Re: leather conditioner

[Chuck S.]

Interesting...I hadn't noticed this characteristic of Lexol down here in the desert where the sun and low humidity cooks the juice out of anything organic. Maybe you applied too much of it; once leather stops absorbing any leather conditioner, it's a waste, and an inconvenience to deal with the excess.

I had no problem with Lexol, but I'm using Connolly's Hide Care presently. The problem with any leather conditioner is it will be years before you realize you made a bad decision. Since Connolly's has been around since 1878, and are a supplier of premium leathers, I thought they might know something about what works best. Of course, no one was worried about fogging up the conveyances when this stuff was invented, but I haven't had any problems of that nature anyway.

Connolly's describes Hide Care as "Lanolin waxy cream containing white spirit...", and instructs the user to keep the lid tightly closed. I interpret the "white spirit" as being a petroleum distallate. The heat down here is condusive to quick absorption of the Hide Care...cool temperatures will leave unabsorbed traces on the surface and ugly deposits in leather perforations.

[Richard M.]

Re: leather conditioner

For over 15 years we have been using Gliptone "Liquid Leather" cleaner & conditioner products on our 72 E-Type. www.gliptone.com We installed a new interior in 1992 and to this day it appears and "smells" new every time we open the door. We've clocked about 25k miles on it since. The interior is black with perforated seat & seat backs and never had a residue build-up. I'm not saying it's the best product, but we have been very happy with it. Last year we did extremely well on the JCNA concours judging circuit(2nd place SE region) and the interior judges were very impressed with the interior. They thought it was recently restored. We did'nt tell them it was 15 years old!

Rich

[Bob D.]

Re: leather conditioner

I have used Connolly's for years. First heard of it when I was stationed in England in the '70s. I used it on the cardboard stiff leather seats on a 1946 Rover that I bought. Just one application turned the seats glove soft again. When I sold the Rover in 2000 the seats were still soft. It is the only leather care product I have used for over 30 years. Great stuff.