bob forster

whats the best product to use on the leather seats

rmorin1249

303.

dvilin

Damp cloth will do the job, Aerospace 303 does offer some UV protection.

Kracka

I've been using Meguiars leather wipes for years and all seats and steering wheels have remained on great condition, even in a S2000 convertible I had a while back. They did a great job reconditioning the red leather seats in my dad's C6 convertible as well when that was purchased used with 45k miles on it.

Carlos Thomas

What about the convertible top?

Kracka

I used Raggtopp on the convertible top.

Carlos Thomas

Cleaner & Protectant?

owc6

Damp cloth on the seats, because they already have UV protection, and some products applied will actually dissolve the protective covering on the seats.

I use Tide on the the cloth top with a brush that never touches anything else, and never seal.

lupicon

woolite and water--ie a 'light' soapy solution per owners manual and immediate dry. save your money. be very careful with conditioners--don't ask me how I know.

mountainears

Covered in Ask Tadge, this is engineered interior materials, careful calling it leather :-)

It's designed to not required a lot of care, but you can use protectants like others have mentioned, just probably not necessary.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1595567972

gilbybarr

Many, many threads on this....but, I use Mother's VLR (does vinyl, rubber and leather). That way, on your seats, your plastic covered real leather and the vinyl bolsters both get treated and protected. Good stuff....not greasy or too shiny.

jtranger

Protectant as described on the bolsters will keep them slippery and slow down the wearing getting in and out.

Kracka

LimeRay

Nothing but damp microfiber unless really dirty. Protectants are a waste and can change the appearance of your "leather".

Bandit1

Zaino Z-9 Leather Soft Spray Cleaner and Z-10 Leather in a Bottle

Foosh

Both Mulan (3LT) and Napa (2LT) leathers, as pretty much all automotive leathers these days, have a surface protective coating as part of the manufacturing process. You can use "leather care" products if you like, but they won't be penetrating into leather. You'll just be coating the protective coating already there.

Experts on this subject have also warned that some of these "care" products can actually remove and or harm the protective coating over time.

Manual guidance is to wipe down with a clean, water-dampened, microfiber towel. That's all I do, and have used nothing else on my '14 and now '18 convertibles from the beginning. The 14 looked brand new when I traded it.

Allen_B

Exactly.

The leather seats in my Silverado LTZ are very light gray and would occasionally pick up the blue tint from jeans. A couple drops of Woolite in some warm water and a soft cotton cloth does wonders. Otherwise, just a damp cloth.

Most "leather cleaners" or "conditioners" are mainly perfumes, shiny oils that are not good for the material and marketing, doing more harm than good on the engineered leather and vinyl in our cars. If you prefer the slick/shiny look, I've tried Meguiars, 303 and Zaino and seem to be pretty good/safe but not doing nearly what most folks would like to believe as far as "conditioning" and "protecting"...

Allen

Red C8 of Jax

100%

bankers1

I'm worried I'll wear out the drivers seat getting in and out. It's a low car, I have to spin and sit on the "edge" and pull up and out. Do that 1,00 time' a and there will be wear, and then a tear.

I don't want a seat cover, I was even thing of putting down clear packing tape to avoid the wear and tear. Take tape out when I'm showing off/entertaining a passenger.

Not worried about the "clean" yet only 3,000 miles and under cover now, but 1-3 years down the line I don't want to be shopping for a seat in a boneyard.

Suggestions????