Hey guys welcome back to Detail Garage.
Today I'm going to teach you how to condition your leather and what your leather should look like before you condition it.
So, I'm in this BMW M3.
This seat over here has been prepped.
We cleaned it with Leather Cleaner earlier and this seat is not prepped.
This seat, I don't know if you can see a difference or not, but this seat right here is dry.
It's nice and clean.
This one is ready for Leather Conditioner.
This side over here, the leather is a little darker, it has some body oils in it.
It feels a little greasy when I run my fingers through it.
So this is not ready for leather conditioner.
You need to clean this out because leather is porous.
You need to pull out these oils with Leather Cleaner right before we condition it.
Now using Leather Conditioner is very simple
you add a few drops
of leather conditioner onto a microfiber applicator.
this leather is not perforated so you can go ahead and apply it.
I like running my finger over the microfiber applicator.
That way I don't just glop it on; get nice even coverage.
And you apply.
Have nice even coverage. I'm not blotching it on there.
Just kind of going over it a few times.
You just keep working in the Leather Conditioner.
Throughout the leather seats.
You really want to work it into those pores.
So once you apply the Leather Conditioner,
you typically want to let it soak into the leather a little bit.
Just so you know, the leather surface is porous, now it's absorbing the leather conditioner.
Some people like a nice shiny look to it so they add additional Leather Conditioner or they don't buff off.
Personally, I like my leather looking brand new. I like a very low shine in my leather.
I try to make it as matte as possible.
Afterwards, after I let this soak in a little bit, I'll go over it with a microfiber towel and I buff off any streaking.
Any streaking or Leather Conditioner that's on here.
But usually to apply leather, best thing to do. Is to do your prep work.
If I were to apply Leather Conditioner onto this seat right here
it's gonna be very greasy and not soak into it. It's gonna come off.
So if I were to walk into this car and sit down
and lay down on this, as I'm rubbing in the Leather Conditioner can eventually make its way into my shirt.
That's one thing you don't want to do.
So it's always important to do your prep work.
So Leather Cleaner and Leather Conditioner go hand in hand together.
So now it's time to buff off the excess Leather Conditioner.
Simply grab a microfiber towel.
Start wiping away any streaks.
Any areas where you see excess Leather Conditioner.
Usually looks a little blotchy if not a little streaky.
On leather like this it will look streaky.
If you have perforated leather it might seem a little shinier on certain areas.
There you go.
It's pretty simple to condition your leather but also very important.
On a car like this, this car is over 12 years old, It's important to have your leather conditioned in this car.
It keeps the leather smelling good. It protects it from the sunlight.
It protects it from people from people coming out and sitting on it.
So it protects it from stretching furthermore.
This leather is aged it kinda shows that.
But using Leather Conditioner it actually helps out with the leather and the aging of the leather.
This is the best way to protect your vehicle from time and also from the sun.
And any other outside elements.
Conditioning your leather, I highly recommend doing so.
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