Worn looking leather already?
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Just a friendly generalist piece of advice, based on detailing experience and on simple consumerism and fundamentals of big box retailers. My previous comment applies also applies to Target's, Auto-Zone's, NAPA's, and what have you. Nothing about those retailers is bad, and nothing about those retailers somehow makes the products worse simply because they were sold off of their specific shelves.
However, fundamentally, in this case, the products those stores choose to sell have a calculated cost at which their average customer feels is appropriate for automotive related supplies. Target/Walmart/Etc sells a bottle of Armor All Leather Cleaner for $5, which is full of petroleum-based ingredients and other ingredients cheap to put to market and that sells very well to the weekend-warrior. Easy to get, easy to use, instant gratification, but over time you'll get buildup of the product and a change in finish. Also, you'll likely get deterioration of the surface over time, despite what the label tells you. Also, many of these products actually attract more dirt than nothing at all (think silicone-based tire dressing).
In contrast, Adam's sells their leather cleaner for $25. AMMO's Mousse is $35. A Two-Stage kit of Leatherique is going to be $50. These are professional grade products for pro's and prosumer's that carry a higher standard and are willing to pay for it. They don't sell nearly as well as what you can buy in a Walmart, but they frankly don't try to. You won't have a buildup of product and these are actually protecting your surface with a product that has high-quality ingredients.
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However, fundamentally, in this case, the products those stores choose to sell have a calculated cost at which their average customer feels is appropriate for automotive related supplies. Target/Walmart/Etc sells a bottle of Armor All Leather Cleaner for $5, which is full of petroleum-based ingredients and other ingredients cheap to put to market and that sells very well to the weekend-warrior. Easy to get, easy to use, instant gratification, but over time you'll get buildup of the product and a change in finish. Also, you'll likely get deterioration of the surface over time, despite what the label tells you. Also, many of these products actually attract more dirt than nothing at all (think silicone-based tire dressing).
In contrast, Adam's sells their leather cleaner for $25. AMMO's Mousse is $35. A Two-Stage kit of Leatherique is going to be $50. These are professional grade products for pro's and prosumer's that carry a higher standard and are willing to pay for it. They don't sell nearly as well as what you can buy in a Walmart, but they frankly don't try to. You won't have a buildup of product and these are actually protecting your surface with a product that has high-quality ingredients.
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I have used the armor all leather cleaner for I safely say 5 years, never noticed a build up, never noticed it attracting dirt. Is Adam's better? Possibly but I doubt it is that much different. I am not going to lie and say that I know what "ingredients" they use vs. adams but I have virtually noticed none of what you're mentioning. It seems that to discredit a brand simply because they are sold at a box store is to think that they did not come (at some point) from the Adam's or AMMO's status, meaning not sold at stores. I highly doubt that any of the cleaners are completely different if you get down to the core of it. I am not picking on you but everyone loves the niche cleaner companies and put down the ones that sell to big box stores when in reality they not completely different products.
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My 2015 LTZ has the coco dune interior. In all my cars I'm extremely sensitive to the wear on the side of the left "cheak" side of the seat. I'm consciously cautious when entering and exiting as to not "spin" out of the truck.
That being said, what should I use on that specific area to prevent wear vs reacting to the wear once it arrives?
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That being said, what should I use on that specific area to prevent wear vs reacting to the wear once it arrives?
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