Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted October 18, 2014 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Just thought I would share my leather detail when I bought my V6 in Oct 12. I used Autoglym Leather Cleaner with a soft wide nail brush followed by conditioning curtesy of Meguairs Gold Class Leather Cleaner/Conditioner. I feel it's an excellent combo and very impressed with the results. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted October 18, 2014 Administrators Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Top job m8y, looks factory fresh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nikkiv6coupe Posted October 18, 2014 Members Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted October 19, 2014 Author Founding Member Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Thank you.... What I'd like to know is how you get those brilliant emoticons? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted October 24, 2014 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Looking nice, one of lifes pleasures is cleaning your pride and joy, isn't it? Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Founding Member Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Looking nice, one of lifes pleasures is cleaning your pride and joy, isn't it? Good job. Thanks mate. You're right in that it's therapeutic especially amongst all the other trials and tribulations in life.....not many people get that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nikkiv6coupe Posted October 30, 2014 Members Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thank you.... What I'd like to know is how you get those brilliant emoticons? AshyV6 didnt realise you had asked where i got those from ... but i get them from here http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted October 30, 2014 Author Founding Member Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 AshyV6 didnt realise you had asked where i got those from ... but i get them from here http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html No need to apologise.....thanks for the link....I'll look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigy Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 £1.99 at home bargains really good stuff far better than many of the expensive ones gives a real shine and softens and cleans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted July 31, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Looks good Nigel the best way to keep wear at bay is if your feel yourself slide into the seat, not all products coat the leather with a protective layer so let us know how you get on with it m8y and as it happens I just cleaned my leather yesterday, great minds an all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted August 2, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 I've used that Astonish Leather Cleaner before with good results. I've also used Auto-Glym products and to be honest, there's not much difference between the two. However............ if your hide needs feeding, then the Auto Glym Hide Food (can't remember the exact name just now) is very good and the difference is very obvious after. If you just need to clean your cow skin the Astonish stuff does what it say on the tin (bottle even!) very well. Compromise? Use the expensive stuff once or twice a year to clean, protect and shine your moo-cow then use the cheap stuff for general cleaning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted August 2, 2015 Founding Member Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Am I right in thinking Dave there are leather seats....and there are leather covered seats? There's a big difference as the reason I ask is that there can't be any point feeding a leather covered seat as underneath the leather skin presumably there is a membrane, therefore, any feed will simply stop at the membrane, once it's penetrated the leather. On these type of seats (which I believe are in our Honda coupes) then just a leather wipe/cleaner will suffice, surely? On 100% leather seats (like shoes) then it's a different kettle of fish in that the feed will 'feed' the leather and keep the leather supple and prevent cracks etc. Or have I got it all wrong?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted August 2, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Sorry to chime in Dave To be fair Geoff most leather in cars is coated leather so softeners an conditioners actually weaken this type of material, so cleaners and wipes are the best choice in my opinion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted August 2, 2015 Founding Member Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Just as I thought Stu. Think I'll bin the Simoniz leather cream and get some leather wipes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted August 8, 2015 Founding Member Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 How's the leather cream performing Nigel, have you done both coupes now? Is there a satisfying squeak when you slide in....calm down Dave!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted August 8, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Just as I thought Stu. Think I'll bin the Simoniz leather cream and get some leather wipes. Good idea Geoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted August 8, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 In all honesty Geoff i've never even thought about the 100% leather/leather-covered idea. Does make sense though. However, i'd personally still use leather conditioner on either for one simple reason. As any leather (100% or just coated) dries out, it becomes brittle. If you have a thinner leather on a membrane ( a bit like wood veneer) then it could dry out quicker and become more brittle. As such it would need as much, if not more conditioning than the 100% stuff. That said, once the conditioner has soaked in and met the membrane, it will stay there and soften the leather from the inside out. Yes, it can weaken the leather but not to the point where it will snap when you sit on it, like dried out leather can. I think it's one of those things where there are two schools of though that both have their merits and it's down to choice whether to clean with wipes regularly and use conditioner when it starts getting a bit stiff or to have a cleaning regime where it gets the full works every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted August 8, 2015 Founding Member Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 The leather in Haze really is clean and immaculate and I want to keep it that way, obviously. I always prefer leather seats in cars, I like the feel of sitting in leather seats, they're easy to slide into oh...and they do squeak too! I can see your point regarding nourishing the leather from the inside though to keep is supple. Next time I'm in Halfrauds I'll have a look at the wipes that contain conditioners etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted August 8, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 The leather in Haze really is clean and immaculate and I want to keep it that way, obviously. I always prefer leather seats in cars, I like the feel of sitting in leather seats, they're easy to slide into oh...and they do squeak too! I can see your point regarding nourishing the leather from the inside though to keep is supple. Next time I'm in Halfrauds I'll have a look at the wipes that contain conditioners etc. Then come home and trawl ebay and Amazon for the same wipes and save yourself a fortune! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted August 8, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 My main concern is the bolsters on the drivers seat, when I used Autoglym leather Care Balm last it softened the leather so much is accelerated the wear and the pigment started peel off so I've been using the Autoglym Leather Cleaner which is pH neutral formula that can safely be used on all interior leather surfaces, also carplan wipes with no issues so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Seeing as it was not too bad a weather today I decided to feed my Leather Interior with some.......................... Doesn't look much different but smells and feels so much better! Also, seeing as it was about time I made a start on the Engine Bay with some........................... But a long way to go yet.... Seeya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 I thought I would soften mine up first with the Meguiars as it's really more a Conditioner than Cleaner. I have the A-G Leather Cleaner aswell which I will tackle it with next week. Tomorrow I want to give the Paintwork a good deep clean and then a Polish with this: It's what I used to use on my Rover 75.... So easy to work with and excellent results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted November 27, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nice work Mangoman. All I did today was fit a new cluster bulb, the one behind the Rev counter had blown. All good now though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted November 27, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 That looks like some kind of har product Bill, be careful you don't leave it where any teemagers or females can find it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted November 27, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 its a bryl product 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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