Leather cleaning help
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Leather cleaning help
I have a 2001 with red interior, I have a small area on driver's seat on bolster that is dark and I can't seem to remove it. Any ideas to clean this would be aprreciated, I've used all my leather products and no luck, thanks.
Melting Slicks
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From: Ponte Vedra Beach / London State: Dazed and confused
From your description it sounds like 'wear' (i.e the undyed undercoat showing through)
Re-dye with Leatherique co-polymer leather dye (Leatherique.com)
Re-dye with Leatherique co-polymer leather dye (Leatherique.com)
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From: The King of Bling
St. Jude Donor '10
Originally Posted by TOGWT
From your description it sounds like 'wear' (i.e the undyed undercoat showing through)
Re-dye with Leatherique co-polymer leather dye (Leatherique.com)
Re-dye with Leatherique co-polymer leather dye (Leatherique.com)
Burning Brakes
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From: Ashburn VA
Could be wear like others have said, but I recently had this problem with the light tan interior in my Tahoe. I've always laughed at everyone who live and die by Zaino, but I broke down and bought the Z-9 and Z-10 leather products. Wow 
Used that stuff with a nice soft leather cleaning brush. It looks better then it did from the factory. If you haven't tried that yet, I'd recommend. 
Used that stuff with a nice soft leather cleaning brush. It looks better then it did from the factory. If you haven't tried that yet, I'd recommend.
Melting Slicks
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From: New Port Richey Florida
Originally Posted by NoelsTorchredZ
Could be wear like others have said, but I recently had this problem with the light tan interior in my Tahoe. I've always laughed at everyone who live and die by Zaino, but I broke down and bought the Z-9 and Z-10 leather products. Wow Used that stuff with a nice soft leather cleaning brush. It looks better then it did from the factory. If you haven't tried that yet, I'd recommend.
Used that stuff with a nice soft leather cleaning brush. It looks better then it did from the factory. If you haven't tried that yet, I'd recommend. I was the same way. I broke down and bought the Zaino zkit2 since it had the leather products in it. I'm really glad I did. Not only did it clean my leather very well, but the smell of the leather in a bottle is outstanding. I use it on my leather furniture and riding jacket as well.
Burning Brakes
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From: Ashburn VA
Bought mine in the auto section at Target. It's a small blue Rubbermaid brush that's marketed as a upholstrey (yeah, I know me spelling sucks) brush. It has real soft bristles. Works great, doesn't hurt the leather. I've also seen them at Discount Auto, Pep Boys, yada yada...
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Melting Slicks
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From: Ponte Vedra Beach / London State: Dazed and confused
Originally Posted by bugman
help me out here
what kind of brush should I be using with the Zaino leather cleaner?
anyone have a link or a picture, or recommendation where to buy the right brush?
what kind of brush should I be using with the Zaino leather cleaner?
anyone have a link or a picture, or recommendation where to buy the right brush?
Safety Car
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From: Lewes DE
Thanks TOGWT.
last night, before I'd seen your recommendation, I found this brush:
$6. looked nice and soft, so I ordered one. I'll have to get back to you and let you know how it is. I saw a couple of other brushes advertised for use with leather, but WOW - they looked REALLY hard, so I shyed away. I just want something to work in the Zaino stuff into the leather, but not scratch it.
last night, before I'd seen your recommendation, I found this brush:
$6. looked nice and soft, so I ordered one. I'll have to get back to you and let you know how it is. I saw a couple of other brushes advertised for use with leather, but WOW - they looked REALLY hard, so I shyed away. I just want something to work in the Zaino stuff into the leather, but not scratch it.
Safety Car
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From: Lewes DE
wow ! gotta tell you guys - that blue brush I showed above was AWESOME ! Using that with the Zaino leather cleaner and Zaino "leather in a bottle" produced just fantastic results.
I was getting nowhere near as good a look when trying just to apply my Zaino leather stuff with a cloth. Definitely use a brush.
The revitalized leather sheen, and the fantastic smell make it look better than new. Highly recommended
I was getting nowhere near as good a look when trying just to apply my Zaino leather stuff with a cloth. Definitely use a brush.
The revitalized leather sheen, and the fantastic smell make it look better than new. Highly recommended
