Reddit mentions of Armor All Car Interior Cleaner Leather Wipes - Cleaning for Cars & Truck & Motorcycle, 20 Count, 10881

I use these Armorall Leather Wipes on my car's leather seats. I'm hoping it works for protecting the black leather Moto X I just ordered this morning.

Has anyone tried protecting the leather further than what they do at the shop?

Edit: I have emailed Horween to get more information on the Moto X leather. I will make a new submission if I get a relevant response from them.

Edit: Nick Horween is answering the email queue! He said to talk to Motorola, and gave me the press email address.

Since it's new and hasn't seen heavy use, it's hard to say what would help most, but I would probably use something like car leather cleaner wipes like these. That would at least take some of the touch-yuck factor away.

We get the same problem with our leather sofa from time to time. I use those armor all wipes that are made for your car interior. Works great and haven't had any bad results with the leather.

http://www.amazon.com/ArmorAll-Leather-Wipes-Canister-Conditions/dp/B0006Z9SRA

I use [these] (http://www.amazon.com/ArmorAll-Leather-Wipes-Canister-Conditions/dp/B0006Z9SRA) on all my leather sports equipment, but never tried it on leather hockey gloves.

Congrats on your saddle!

I have also heard so many different things about how you should clean the saddle and how often. I have given up on understanding reasons behind it.

My routine (every 1-2 weeks): Use saddle soap to clean the saddle everywhere, dry off with a smooth cloth, apply leather balm sparsely with a little sponge and mostly only to areas that are particularly dry or scuffed up - particularly the straps (though I have also already heard that that supposedly is bad). I do not use it underneath the saddle and very rarely apply it to the seat. Let it soak in a little bit and polish with cloth.

Other advice I heard (and sounds reasonable, though I certainly don't practice all of this myself):

• Store it on a proper saddle rack that supports the cushions.
  
• Don't keep your wet girth on top of the saddle.
  
• Alternate from which side you mount.
  
• Use a saddle cover while you store it. It protects the saddle from dust and a good one will also draw the humidity out of it after use.
  
• Clean your stir-ups before you tie them up or use little covers like this to keep sand from scuffing up the saddle.
  
• Don't use a saddle for lunging on sand (too much sand dust getting on the saddle).
  
• Apply zipper oil to the metal thing that holds the stir-ups (German "Sturzfeder") and the little ring at the front.
  
  My bridle gets cleaned more frequently. I try to quickly go over it with saddle soap every few days and apply leather balm to the worst straps about once a week. But I only take it apart about every 2 months (probably shame on me).
  The bit gets rinsed off after every ride. After several weeks or months you can soak it in baking soda to remove any excessive build up. If you are at a show, leather wipes like these give it a nice quick finish.