a leather couch a few months ago and its already creased up.
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Too be honest Jonas looking at your seats in that picture they look pretty damn good for the amount of mileage you have. Arent you at like 70K miles?
Mine look similar to yours but I have alot less wrinkles though.
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Thanks Aaron....yeah that picture shows the worst of it. The passenger side is in great shape and the rear flawless. The leather does seem to hold up way better than previous rides I've had. Maybe it's because I've been using leatherique since early mileage, not sure....
Anyway, that's interesting you mention that basically it removes dirt and that is what makes the creases lighter. However, if the leather is black and you remove dirt, I would think that the creases would become lighter and hence stand out more using this thought process especially since both of our leather is black. What is also interesting is that you mention more about the prestine clean, but in their instructions it seems like the rejuvenator is what is significantly more critical with application, time, heat, etc.
How many times in a row did you use rejuvenator and clean? I'm thinking every few days I'm going to do it on the driver seat maybe 2-5 times and see if that makes a difference.
I was actually thinking that maybe I wasn't doing something related to buffering.
Watch this video about buffering....it seems like this guy sees the night and day difference not after cleaning but after buffering....so I'm confused....
[video=youtube;su1M10TW0Dk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su1M10TW0Dk[/video]
Anyway, that's interesting you mention that basically it removes dirt and that is what makes the creases lighter. However, if the leather is black and you remove dirt, I would think that the creases would become lighter and hence stand out more using this thought process especially since both of our leather is black. What is also interesting is that you mention more about the prestine clean, but in their instructions it seems like the rejuvenator is what is significantly more critical with application, time, heat, etc.
How many times in a row did you use rejuvenator and clean? I'm thinking every few days I'm going to do it on the driver seat maybe 2-5 times and see if that makes a difference.
I was actually thinking that maybe I wasn't doing something related to buffering.
Watch this video about buffering....it seems like this guy sees the night and day difference not after cleaning but after buffering....so I'm confused....
[video=youtube;su1M10TW0Dk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su1M10TW0Dk[/video]
Those seats in that video didn't look like they had any creases to begin with, It looked like he was just buffing out the residue left behind by the rejuvenator oil.
I used leatherique few weeks ago to clean my front seats. While it cleaned a ton of dirt off the seats and made it a bit softer, it certainly did not remove the creases and I really wasn't expecting it to. I'm not a leather expert, but I don't really think you can remove them without fillers and dyes.
The way I look at a product like this is it keeps your leather healthy, clean and moisturized so it doesn't crease or crack as easily in the future.
I used leatherique few weeks ago to clean my front seats. While it cleaned a ton of dirt off the seats and made it a bit softer, it certainly did not remove the creases and I really wasn't expecting it to. I'm not a leather expert, but I don't really think you can remove them without fillers and dyes.
The way I look at a product like this is it keeps your leather healthy, clean and moisturized so it doesn't crease or crack as easily in the future.
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Fire0nic3FX
Member
This does not get rid of cracks but for me it rids of wrinkles
It definitely didn't get rid of wrinkles for me. Not the big creases anyways. What I did notice was that some small wrinkles became less noticable. I suppose they were just starting to set, so the oil + heat relaxed the leather enough that it flattened out. Similar to hanging a shirt up while showering.