amanda Posted August 20, 2003 Posted August 20, 2003 i recently gave the car a thorough interior cleaning and used some cocoa butter mixture to clean the leather. it wasn't a special product made for car upholstery care but a cocoa butter enriched moiturizing oil -- ack! actually, it did a nice job and the steering wheel really drank it up. but i read today in the manual that oil stains can cause mold to grow on the leather surface. you can't even tell i've run the upholstery with oil at this point. i wiped off any excess and the leather seemed to appreciate it. am i being too liberal with my car care? thank you.
SKperformance Posted August 21, 2003 Posted August 21, 2003 did you get the idea from the other thread for leather care i use it like i am buttering pancakes real thick and let the sun bake 'em everyone else seems to like the crazy idea i had also
H8R Proof Posted August 21, 2003 Posted August 21, 2003 i use it like i am buttering pancakes SK you crack me up with your food analogies
H8R Proof Posted August 21, 2003 Posted August 21, 2003 Amanda I think you should have used Cocoa Butter cream (comes in a tub, like Palmer's for example) and not the OIL. Personally the cocoa butter smell was a bit much for me, but on the few parts that I tested it out with - they did come out great :) However this weekend I'm going to try the Woolite solution :D
amanda Posted August 21, 2003 Author Posted August 21, 2003 actually, it never even occured to me to use real cocoa butter. i just happened to have cocoa butter oil sitting in my medicine cabinet. in fact, i use it to clean/condition a leather loveseat too. i just figured leather needs to be oiled so it doesn't dry out and crack and body oil should suffice. after all, what is leather but a cured cow body covering (the poor cow -- i do love a good steak but i haven't eaten any meat other than fish in years). anyway, why is the oil harmful to the leather but not the cocoa butter? i am willing to go out and get a tub (this oil is by palmer too), but it sounds like it will be more work than rubbing on/off the oil. i've gotta tell you, i've used that body oil (or even just plain mineral oil -- but never edible oils as they break down and go rancid) trick for many years for all types of leather (address books, wallets, gloves...). it's never resulted in mold growth. plus, there's no odor to speak of, really. and if you have greasy finger marks, i don't think a mild woolite solution is going to work too well.
H8R Proof Posted August 22, 2003 Posted August 22, 2003 plus, there's no odor to speak of, really. To me there was an odor - not a distasteful one, but still that buttery, cocoa smell (predictably) and it was just a little much for me (that's just me). Yes, the cocoa butter in the tub might result in a little more work than the oil, but I'm sure the end result will be worth it, don't you think? Maybe SKPERFORMANCE will chime in on this post - I do believe the cocoa butter idea was his originally. :) Or you can do a search. and if you have greasy finger marks, i don't think a mild woolite solution is going to work too well. Greasy finger marks?! From what - food? LOL - I don't let people eat in my car ;) Apparently the Woolite solution is an old-standby that's worked very well for people for quite some time. I plan on trying it this weekend.
amanda Posted August 22, 2003 Author Posted August 22, 2003 when you use the oil, there's really no smell. i wasn't even aware that cocoa butter had a chocolatey scent. but then, i've had this oil for so long, maybe its fragrance has just dissipated.
SKperformance Posted August 22, 2003 Posted August 22, 2003 too me the co coa butter smells like fresh baked cookies i like it and it is a bit storng for a day but with the amount i use i am not suprised the oil sounds like it would work amazing as it can soak in real good but i think it may start to remove some of the colour pigments as the seats are more of a painted on dye rather than a softer leather dye which can cause the paint to loosen off the leather which is why lexus seats are so hard
amanda Posted August 22, 2003 Author Posted August 22, 2003 too me the co coa butter smells like fresh baked cookiesi like it and it is a bit storng for a day but with the amount i use i am not suprised the oil sounds like it would work amazing as it can soak in real good but i think it may start to remove some of the colour pigments as the seats are more of a painted on dye rather than a softer leather dye which can cause the paint to loosen off the leather which is why lexus seats are so hard hey, you and i have the same birthday! and the lexus seats are hard! but i figured that had something to do with some safety feature or something. that's suprising to me that the oil could loosen the paint but the butter won't. why is that? also, i think i read some post somewhere by you that describes how to remove foglights. mine's a 2000, but maybe you could help anyway. right after "remove arch liner," i get totally lost.
H8R Proof Posted August 22, 2003 Posted August 22, 2003 too me the cocoa butter smells like fresh baked cookiesi like it SK! There you go again with your food analogies!
SKperformance Posted August 22, 2003 Posted August 22, 2003 october 14 th 75 welcome fellow libra the oil might loosen the paint if it is cracked already and it would just soften up the leather that is holding the paint causing it to fall off if cracked already not sure on the fog ligths on the 2000 ask mcv 20 he plays with his alot hey it does smell like cookies doesn't it besides look at the pic of me in the gallery i am the slightly overweight guy what do you expect me to say it smells like coolant lmao
ticman Posted August 22, 2003 Posted August 22, 2003 The woolite solution is a great general cleaner. I mixed up a batch and put it in a spray bottle. Great stuff and easy to use
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