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How to protect the leather seats from the sun?

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Old 05-22-2004, 06:26 AM
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Default How to protect the leather seats from the sun?

I use 303 on my dash and the other plastic (vinyl, whatever it is) components. I have been using some leather cleaner and conditioner on my seats. Now that the weather is nice, and the top is down, should I be putting something on the seats to keep them from fading, or is the conditioner enough (I don't believe it has UV protectant in it).

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for leather, you need two products- one to clean with and one to preserve with- more info:

my fav leather products are the townsend products:

http://www.townsendleather.com/products.asp

good leather tips:http://www.townsendleather.com/leather-car...e-cleaning.html

my second fav are the lexol products.

http://www.lexol.com/docs.html

and a great summary of interior detailing from our friend and member autopia:
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-cockpit.html
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The finish on your leather seats consists of a pigment in a binder, rather than a dye, pigments are much less apt to fading than dyes are. High end furniture sometimes does not have the finish on the surface and thus fades much more quickly. If you park for a long time in the sun, put the top up and you should be fine for many years to come...That is if you listen to Wanabe as well and use the correct products.
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i like the meguiars leather cleanor and conditioner. it worked very well imo. i also use the meguiars vinyl cleaner for my dash, also very good.
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