I will be setting up a product review section soon, but for now the "How To" section is probably the most appropriate place for this.
I have a 2004 Z4 with sports seats. They are in pretty good condition but I want them to stay that way so I decided to purchase some cleaner. After much research I decided to purchase Gliptone GT12 cleaner and GT11 conditioner.
I decided to do a test, so I treated just the passenger seat.
First I ran a wet cloth over the seat, then used a rag to smear the GT12 all over the seat. I used a soft-ish nail brush to work the cleaner into the seat.
I waited 5 minutes for the cleaner to settle in and then used another wet rag to wipe it all off. I then waited for it to dry. The seat came up really nicely and looked matt like it does on a new car.
I then opened the GT11 conditioner and used a clean rag to smear it all over the seat. It seemed to make the seat shine, which was the effect I was not wanting at all. However, after waiting for it to dry a little and giving it a rub down with a microfibre the matt look returned.
The seat looks mint now (pics below).
As for the smell, I have heard bad things about it... actually I think the leather smell it had smells a bit musty, but nowhere near as bad as people on other forums make out, in fact I quite like it. It settles down after a day or two as well, so I can live with that.
All in all I would recommend these products, I paid £12.50 delivered, which is pretty good for this result.
Pics below show before and after.... I know the seats were pretty good to start with, but I think you can see a difference
Drivers seat.... not treated
Passenger seat, treated with gliptone
I have a 2004 Z4 with sports seats. They are in pretty good condition but I want them to stay that way so I decided to purchase some cleaner. After much research I decided to purchase Gliptone GT12 cleaner and GT11 conditioner.
I decided to do a test, so I treated just the passenger seat.
First I ran a wet cloth over the seat, then used a rag to smear the GT12 all over the seat. I used a soft-ish nail brush to work the cleaner into the seat.
I waited 5 minutes for the cleaner to settle in and then used another wet rag to wipe it all off. I then waited for it to dry. The seat came up really nicely and looked matt like it does on a new car.
I then opened the GT11 conditioner and used a clean rag to smear it all over the seat. It seemed to make the seat shine, which was the effect I was not wanting at all. However, after waiting for it to dry a little and giving it a rub down with a microfibre the matt look returned.
The seat looks mint now (pics below).
As for the smell, I have heard bad things about it... actually I think the leather smell it had smells a bit musty, but nowhere near as bad as people on other forums make out, in fact I quite like it. It settles down after a day or two as well, so I can live with that.
All in all I would recommend these products, I paid £12.50 delivered, which is pretty good for this result.
Pics below show before and after.... I know the seats were pretty good to start with, but I think you can see a difference
Drivers seat.... not treated
Passenger seat, treated with gliptone
