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I've found Sonus Motor Kote to be a great dressing after a serious under the hood detail job. It does out let off an odor when the engine gets hot for a few operating cycles.

You might want to try Leather Honey. I've found that it rehydrates and "heals" old, dried out, leather. I cleaned with Lexol Cleaner, applied leather stain (like shoe polish) and used the Leather Honey as directed. Changed my 24 year old Corvette seats to like brand new.

Awesome information! Thanks!

Great write-up! What do you think of the edge "finishing" on the towels? I have tended to stay away from MF towels with stitched edges due to the perceived potential of scratches. Am I being concerned about something that is not a factor? Thanks!

The Gummi Pflege is great stuff. Really seems to protect newer weather stripping and brings older stuff back to life.

You can try to call the Culligan man. They have replaceable RO canisters that you can rent and change out when they need to be recharged. I don't know the exact cost but I know we found this to be a relatively low cost alternative for rinse water at my employer.

Sonus Motor Kote will keep it looking nice for a long time. Very easy to use and you get a beautiful matte gloss finish on everything under the hood.

gummi pfledge!!!

Gummi Pfledge is an effective maintenance material. I apply it 3-4 times per year. Works great!

I discovered Leather honey as a great conditioner for older, dried out, leather. Used it on the seats of my 1994 Corvette and it soaked in and really seemed to bring the leather back to a fresher, newer appearance.

I use Lexol Leather Cleaner and Lexol Leather Conditioner. I think you want to use something specifically designed for leather to keep it from drying out and cracking.

Scratches in powder coating can be addressed with wet sanding/compounding. Start off as least aggressively as you possibly can. Deep scratches can be tough to get to.

Orange peel in powder coating can be reduced/improved with wet sanding and compounding. It would be complicated by non-flat surfaces of a wheel, however.

Great write-up! Thank you!

I have some experience with powder coating. I would guess that the clear coating is a matte gloss level.