Leather

[swann]

Just had a go with two products from liquid leather, the G11 Gliptone and a small air freshener all of which are supposed to make it smell like leather.

Wow.....

It does, and it is very good stuff.

Only wish I'd got the cleaner first before the conditioner as my cloth for rubbing in the aroma stuff was getting mucky all the time.

I wanted it for the smell and it's worked a treat. Just see how long it lasts now.

 

[gIzzE]

I love gliptone, it smells great.

However, I didn't have much luck getting the shine off my old mans 7 series with it this time. I kept hearing the Autogleam leather cleaner spray and a brush was best for this, so I bought some today and I have to say I am amazed with the results.

I have used some cleaner/dye from furniture clinic, the gliptone cleaner and some chelsea food hide, and still it looked shiny.
I spent 10 minutes on it with the Autogleam spray cleaner and the seat looked like new, it matched the others (which still looked factory fresh) perfectly. Of course there was still some creases in it, but the matte look was perfect. Then put the liquid leather stuff over the top and it smelt factory fresh too!!

 

[kusanku]

I recently purchased their spray-on leather cleaner, and I am really impressed with it. I have used their regular leather cleaner in the past, but the spray gave good results with far less effort. Have also used their conditioner for years. I am not entirely convinced by the smell though, as it does not seem quite natural to me. Buffalo leather do a conditioner with a more realistic smell.

 

[mark130]

i too like there leather cleaner you should try their new leather care balm which has a protector built in and also has a leather smell as a bonus , check out there website for info

 

[kusanku]

Actually the whole conditioner issue is an interesting debate, and one on which it is difficult to get impartial information. I have read on a number of websites that you really need a two process system, with a cleaner first then a conditioner. However, I have read a number of posts on various websites, including Detailing World which say that modern leather does not require conditioner at all. Older leather used a different tanning process, which gave the charateristic smell, explaining why modern leather lacks this. However the final surface layer of modern leather actually prevents conditioner from being absorbed by the leather, hence the conditioner does little other than impart a smell (and not all conditioners do that). All you really need is a good cleaner, and maybe some form of protector.

Trouble is, the posts on forums such as these tend to be biased, as a lot of them are from people with a vested interest in particular products. Difficult to know what to believe.

 

[bingo999]

some good info here i want to try and bring my driveers seat back to life, maybe this will work