Why conflicting detailing advice?

[Bogie]

I've checks the forums, googled detailing, and have read the recommendations in the owner's manual. When it comes to vinyl and leather interiors, the "experts" are all over the map, providing conflicting advice. Hell, the owner's manual recommends avoiding any conditioning at all!

You would think in this day and age we could obtain some consistent and objective feedback on the proper way to care for his stuff. It ain't hard to objectively establish the effectiveness of these products.

[SkyMan 08]

Originally Posted by Bogie

I've checks the forums, googled detailing, and have read the recommendations in the owner's manual. When it comes to vinyl and leather interiors, the "experts" are all over the map, providing conflicting advice. Hell, the owner's manual recommends avoiding any conditioning at all!

You would think in this day and age we could obtain some consistent and objective feedback on the proper way to care for his stuff. It ain't hard to objectively establish the effectiveness of these products.

Well I have found out that everyone usually has their own favorite products, and those are usually the one they have had success with. and they will poo poo anything that either they used and had problems with or have never even used but "Heard" it wasn't any good. Most named brand products are good. but for warranty purposes i would go with the owner's manual... say in the first year your seat discolors... well if you have done what the owner's manual says, it will be covered, but if they find out you have used something on the seat they may balk at replacing it... I stay away from any product that says "Test on a inconspicuous part to check for discoloration." If they don't know what it will do I won't use it...

[lil goat]

The seat surface is leather, the sides and bolsters are vinyl, treat accordingly. I use leather conditioner on the leather and vinyl stuff on the vinyl. I use the stuff from perfect auto finish because I bought it, works as well as anything else I have tried. Just make sure it's reccommended for leather what ever you use, nothing for leather will hurt vinyl as far as I know.

[SKYRCKT]

Originally Posted by lil goat

The seat surface is leather, the sides and bolsters are vinyl, treat accordingly. I use leather conditioner on the leather and vinyl stuff on the vinyl. I use the stuff from perfect auto finish because I bought it, works as well as anything else I have tried. Just make sure it's reccommended for leather what ever you use, nothing for leather will hurt vinyl as far as I know.

Yea, I think the owners manual steers you away from using anything for fear that you may use a product designed for vinyl but not leather. Like lil goat stated, some products affect leather negatively, since it is more porous than vinyl.