Best way to protect and condition new leather furniture?

[BigDaddy]

We just received our new leather living room set today, couch, loveseat, chair, and ottoman. The color is Butter (so the wife says, I say it’s yellow).



The furniture store wanted $380. 00 to condition the set No Thank You



I was heading to go to the auto parts store to get some leather conditioner, but thought I would ask first.



So what should I use and where do I get it?

 

[EMDDIESEL]

I use Lexol on everything leather. From jackets, Horse saddles, my truck seats, whatever. It works great, just DONT use it on suede. They seel it in Tack shops and big hardware stores usually. Some auto parts stores. Give it a try.

 

[BigDaddy]

EMDDIESEL,



Will Lexol effect the color at all? I know I have used some leather conditioners on Boots and Ball Gloves and it will darken the leather.



Do you know of a place around our area to get it? It seems Hardware Stores are becoming a thing of the past and Home Depots are in every town.



Joe

 

[fest3er]

Originally posted by BigDaddy

Will Lexol effect the color at all? I know I have used some leather conditioners on Boots and Ball Gloves and it will darken the leather.

Lexol *may* darken some leather, but I can't recall it darkening any of my leather goods. I've used it on my Tony Lama muleskin and elephant skin boots, dress shoes, Dodge leather and motorcycle jackets with no problems. The elephant skin boots are now 15 years old and are almost as good as new, even though I've hiked through snow, salt, rock, gravel and mud with them.



The trick to using Lexol properly is:

• Use the Lexol detergent cleaner with water. Scrub with a brush to remove dirt and oils (you do need to use care in selecting a brush and how hard you scrub). Rinse with plenty of water. I've never hurt leather by using lots of water - I used to scrub the boots and run water over them to rinse!
  
• Use a towel to remove surface water from the leather. Then apply the Lexol conditioner while the leather is wet. As the water evaporates, the leather will suck the conditioner into itself. You will need to wait at least half a day for the conditioner to dry before you can finish the job, but it will be wortht he wait.
  

Do test on a hidden spot of leather for bad effects. Perhaps the shop will supply a piece of finished leather to test on. I *have* found that the Lexol cleaner can be a tad weak when it comes to old, dried surface oils, such as that found in my truck. I used Tuff Stuff to clean the leather, then washed and conditioned with Lexol. Also, my dealer gave me a Dodge cleaner kit when I bought the truck. The bottle of conditioner included is good stuff. Once the Lexol was dry and I could polish it, I wiped Dodge's conditioner over everything. It gave everything a new-like sheen and not too slippery surface. And after it dried, it imparted a bit of that new-car smell, which is starting to fade after 90K miles.



You can purchase Lexol from Geno's Garage, if you can't find it anywhere else. Just about any top-quality shoe/boot store will have Lexol. Some hardware stores may carry it. For that matter, the shop you bought the furniture from should have Lexol.



Good luck!

Fest3er

 

[EMDDIESEL]

Ditto on what Fester said. I have not had problems with darkening.

 

[Archive]

Yup... Lexol is some good stuff...

 

[BigDaddy]

Lexol

Lexol gets 3 for 3



I will give it a try. Thanks for the responses