Leather Seat Care Products

[Rinconmike]

I have around 2,100 miles on my 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate.  I already have a little wear on my driver seat.  What products, if any, are recommended to use on the leather to treat it?

 

I never used any on my 2018 Yukon Denali with beige seats and there was signs of wear after 5.5 years, but i do not recall seeing anything this quick.

 

thanks,

 

Mike

 

[reeseb]

Is the wear on the seat edge by the door? If so, using the step to get out of the truck will help immensely.

[BigMick2023]

I use Mequirs Leather cleaner/conditioner.....but the post on getting out of your seat is spot on, use the steps to lift your weight first then get out. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R7S13T4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

[Rinconmike]

Thanks.  Most the times i use the step, but sometimes I do not.  I will make it a point to use it.  I am looking at the Adams leather cleaner and conditioner.

[Bamacommander]

Are these seats leather? I have a Denali and my seats feel like they are some type of vinyl. If so, is a leather conditioner needed?

Edited May 22, 2023 by Bamacommander

[jlong1984]

1 hour ago, Bamacommander said:

Are these seats leather? I have a Denali and my seats feel like they are some type of vinyl. If so, is a leather conditioner needed?

On Denali, High Country, and AT4X, the seats are real leather. The rest aren't.  

[Chevrolet1]

On 5/21/2023 at 6:45 PM, BigMick2023 said:

I use Mequirs Leather cleaner/conditioner.....but the post on getting out of your seat is spot on, use the steps to lift your weight first then get out. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R7S13T4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

I use Meguiars leather conditioner as well, and have for years. Also, agree with both prior posts on lifting yourself out instead of dragging yourself across the seat. Makes a big difference.

[repairman54]

You wax the paint to protect it, use conditioner on the leather seats to protect them and moisturize them. Think about how much that leather is baking inside on a sunny summer day. 

 

[Grumpy Bear]

Lexol is what I use. Cleaner and conditioner. I also cover the seats for day-to-day use. Especially the entry edge. 

[RedLT]

Agreed, foot on steps lift to get out. I regularly preach to the wife "don't you slide off the seat to get out". I also have ColourLock leather coating and use Adam's Total Interior for weekly maintenance.

[Jus Cruisin]

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Another bot. This one is pretty dumb. 

[BIGDOGx]

On 5/22/2023 at 2:15 PM, jlong1984 said:

On Denali, High Country, and AT4X, the seats are real leather. The rest aren't.  

Only the seat front surface i believe, all gm seats are fake on the sides and back unless they changed it and what GM changes have been to improve quality anytime in the last 3 decades lol, yeah that doesn't happen today so i doubt they are complete leather all the way around today.

[CASEY7777]

I have used Gyeon Q2 leather shield. It is a ceramic coating made for leather.

[rrmccabe]

On 5/22/2023 at 1:15 PM, jlong1984 said:

On Denali, High Country, and AT4X, the seats are real leather. The rest aren't.  

Is that something new?  Because I did not think there was any real leather anymore.  My 2017 High Country was certainly not real leather unless you consider ground up leather  processed into some sort of material leather.  My new 2024 "Leather" LTZ is fake as well.

[asilverblazer]

3 hours ago, rrmccabe said:

Is that something new?  Because I did not think there was any real leather anymore.  My 2017 High Country was certainly not real leather unless you consider ground up leather  processed into some sort of material leather.  My new 2024 "Leather" LTZ is fake as well.

Bonded leather I think is what it would technically be called. At gm the "bonded" part is silent. What can they get away with advertising as leather vs. what we expect when they sell us leather vs what is real leather anyways... Real leather, a tanned piece of hide that has been dyed and skived to a uniform thickness; is NOT what is in any truck. Leather remnants scraps and trimmings that are shredded to uniform consistency then glued back into a sheet with a pattern pressed into them is the leather they are using. The 'particle board' of the leather world. Particle board is still wood after all.