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Offline HD

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I have a question.... My truck seats are light tan natural leather. What do I put on them to keep them looking good? Same stuff I put on boots? Mink oil?

This is my first vehicle with real leather seats, any help would be appreciated!

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I have a question.... My truck seats are light tan natural leather. What do I put on them to keep them looking good? Same stuff I put on boots? Mink oil?

This is my first vehicle with real leather seats, any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
HD
There are wipes you can get at Walmart or Kmart that you can use for cleaning, I would stay away from going to overboard on liquid cleaner as the seats become slippery. Not much of a factor till you start sliding around on them when driving or trying to use the brakes. Even with the dogs and grand kids the wipes do a pretty good job of keeping the seats clean on my Tahoe
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The front buckets are lighter in color than the back ones.
Like they are sun bleached, kinda look like a worn wallet.

Will these wipes put the color back? And what's the name of these wipes?
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The front buckets are lighter in color than the back ones.
Like they are sun bleached, kinda look like a worn wallet.

Will these wipes put the color back? And what's the name of these wipes?
Nope on the color, that is the leather aging and the sun and your backside working them. The wipes are just called Leather Wipes can get them same aisle where they would sell the car waxing products. I am guessing here you got a new truck? What did ya pickup?
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I got a crew cab King Ranch.
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I got a crew cab King Ranch.
there ya go, now you got something big enough you can sleep in when you go goose hunting  :Hunter:
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 Here is what i use.
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I have a question.... My truck seats are light tan natural leather. What do I put on them to keep them looking good? Same stuff I put on boots? Mink oil?

This is my first vehicle with real leather seats, any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
HD
So my question back Hunter is are you going to use the seats for function like riding on them or are they for some kind of fashion show? And now that I am noticing a change in the perception I had of you are you starting to look in the mirror before you go out hunting?
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I have a question.... My truck seats are light tan natural leather. What do I put on them to keep them looking good? Same stuff I put on boots? Mink oil?

This is my first vehicle with real leather seats, any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
HD
So my question back Hunter is are you going to use the seats for function like riding on them or are they for some kind of fashion show? And now that I am noticing a change in the perception I had of you are you starting to look in the mirror before you go out hunting?


Nope Kenny, noth'in like that....I'm hop'in this here is the last truck I will buy and lasts till I croak. Just wanna keep it in as good a shape I can till that happens.
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I have always used Lexol leather conditioner.  Same stuff my daughter uses on her horse saddles and leather gear.  I also use it on my motorcycle jacket with great results.

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a good old fashioned butt buffing is all I ever did 200k on that truck
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I have a question.... My truck seats are light tan natural leather. What do I put on them to keep them looking good? Same stuff I put on boots? Mink oil?

This is my first vehicle with real leather seats, any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
HD
So my question back Hunter is are you going to use the seats for function like riding on them or are they for some kind of fashion show? And now that I am noticing a change in the perception I had of you are you starting to look in the mirror before you go out hunting?


Nope Kenny, noth'in like that....I'm hop'in this here is the last truck I will buy and lasts till I croak. Just wanna keep it in as good a shape I can till that happens.

No way a Ford is going to last fifty years.   :whistling:
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I have a question.... My truck seats are light tan natural leather. What do I put on them to keep them looking good? Same stuff I put on boots? Mink oil?

This is my first vehicle with real leather seats, any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
HD

Well Your all wrong  ;D  the best thing to keep a leather seat looking good is to put a seat cover on it
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I have a question.... My truck seats are light tan natural leather. What do I put on them to keep them looking good? Same stuff I put on boots? Mink oil?

This is my first vehicle with real leather seats, any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
HD
So my question back Hunter is are you going to use the seats for function like riding on them or are they for some kind of fashion show? And now that I am noticing a change in the perception I had of you are you starting to look in the mirror before you go out hunting?


Nope Kenny, noth'in like that....I'm hop'in this here is the last truck I will buy and lasts till I croak. Just wanna keep it in as good a shape I can till that happens.

No way a Ford is going to last fifty years.   :whistling:

I'm sure not gonna last 50  :censored: years.......
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I have a question.... My truck seats are light tan natural leather. What do I put on them to keep them looking good? Same stuff I put on boots? Mink oil?

This is my first vehicle with real leather seats, any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
HD

Well Your all wrong  ;D  the best thing to keep a leather seat looking good is to put a seat cover on it
Why buy leather if you are going to cover it up? but that is a valid way to keep it nice if you plan on selling the truck down the road... But you have to remember this is HD it will be his grand kids farm truck by the time he is ready to let it go..   :whistling:
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The leather the big three cover the seat cushions with is about as thick as a possum belly. It is a great improvement over cloth but it will split or crack way before you wear out a belt. I cannot honestly recommend any of the products available because whenever I use a cleaner or something like armor all  I feel unsafe because in a sharp turn or evasive maneuver you slide across the seat and it throws me off my game. The best advice I can give you is double check your back pockets for pens, pencils or screwdrivers before you hop in. Enjoy the Comfort of leather seats I am happy you got em.  Rich Corinthian leather... aaahhhh.
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