OK, first of all...having to ask this question is embarrasing me, but I just am clueless. I've never had leather interior before.

I just bought my '03 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie last week. I want to put the conditioning stuff on the leather to keep the leather from cracking. Besides the seats, what else is leather? Is the panels on the door leather? They were somewhat soft. Or is that some kind of stuff that only needs Armor All?
Do you understand my question? As you can see, I'm totally clueless.

Also, what kind of leather conditioning stuff do you use?

Thanks!

 

just buy meguires leather wipes and go ahead and wipe anything you think is leather down...doesent really matter if it is or not itll still make it shiney

 

I'm guessing they are sold in any auto store?
Thanks for the input.

 

sold in any auto store is correct. and believe only the seats are a real leather. but as said before, if you treat anything that your think is leather with leather cleaner or conditioner it'll be fine and will clean it too and make it shine. as for a cleaner lexol seems to be a good brand for whenever i clean the inside of my ford. they have a orange spray bottle that is cleaner and conditioner, or they have a brown spray bottle that is conditioner and like i said, ive been pretty happy with the stuff. and dont feel embarased, thats why this forum is here.

 

go to: http://ocdetails.com/
this guy is honest about what works and what dosen't. go to the 'university' link, then leather care.

Hope this helps
K

 

Hey - OCDetails is a very respected member of the Subaru Legacy board (I also have a Legacy GT). He definitely knows his stuff when it comes to detailing and I've been doing it as a hobby forever!

Anyway, I know that our trucks claim "leather seating surfaces", which means the part you touch. The front seat backs and bottoms are leather; the backs and sides are vinyl. I don't know what percentage (if any) of the rear seat is leather vs. vinyl.

 

Nice, i have an 05 LGT limited, today i just took off my coilovers (too harsh for the fine roads up here) and put in Tokico struts with the stock springs, i do have Swift fr & rear sway bars, and i was finally able to put on my summer wheels and tires.
OCD is the mad scientist of detailing and maintainance.
He is always willing to answer questions as well.

K

 

Our apologies for bringing back to life an old thread, but we just had to put our $.02 in on this one.

Typically, we tell our customers just to use a damp and lightly soaped cloth (Ivory, Pear's - any of the low-pH soaps without fragrances) to clean your leather. If you want to use a commercial product, make sure it does not contain silicone . It will ravage your leather interior. Follow up with a light application of a non-abrasive leather conditioner or neatsfoot oil. I've even read about using olive oil (a little goes a long way), but we've never tested this.

Do this every 45 days or so, more often if your interior is subject to extreme temperatures or sunlight.

 

I use Eagle One Nano Protectant.Looks good.