Welcome back to the Detail Garage.
In this video, we're going to show you guys how to go ahead and properly clean and condition
the interior leather on your vehicle.
As you guys can see, we have a beautiful Bentley with black leather and it also has some diamond
stitching right in the middle.
Unfortunately, on this Bentley, the convertible top does not work so we do have some imperfections
into the leather, such as cracking and some wrinkling, as well as some staining and some
dirt into it.
In this video, we are going to show you guys how to properly clean it without damaging
it and putting any scuff marks down the line.
We're going to be using our leather cleaner, which is going to help us clean the leather,
agitate it- lifting up any type of dirt and oils that we have in the leather, giving up
a nice, soft finish and not just that, it's also going to start reviving the look of the
leather.
As well, we'll be using our leather brush, which is a very soft horsehair brush, which
is going to be very soft to go ahead and scrub it, yet kind of rough to go ahead and start
agitating the leather without causing any damage.
At the end of that, we are going ahead and condition it, which is going to be our leather
conditioner to add a little bit of glossiness to our leather and not just that, we're also
going to protect it and give it some moisturization since it's been quite a long time since this
leather got actually treated.
Our first step is going to consist of actually grabbing our leather brush and our leather
cleaner, generally agitating it.
You don't want to spray it directly onto the surface.
The reason you don't want to spray it directly onto the surface is because some leathers
are just dyed or they're not protected and as you go ahead and spray any product onto
the surface, you could actually leave a stain or a mark.
So what we're going to go ahead and do is just gently spray some of the product into
my brush and you, like I said, have different types of scenarios here.
You have diamond plate stitching and you have your regular, soft leather.
In this occasion, since you also have perforated leather but it is not fully perforated, it
is perfectly fine for us to go ahead and tackle down this leather the proper way without causing
any damage or staining into the stitching.
Very gently, like I said, we're going to spread some leather cleaner into our brush.
So softly we're going to start massaging it in.
And you guys can see that our cleaner is already foaming, cleaning the leather without causing
any damage.
We're going to use a little bit more product and we are going to keep on going.
Remember that leather is also porous, so you want to go ahead and agitate it in circular
motions so you can go ahead and get in between all crevices and all the pores of the leather,
so we can make sure we can remove all types of dirt and all types of grain from all types
of angles.
Let's not forget to always go ahead and clean in between all the crevices as well.
Just like so.
So now, what we are going ahead and do is grab our microfiber towel, which on this occasion,
I chose to use the yellow workhorse towel to make sure what kind of dirt and what kinds
of body oils that we are actually pulling away from this leather.
Very gently we're wiping it away and we're not putting any pressure into our leather
or we're not scuffing it by scrubbing it too hard.
Just gently wiping it away, since our cleaner already did the job by starting loosening up
any debris, any dirt, and any body oils away from the leather.
Very easy.
And as you guys can see, here's the dirt and all of the body oils that we have in it, and
not just that, our leather feels a lot softer and it looks a lot cleaner as well.
We're going to keep proceeding on cleaning up the rest of our leather and our front seat.
We also want to go ahead and keep focus on what is going to be this small crevice here.
For the most part, a lot of people do not pay attention to this part of the vehicle.
Why?
Because it's where your legs actually rest as you ride in the vehicle.
But, at the same time, we eat in the vehicle when we ride in our vehicle.
We are going to have some type of dirt, some type of grime, maybe some food in between
these crevices, so we want to make sure to clean out all of the seat to make sure we
clean it properly and condition it the correct way.
Keep in mind we do not want to scrub very hard.
Just gently agitating our leather, that's going to start, like I said, loosening up
any dirt, any body oils, and any debris we have embedded into our leather without causing
any damage.
Just very simply and very gently, we're making this leather look fantastic.
We're going to come back to our microfiber towel and gently wipe away.
And remember, it's just a very soft wipe.
Just like so.
And as you guys can see, those are the marks, or if I should say, the dirt and body oils
that were embedded into this leather.
If you guys can see, our leather looks more revived, nonetheless, it looks a lot softer
and clean as well.
Our next step is going to consist of grabbing our leather conditioner, which is also going
ahead and help us condition, give a little shine, but not just that, moisturize the leather,
which is going to prevent it from cracking, from getting more of the wrinkles, or preventing
it from going stiff because we never conditioned it.
In this location, since, like I mentioned, we do have different scenarios, different
types of material- you do you have your full leather, your soft, nice leather, and you
have perforated leather, as well as some stitching.
What you want to go ahead and do is you want to prevent from going straight with your conditioner
into the perforated side.
Why?
Because if you have a perforated area, you're going to clog up those pores and those heaters
are not going to work properly.
So, you're going to have to come back with like a toothpick or another tool to make sure
that you unclog those pores and it's going to take a lot more work.
The way that I like to go ahead and attack this type of leather, we also have to keep
in mind that we have colored stitching on the side.
We do not want to go ahead and stain that type of stitching because it is going to be
a lot harder for us to clean it down the line and we don't want to, like I said, scrub it
too hard with any type of abrasive brush or soap that will leave some type of marring
or some type of damage into the leather.
Very gently, agitating my leather conditioner, I'm only going to do about three to four dots.
I like to spread it out throughout my applicator because you don't want to spread it directly.
I did about three to four dots and they were a little bit bigger than the usual.
But the way that I like to do it, I like to massage my leather conditioner into my applicator
so it doesn't become caked on into the surface and it doesn't look brushed into some certain
areas and we're going to have a nice finish and a nice even application.
On this occasion, I would like to go ahead and start off on the smooth side of the leather,
working my way into the stitching, into the perforated area for the same reason.
Like I said, I do not want to go ahead and clog up those pores or stain any stitching,
just like in any other vehicle or any different kind of leather we have in any type of vehicle
that is going to cause any trouble.
Very gently just massaging it in, I'm rubbing it back and forth, and as you guys can see,
our leather is getting some nice shine, moisturization, and nonetheless, it's also getting protected.
Now, I can safely come into my perforated and stitched area and very gently apply my
application of conditioner.
You also want to keep in mind that the leather conditioner will not be oily and will not
be greasy whenever you apply it into the surface.
It will actually be dry to the touch, without having the greasy feeling, or the oily finish
into the leather.
We're gong to add just a little bit more.
Just three dots and the same way, I want to make sure I work it into my microfiber applicator.
Starting off on the smooth area, working it into the suspicious compartments that we actually
kind of just neglect and never pay attention to.
And the proper way you want to go ahead and take care of your leather: if your vehicle
is fairly brand new, or your vehicle has never been treated, the proper way and the correct
time for you to go ahead and protect the leather is when your car is fairly brand new.
The reason why you want to go ahead and protect it is like I said, to prevent any cracks and
wrinkles into the leather.
Not only that, you actually prolong the look of the leather and you're maintaining it from
getting cracked or any damages down the line because of the sun rays, the UV blocking has
never been cleaned, whatever.
You have kids maybe in the vehicle, and if it doesn't get cleaned off, that's when you
start getting tearing throughout the whole vehicle.
And same thing, once we go ahead and touch our leather, it's dry to the touch and it's
not oily.
As you guys can see, right in the back section here, it actually ready absorbed the conditioner,
it's actually moisturizing it, and it's actually protecting it at the same time, not giving
it glossy finish and not giving it an very oily finish as well.
Simple.
We're go ahead and keep cleaning the full vehicle, dashboard if it's leather based,
our steering wheel we can also go head and clean it and condition it.
But let's not forget that we want to go ahead and clean it the proper way and also condition
it right after that because if we do not condition it, there could be consequences down the line
and it starts cracking, or some wrinkling into the leather.
My name is Hector, this video was just to pretty much teach you guys how to clean, maintain,
and protect your leather.
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Let us know what kind of videos you guys like to see in the near future and like I said,
the proper way to go ahead and clean the leather is by using a leather brush, our leather cleaner,
and our leather conditioner to make sure that we condition and moisturize our leather and
prevent it from any future damages.
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