3-in-1 Leather Products?

bluegrass said:
I'm not a pro. Just a DIY guy taking care of my two daily drivers.
I'm particular about my cars, so the interior/leather never really gets all that dirty.

Given this, is there ONE product you would recommend to care for the leather?
Or would I be better off with two products.
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Griots Leather Care Spray HANDS DOWN
 
I used it yesterday for the 1st time in a while... The scent isn’t actually that bad to be anymore. Maybe it’s grown on me. Lol.

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Blackfire Leather Complete OR Griots Leather Care Spray
 
acuRAS82 said:
Willbean, I’m sorry for the confusion. I use dedicated cleaner such as WG Leather Cleaner, then I use one of the 3 protections (WG, PBL or Mckees coating), or 1 of the 2 conditioners topped with the coating. I have 3 cars so I swap around which gets what of the 3 protection choices.....

I first tried conditioner + coating last year on my X5, using WG Conditioner followed by a Mckees Coating. I wanted to moisturize prior to coating and figured I would observe if I thought the coating failed. My observation is that the coating lasted just fine over the dedicated conditioner, best I can tell. So I will probably use a two step process for expensive leather in the future: one of the conditioners followed by coating since it seems like it works.

I don’t see any purpose in combining WG conditioner with PBL Balm. And I like the Balm better too which is why I haven’t topped with the coating.
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Thanks for the clarification Acura. I think that we're in agreement...PBL Balm is the best for us.
 
PBL Balm is very expensive. It looks like a jar of car wax. Isn't this harder to use than sprays? Aren't most of us using these products on plastic coated leather? Sounds like a job for 303.
 
Bumping this up. I’m looking at the blackfire leather complete mainly for my Jeep. I have heritage tan leather (love it) and want something with uv protection. Does the Blackfire provide uv protection? The description only states it leaves a protection, doesn’t clarify if that means uv.
 
I ended up ordering it anyway, looks like a great product and I’m out of Lexol. Figure drop it down to one bottle for leather.


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dcjredline said:
Griots Leather Care Spray HANDS DOWN
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I wanted to thank everyone who recommended Griot's Leather Care Spray.

It was inexpensive, easy to use, effective and the results (and smell) were fantastic.
Most importantly for a DIYer, it didn't require multiple products to achieve solid results.

The leathers in modern mainstream cars are highly processed and coated. Unless you have a higher end vehicle with 'real' leather, I'm not sure why you would need anything other than this.
 
In general, a separate cleaner and condition would be more effective than a AIO or 3 in 1 product. There's also probably less chance of separation over time with dedicated products.
 
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