Hi All, I've got three different kinds of leather on the various cars I clean, and I could use a bit of professional advice in caring for them. They are: 1) BMW Merino (brown) which I understand is the top quality, least treated leather the company produces; 2) Lexus semi-aniline (light gray) which seems to have more of a protecting coating than 1) but less than 3); and 3) BMW Dakota (black) which is almost indistinguishable (to me) from vinyl or leatherette with its plasticy-feeling protecting coating. Can you guys recommend product types (if not brands) to clean, condition, and protect each of these three types of leather? Also, how would you go about stain removal from the Merino and semi-aniline leathers? I left out the Dakota since I can't believe ANYTHING could get through that stuff to stain it! Thanks a bunch for any info you can provide.
You can use the same type of leather cleaners/conditioners for all of those. Leatherique Leather Master Chemical Guys Zaino Auto GLYM Zymol All get good reviews, in no particular order. Stain removal would be using a leather cleaner and brush, if it is a specific type of set-in stain, check out Leather Masters, they have strong cleaners, degreasers, and also cleaners for specific stains, like jeans.
