Leather seat cleaning

[robemcdonald]

Hi all

My first foray into this part of the forum which will no doubt become clear when you look at the following picture.

Basically my seat needs a bit of a clean.


The dirt I can deal with but there is a brown band on the seat back that was caused by a cheap belt I bought off Amazon.

Can anyone rectify a process or product to undo this unfortunate situation?

Thanks in advance.

Ps no jokes about dirty protests please.

Pps I realise I should take more care of my car seats, but we are where we are.

[cptsideways]

Lidls w5 citrus cleaning wipes are brilliant for this

[robemcdonald]

cptsideways said:

Lidls w5 citrus cleaning wipes are brilliant for this

That sounds like my sort of product…. Potentially cheap.

Many thanks.

[robemcdonald]

It’s better, but not great.

Can anyone recommend a more aggressive cleaner?

Thanks

[cptsideways]

TFR is the next best thing usually

[Belle427]

Koch Chemie pol star is a very good product.

[Panamax]

For starters, there's an excellent Gliptone leather cleaning spray,
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gliptone-Leather-COMPLETE...

Afterwards I would treat the seat with Gliptone leather conditioner,
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gliptone-Leather-Conditio...

For a less "off the shelf" approach I'd start with warm water, a good carpet cleaning detergent (Rug Doctor or Vax) and a medium stiffness brush. Blot the seat dry with plain kitchen paper and then allow to dry completely in the air. See if it's made a difference.

If, after cleaning, you need to improve the colour there are loads of leather recolouring/reconditioning products available,
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=leather+colour+restor...

[Robertb]

Colourlock strong Leather cleaner is where it’s at. Gently work it in neat on a soft brush, don’t scrub. Wipe off and repeat if necessary. Will bring up the steering wheel etc really well too.

They do a conditioner for older leather too which is excellent- preserves the matte finish you’ll get from the cleaning.

I found the Gliptone conditioner too thick and it smells weird IMO.