Leather Care

[Iandk]

How often are you using leather conditioner on your seats, and what type?

Not sure what kind of leather I have. The cheapest likely but the bolsters and watch rash areas are all holding up really well.

[Dwaynos]

I condition mine every other clean, not sure if that's too much or too little.

I just use the normal brands like meguiars or auto glym. The autoglym gives a nice feel and scent that lasts a bit longer than the meguiars, some conditoners make the surface less smooth and it feels weird sitting in them afterwards, you feel stuck. I'm not an expert though.

[ianm5]

I’ve just done them for the first time, need to be more regular, it does make a huge difference over time.

I’m using leather honey, its very expensive and takes ages to do but was previously very good on cream coloured leather, kept it as new.

I think the 320d has that ‘nearly leather’. I don’t think there’s any point caring for that?

[OneExtra]

The seats on the M5 as with most cars have a plastic coat so technically dont need to be conditioned like older vintage cars.

They need to be cleaned to remove dirt etc but rubbing in a leather conditioner is not really a good idea.

I use Dr Leather Wipes as this cleans and maintains the plastic coating

[ianm5]

Originally Posted by OneExtra

The seats on the M5 as with most cars have a plastic coat so technically dont need to be conditioned like older vintage cars.

They need to be cleaned to remove dirt etc but rubbing in a leather conditioner is not really a good idea.

I use Dr Leather Wipes as this cleans and maintains the plastic coating

Thanks for flagging this, when you know what to look for there are loads of threads on it.

I’m wondering if that sort of advice is still valid when cars approach 10yrs old, versus a 6mth old set of seats. Mine look stunning after being treated.

[PoolCar]

I have used Gliptone products and they provide fantastic results

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gliptone-...l/323721540199