So, anyone else experience this? Never had this on other cars, but they were gray leather. I was also wondering if it may have something to do with the "special interior protection" crap the dealer put on??
Ideas? Thanks.
Hate to tell you this, but usually the "special interior protection" that dealers apply to the interior is nothing more than a leather conditioner/scotchguard type of application. The same goes for the "paint sealant" on the outside of the vehicle that they try to make you purchase for a few hundred bucks... nothing more than sealant wax. That's how they (idhitit) you over in the wallet when you buy your vehicle.
They probably use quality stuff, but most applications only last at most, about 3 months or less (depending on how quickly/often the material becomes soiled). Like another member mentioned in a previous post, Lexol leather products are highly regarded in the automotive world; especially by car enthusiasts who enter their rides into car shows.
I purchased a interior-care kit that included 4 different Lexol products. One is a leather wash that really gets the dirt and crud out of the leather crevices (as well as the seams); the second solution is a conditioner/sealant that helps keep the leather soft and resistant to cracking; I haven't used the third product yet, which is Neatsfoot. It's the same type of stuff people apply to leather products when they first condition them (like baseball gloves), and they keep using it to maintain the condition of the leather. I think that the Lexol Neatsfoot spray also acts like a Scotchguard application, where it helps to repel liquids and other "crap." I'll be using Neatsfoot to maintain the leather inbetween washings, because scrubbing the leather is a pain in the @ss. The final Lexol spray that came in the kit was all-in-one dressing that you could apply to vinyl, plastic, metal, etc. It gives a nice satin-like shine, and also makes the piano black plastic trim shine like black chrome when you wipe it off.
I've used Lexol products in my CX-9, and I highly recommend them. Be prepared to pay the price though; it's not the cheap stuff that you'd find at your local autoshop or department store. I purchased my kit here:
http://www.autogeek.net/lexoltotalkit.html
I also recommend getting a big bone-sponge to lather the seats with the leather cleaner, and a leather/vinyl scrub brush to get into the crevices after you've built a thick lather with the sponge. They also sell those items on that website. Save the applicators that come with the kit for applying the other Lexol products.
Hope this little bit of info helps out... good luck.