# Leather Seats and Dash

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/leather-seats-and-dash/82468>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jaguar, xj8\
**Created:** [December 1, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leather-seats-and-dash/82468 "2013-12-01T02:34:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leather-seats-and-dash/82468/1 "2013-12-01T02:34:07Z")

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Greetings from Cincinnati  
I have an old (2001) Jaguar with leather seats and dash. What can I put on or rub into these seats and dash to prevent them from cracking?

Everything I find at the auto store has petroleum distillates or silicone in them. Would it be logical to use hand lotion or moisturizing body lotion?

I guess you can tell I have never had a car with leather seats.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leather-seats-and-dash/82468/2 "2013-12-01T03:23:28Z")

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Just a leather cleaner and saddle soap as a conditioner. I use Lexol the most. Don’t know if it has petroleum distilates or not but works to preserve the leather.

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leather-seats-and-dash/82468/3 "2013-12-01T21:27:49Z")

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I use this [http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/leather+care+16+ounces.do?sortby=ourPicks](http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/leather+care+16+ounces.do?sortby=ourPicks)

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leather-seats-and-dash/82468/4 "2013-12-02T20:31:26Z")

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Leatherique is generally considered to be hands-down the best. It’s a 2-stage system. You put the restorer on on a hot day, then leave it for awhile, and then clean it off with the cleaner.

My TL is 7 years old with 80,000 miles and the (thin, low-grade) factory leather still looks great. It gets Leatherique once or twice a year. Usually once, because I keep forgetting to do the 2nd treatment before winter hits.

It’s kinda expensive, though. The 2 bottles will cost around 50 bucks together, but they’re big and will last a long time.