Interior Care
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I agree and do the same even though I had become brainwashed over the decades to use some sort of chemical "conditioner" on my interior, usually a silicone product like Armor-All for plastic and rubber, Lexol for leather. Since most car leather today is urethane coated I see no reason to use conditioners anymore, and Tadge validates this.
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After wiping down the interior with a damp micro towel I used a leather conditioner applied periodically to the leather portions of the seats and vinyl conditioners applied to the "leatherette" portions. But after asking Tadge and getting his response I no longer “treat” the interior with either leather or vinyl conditioners.
“Ask Tadge” Corvette Seat Care Reply; https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...seat-care.html
“Ask Tadge” Corvette Seat Care Reply; https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...seat-care.html
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Interior care was a topic of an "Ask Tadge" question:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1595567972
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1595567972
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I agree and do the same even though I had become brainwashed over the decades to use some sort of chemical "conditioner" on my interior, usually a silicone product like Armor-All for plastic and rubber, Lexol for leather. Since most car leather today is urethane coated I see no reason to use conditioners anymore, and Tadge validates this.
But to me, the untreated interior in the C7 looks really dry, looking at a friend who used meguairs ultimate interior detailer on his makes the interior look deeper and darker looking.
I read tags reply on the topic and I understand where cleaners could harm the coating on the leather, but do conditioners/protectants harm this coating? I would think an additional UV protector would only help protect the coating?
I can understand where the leather treatments would have no benefit as the materials used aren't really leather and wouldn't soak up the leather sauce (I don't know what to really call that, sauce sounded good...).
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What some should try to grasp is that their conditioners, ointments and coatings, aren't allowing the leather surfaces to breathe. When the inability to breathe is coupled with the broiling effect of direct sun rays, it exacerbates the degradation of these surfaces.
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That may be one of the only bits of advice that guy's got right without prejudice that I've read, anyway. The water dampened, non-linting cloth method of wiping down not only the C7 interiors', but most all automotive vinyl/leather interiors is the best way to preserve your interiors. It Hurst nothing to do a quick vacuuming of these surfaces before the water damp cloth wipe downs.
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