Treating the seats
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I use Meguires Leather Care and Conditioner. Does a pretty good job of keeping the leather nice.
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Spoke with a gentleman at GM regarding the stock seats of the C5. I was told that GM sprays a plastic like sealer on top of the leather to protect and prolong it. I believe that to be true because I use a good leather conditioner and cleaner product but it doesn't seem to make a difference on the leather because I'm just smearing it on the plastic and wiping it off thinking I'm addressing the leather.. Oh well.. I now use just Armorall and treat the sealer now... if anyone else knows about this, share your thoughts. Enjoy the ride, I do..
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Spoke with a gentleman at GM regarding the stock seats of the C5. I was told that GM sprays a plastic like sealer on top of the leather to protect and prolong it. I believe that to be true because I use a good leather conditioner and cleaner product but it doesn't seem to make a difference on the leather because I'm just smearing it on the plastic and wiping it off thinking I'm addressing the leather..
Do a Google search and you'll find products that are suitable. Also search AutoGeek.net -- a Forum vendor -- and you'll find a German-made product (1Z Einszette Leather Care) that's formulated for finished leather.
Other elixirs make look nice, but they do nothing for the finished leather and eventually just rub off on your butt and back.
Finally, check the owner's manual of any car to see what's recommended for leather surfaces.
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Seriously, when I used Armorall on a foreign sports car, (I won't mention the brand but it began with M and ended with G,) I regretted it because it just made me slide during hard cornering.
Granted, this was on vinyl seats that were not bolstered like C5 seats, but still ...
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Adams leather conditioner is the best I've found. I don't care for a shiny interior. I want it ot look as it did when it was new. A slight sheen. I use 303 protectant on the dash and door panels for the same reason. Both give UV protection. Also use the 303 on the bra and mirrors covers.
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Adams leather conditioner is the best I've found. I don't care for a shiny interior. I want it ot look as it did when it was new. A slight sheen. I use 303 protectant on the dash and door panels for the same reason. Both give UV protection. Also use the 303 on the bra and mirrors covers.
Pretty much the same arsenal that I use, however I've added Zaino leather conditioner since I installed my Vette Essentials real leather seat covers/trim.Regarding the stock seats, I agree with the earlier post that GM had applied some kind of protectant over the leather and that the seating surface is different than the rest of the seat. I realized when I still had my OEM seats that the Adams leather conditioner would not penetrate the seats like it did in my other vehicles with real leather. At that time, I just used the Aerospace 303 and it seemed to work fine. I also don't like the high gloss look and prefer a softer, satin sheen that looks clean instead of painted.
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I use Leather CPR on my Vette interior. I originally bought this product to clean/condtion the Castano leather seats in my F-150 King Ranch and it worked great. The truck seats are natural leather and not the "finished" leather in the Vette so the results are a little different.
It works great on my leather apparel and shoes, too.
Here is a link but I bought mine at Wally Mart.
http://www.amazon.com/Leather-CPR-CC...pr_product_top
It works great on my leather apparel and shoes, too.
Here is a link but I bought mine at Wally Mart.
http://www.amazon.com/Leather-CPR-CC...pr_product_top
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Adams leather conditioner is the best I've found. I don't care for a shiny interior. I want it ot look as it did when it was new. A slight sheen. I use 303 protectant on the dash and door panels for the same reason. Both give UV protection. Also use the 303 on the bra and mirrors covers.
I use Zaino for the seats
