Griot's Garage 11142 Leather Care 16oz

Great product. Easy to apply and buff off. Don't know about claim of duration. Will have to wait and see.

Now that Lexol leather conditioner has been reformulated for the worse, this Griot’s Garage leather care is a good replacement. One of my cars is 30 years old and has semi-aniline ‘Nappa’ leather seats, the other is much newer and has the coated ‘Dakota’ leather common today. On Nappa leather, this product is absorbed well, keeps the leather pliable and soft, and with a gentle buffing, just moderately shiny. On coated Dakota leather, like any other leather care product, it isn’t really absorbed but does clean the surface coating and gives it a nice sheen. Used sparingly and buffed after drying, it doesn’t leave a sticky residue and will not leave your seats slick or slippery either. Quite a number of reviews here bemoan an unpleasant ‘chemical smell’, while an equal number say this product smells great. I’m with the ‘smells great’ crowd; but this is a highly subjective judgment. Some people love the taste of cilantro; some people loathe it. You’ll need to make up your own mind; but to me, this has the aroma of new leather. At under ten bucks for a 16 ounce container, it’s a bargain. This is easily enough to keep the seats on a pair of 2-door coupes nicely conditioned for a year.

Wow this stuff really works. I bought a used leather recliner and the previous owner Febrezed the hell out of it. The Griots restored the leather smell and softened up the leather. A little goes a long way too. I still have a lot left.

Firstly, everything Griots makes is of the highest quality and will keep your entire car protected and looking its best for decades!! I purchased a Toyota in year 2000 and started using Griots Leather Care on the seats when the car was about 3 years old. I applied about 3 to 4 times each year. Toyota leather is decent but it's definitely not top quality like some of the more expensive, thicker Nappa leathers. The leather in my truck would have cracked and showed wear especially on the left side of the drivers seat as that's exposed to the most wear-and-tear from each entry and exit. I sold the car last year after 21 years and the buyer couldn't stop commenting on the condition of the interior. And over the years friends would often comment that my truck's interior was showing no sign of aging even as it was getting up in the years. The truck had 210k miles when I sold so it was used a lot. And we lived in New England so the car was exposed to hot summers and freezing winters. Use this product regularly on your car seats and definitely on the steering wheel too and you'll be very happy.

My favourite leather care product,