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Post by dhobbs » Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:01 pm

What about leather dye? My black seats have got the usual wear marks!
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Post by mr wilks » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:12 pm

A lot depends here on actual colour & obviously condition as in does it need cleaning & sealing or does it need colouring ?
If black then you are on a winner as 99p black liquid shoe dye works a treat to colour the white bits
Don't be scared to get them properly clean before you apply whatever you choose to protect them with .
Ive found a mix of leather wax & mild swarfega :o lightly applied on a worn green fleece ( the kitchen sponge thingy ) works a treat
Then to actually nourish the leather without leaving them sticky or shiny my favourite stuff is this from Amazon ( & ive tried lots of different products both cheaper & dearer )
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00 ... UTF8&psc=1
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Post by Ewazix » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:15 pm

kis wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:20 pm
Ewazix wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:50 am I must admit I use the kit that came with my leather settee and baby wipes (which contain lanolin) for spills/marks.
Link below says not to use lanolin? (Avoid products with Neatsfoot oil, lanolin, mink oil, collagen, aloe) Hmmm! I'm sure I've seen a product or two using the oils as well.
Confusing it is! The first well known car leather product I googled says "Leather Forever is a lanolin based product that is made up from a gentle blend of natural soap, oils and waxes" :lol:

http://www.leather-forever.co.uk/index.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leather-Clean ... 0347275857
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Post by TR4man » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:26 pm

I have used Gliptone products and been very happy with the results.

Quite a few friends swear by Dr Leather wipes which clean and condition in one and make it very easy and quick to do. However, I quite enjoy the smell of the Gliptone products :) .

I would be interested to know what people use to get rid of, or at least minimise, the creases that occur on the seat base where it joins the seat base bolster on the sport seats. Anyone been able to work any magic on them?
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Post by TR4man » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:28 pm

dhobbs wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:01 pm What about leather dye? My black seats have got the usual wear marks!
As Mr Wilks has said, shoe polish will work wonders on black seats.

Think yourself lucky that you haven't got champagne nappa seats!
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Post by dgm » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:53 pm

kis wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:36 pm
dgm wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:31 pm Zymol leather cleaner, work it in with a soft shoe brush and wipe away the dirt with a cloth. Amazing stuff and gets rid of the shiny leather look caused by dye, dirt and sweat accumulations.
No need for a conditioner?
Yes but I don't have any particular recommendation for a conditioner. I tried a lot of leather cleaners to get rid of the shiny look of 11 year old leather and the Zymol did it effortlessly.
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Post by dgm » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:54 pm

Leesfarm07 wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:43 pm Blimey...dear stuff :o
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000F7 ... ref=plSrch
Rip off. £14 for the Zymol leather cleaner here:

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performan ... er-cleaner
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Post by dgm » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:56 pm

dgm wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:54 pm
Leesfarm07 wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:43 pm Blimey...dear stuff :o
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000F7 ... ref=plSrch
Rip off. £14 for the Zymol leather cleaner here:

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performan ... er-cleaner
Edit - No stock it seems. I bought it from cleanyourcar.com for about the same price but they're out of stock presently as well.
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Post by kis » Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:32 pm

Apparently liquid leather do dyes for badly worn areas? Mines not that bad tho...

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Post by Swiftly » Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:35 pm

I been using Renepur which is brilliant stuff
http://www.renapur.com/shop/renapur-clean-feed-kit
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Post by Rally » Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:47 pm

After reading many reviews i went for this kit and wow its far superior to the auto finesse i used before.
http://lttleathercare.com/product/auto- ... -care-kit/
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Post by dhobbs » Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:08 pm

mr wilks wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:12 pm A lot depends here on actual colour & obviously condition as in does it need cleaning & sealing or does it need colouring ?
If black then you are on a winner as 99p black liquid shoe dye works a treat to colour the white bits
I've used shoe polish before but that wears off over a period of time. Thankfully my seats are black, but after cleaning they do show up the marks a lot.
Shoe dye it is then.
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Post by Taxboy » Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:42 pm

I recommend Dr Leather wipes for convenience and ease of use. They clean really well and leave a nice matt finish. You can then add a prtoection which prevents dye trnasfer from clothing. Depending on your .leather type there is usually no need to condition it. Most modern automotive leathers are coated. If you apply a conditioner this just sits on the coating attracting more dirt and is what gives the shine to the leather.

Have a look at their website http://www.drleather.com/Leather-Cleane ... Range.aspx plus I've always found them very helpful with advice

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Post by 1000rr » Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:34 pm

Meguiars leather balm, Smells amazing an leaves the seats matt, not shiny.


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Post by GuidoK » Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:43 pm

Ewazix wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:15 pm
kis wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:20 pm
Ewazix wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:50 am I must admit I use the kit that came with my leather settee and baby wipes (which contain lanolin) for spills/marks.
Link below says not to use lanolin? (Avoid products with Neatsfoot oil, lanolin, mink oil, collagen, aloe) Hmmm! I'm sure I've seen a product or two using the oils as well.
Confusing it is! The first well known car leather product I googled says "Leather Forever is a lanolin based product that is made up from a gentle blend of natural soap, oils and waxes" :lol:

http://www.leather-forever.co.uk/index.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leather-Clean ... 0347275857

Meguiars also has a conditioner that contains aloe vera.

I used to use gliptone (still use their cleaner), but now i use some more generic conditioner (so also ment for leather furneture and such) that is based on wax(beeswax I think) which I found under my parents' kitchen sink...(I think its some traditional product from germany...)
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