This was my first purchase of a Griot's product so I was skeptical about what this leather treatment would do. It exceeded my expectations in every way. First of all it is highly concentrated so a little goes a long way. In my estimation one bottle will do at least 8 average size car interiors. The key is to get the leather clean before you apply this product; otherwise you will trap dirt and other contamination in the leather. A degrease type solvent is called for and my favorite one is Simple Green. After you clean the leather use a cloth of rub this stuff on and let it sit for 30-60 minutes. Then just wipe any excessive wet areas and the whole seating areas to get rid of the haze. That is all it takes.
NOTE: It will work better with some leather than with others. I used this in a Lexus and Mitsubishi and had different results. In the Lexus it seemed as if 90% of the paste stayed on the surface of the seat. The car still smelled wonderful but this effect did not last and the seats seemed no better or worse than prior to treatment. The Mitsubishi (preforated leather) seats seemed to absorb the paste into them. 90%+ of the stuff went into to leather and made it softer.
It is a hit or miss when it comes to discovering if this will work with your leather so I would suggest buying the smallest size as a tester. The manufacturing of the leather makes the difference here. Some leather is sealed from the factory while other leather is made to breathe. The way the car smells like new leather goods after treating it is outstanding as well.
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I tried it on my Acura TSX seats, it came out great. Especially on one seat, where it had 1 ft round spot of super hardened leather (due to chemicals spill), it took 4-5 applications to soften it, but it worked! There are several things to keep in mind about that product:
1. the smell is strong (for me it was a little disturbing) for the first day (really depends on an inside temperature), after that it will get much weaker and I would say it will become even pleasant (like new leather smell).
2. it works only on leather parts! Nowadays in most of the cars with "leather interior" seats are a made of leather plus vinyl. It will not work on vinyl it has no pores to soak into. For instance on my TSX, the leather pars are only perforated ones (central parts), all the other vinyl.
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My husband loves this product. It's the only one that he uses when detailing leather seats,only praise for this product
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i have used this for years. It used to be available only mail order from the manufacturer, so several of us would get together and order a mix of products. I use this to restore dried leather: slings, saddles, saddlebags, scabbards, knife sheaths. I used this in a museum, on leather from WW1 and the Civil War. It is fabulous. A bottle lasts for years.
Be patient. Rub it it and let it sit for a month and sink in. From then on, you can use the normal Griot's leather care products.
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I am always trying to find the best tools/supplies to keep my cars looking great. I met a guy who details cars for a profession and he told me that the current leather conditioner I was using was not the best and suggested Griots Leather Rejuvenator. As soon as I came home, I investigated it and similar products to see what others thought and decided to give it a try.
It arrived last night (Amazon Prime is great :) and I tried it on one seat. Then this morning I used it on the entire interior. I don't notice a difference and asked a friend to see if he could tell any difference between the seats and he could not. He does say my car looks beautiful :). I conditioned the leather in two cars today following the process described below and both look great.
Process:
-Used a blower to blow out any dust/dirt in the car
-Thoroughly cleaned all leather with Simple Green using a cloth rag
-Applied the leather rejuvenator with another clean cloth I didn't use the Griot blue sponge. I tried to be sure not to apply it too thick
-Waited for an hour
-Used a new clean cloth to wipe the interior. I ended up using several cloths because I there was residue on my hand and I wanted to be sure there was none remaining on the seats or interior.
(I paid $15 for an 8oz bottle. and it looks like I used about 1/8th of the bottle.)
Results:
Appearance Interior looks fantastic and clean, not shiny
Feel great and clean not greasy or sticky
Smell I can't say this has a 'new car' smell but it's not bad and doesn't smell like chemicals
This car is 21 months old at the time of the video.
