$5 leather conditioner

Does it make Sandy slide around in the seat?

I like that stuff but cheapest I can find for 12oz is $12.
Where do you find it for $5?    https://amzn.to/4aFsibv
-=theron

@Theron posted:

I like that stuff but cheapest I can find for 12oz is $12.
Where do you find it for $5?    https://amzn.to/4aFsibv
-=theron

Maybe he meant $5 per application??

@DannyP posted:

Does it make Sandy slide around in the seat?

Just don't stop too quickly...

I stopped short all the time😉

Theron, it was at Marshalls.  I would also check Walmart.

Dusty Johnson once recommended that I use Leather Therapy on the saddle leather seats in my truck, and I use it on all sorts of leather things, like my Bomber jacket and leather boots.

I buy it at a local tack shop where the staff there highly recommend it.  I put on a heavier coat with a sponge, then let it sit over night and wipe off the excess the next day.  The stuff is great.

https://amzn.to/3TEUp4L

My go-to has ALWAYS been Lexol.

But it's never been $5.

I have Lexol in Chicago. I’m down south right now.  Whenever I get trapped in places like Marshalls, or Big lots, I always head towards those funny isles that have a few garage or auto related stuff. And often get lucky with prices.  
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wei...soA6DeBoCh3AQAvD_BwE

I hate Walmart, but if the wife wants to go there for some reason or another I'll head down to automotive and at least pick up some oil. You seriously can't get it that cheap anywhere else.

I find myself nosing through those same aisles in Marshalls too. Not often are good things found.

@Marty Grzynkowicz posted:

I stopped short all the time😉

Theron, it was at Marshalls.  I would also check Walmart.

@Marty Grzynkowicz  That's great advice!  Marshalls is next to Trader Joes and Costco near me.  I'm totally going to check that out. I didn't think they would have something like leather conditioner.
-=theron

@DannyP @Marty Grzynkowicz

Before I retired I had a 1989 Mercedes 300E as my work commuter car (and beach cruiser). That car was bullet-proof reliable (300,000 miles). Anyway, I always used Lexol to treat the leather interior, and it always looked like new.

Click on pictures to enlarge...

Dang, Jim -- I wish I had that right now.

@Stan Galat posted:

Dang, Jim -- I wish I had that right now.

Me ,too!  Dang I miss my '94 E320 wagon. 275,000 miles, looked and ran like new until my daughter totalled it.

@Stan Galat posted:

Dang, Jim -- I wish I had that right now.

@Stan Galat me too buddy! The car was in great condition, everything worked (AC, cruise, power windows, power door locks, etc) and ran very well. However, with that high mileage there was a LOT of blowby (and a few other oil leaks) and was nowhere near able to pass California's extremely stringent smog test (CRAZY strict particulate restrictions).

I didn't want to put the beaucoup dollars $$$$ into a rebuild, so I donated it to a local Cancer Society for auction (also got the State Tax Form for the tax write-off on the amount of winning bid). BTW, winning bid was $2,500.

I’ve always used Lexol, too, but after a guy on Rennlist recommended some Griot’s garage stuff I bought some and tried it. Porsche seats do this weird thing ie aging like we do. As they get old, they wrinkle just like us, and dirt gets shmushed into the wrinkles. (Which makes them look way worse than they are. Especially on light leather like my grey)  Yogi said he did this treatment 2X and his seats looked like new. I tried it and had the same results.

A good cleaning with their Odor Neutralizing Leather Cleaner followed by two applications of their Leather Rejuvenator in the sun. Made my 30 year old seats like they’re brand new.

Also not $5. I think it was ~$35 for both products at AutoZone.

eta: Mine weren’t quite  this bad, but they went from looking like the right side, to looking like the left side.