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29th July 2008, 17:37 | #1 |
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Leather cleaner
When i bought my R75 i thought the only thing that let down was the
condition of the leather although it was sound it looked very dirty I thought all it needed was a good clean....easier said then done I tried everything from soap and water to a whole range of specialist cleaners Auto glym, Mcguire's and not cheap products but they all had one thing in common they did not come near to cleaning the ingrained muck on the seats....But today i received a delivery of some Gliptone cleaner and conditioner from E-BAY Talk about doing what it says on the tin the transformation is unbelievable the leather looks brand new and smells like leather should I now feel like im driving pure luxury. if you have leather in your motor this is for you Best Regards NICK NICK |
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I'm interested to read this. I picked up my 75 with beige leather seats last week. The driver's seat in particular was in a poor state:
So, reading the forums, I bought some Gliptone. It made NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- all difference not only to the driver's seat, but it didn't even shift the most modest grubbiness on the other seats. It was about as effective as just staring at the seats and willing them cleaner. I posted elsewhere about this and tried every technique suggested to me to no avail. The only way to resolve it as I can see is to dye the seats. I'm very nervous about doing this myself so I'm thinking hard about getting it professionally done. |
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Try saddle soap available from any Horsey shop. I've used it to clean leather seats and was pleased with the results.
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Kieron99 - did you use the cleaner or the conditioner? The cleaner is a brown liquid, the conditioner is a white cream.
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The dirt seems to build up in the grooves in the leather and expect the heat of an English summer bakes it in. I have found that the leather cleaning kits never seem to be able to shift this ingrained dirt. I find the only way to shift it is with a nail brush, warm water and ordinary hand soap. I reason that if it is OK for washing “live” human leather, it should be OK on dead South African cow! I do about a square foot at a time. If the dirt is not all removed in the first attack, I leave the patch damp and soapy for about 5 minutes and then try again. Once I am satisfied the area is clean, I wipe down with a damp J cloth and clean water. When I have finished the seat I liberally apply a conditioner. We have had the 75 from new in 2001 and think I have had to “attack” the seats in this way maybe 2 or 3 times and I think the seats still look great. Only ever had to do the front seats, steering wheel and the cubby box lid in this manner. Rear seats seem to clean up find with the leather cleaners but them they are very rarely used! I try not to apply too much pressure on the brush and move it up and down the grain to drag the dirt out of the little grooves.
In the F we have the “super” leather seats that BMW introduced late in the reign (can’t remember the marketing name). These are much smoother leather and all the leather cleaners seem to get the seats back to looking new. I did both cars this weekend (and clayed and polished them) so all fresh in the mind. Last edited by Patrick; 30th July 2008 at 10:26.. Reason: typo |
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I have 9 yr old Ash Grey leather seats - they don't look dirty (but am sure they are!) but their main problem now is the scuff marks - ie scratches, possibly from jean pockets on the front passenger seat - that have bared the leather of colour. What Gliptone problems are recommended: simply the cleaner and conditioner or do I need some form of colouring agent? Robert
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will put the colour back into the leather if its scuffed before you take drastic action have a word with an upholsterer/Trimmer there's plenty in yellow pages and there might be one near to you some time ago we let our 18 year old son have the house for the weekend (party) when we returned from our trip to Norway we found a tear in the leather sofa we got an upholsterer in who repaired the tear and sprayed a colour he had mixed up over the damaged area you could not tell the difference. just an idea Best Regards NICK NICK Last edited by nick nick; 30th July 2008 at 17:56.. |
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When I bought my 75 the Sandstone leather was absolutely filthy. I tried 2 different cleaners which made no difference. In the end I used CIF cream with a nail brush and it came up like new. Finished the job with some leather conditioner and it looks and smells lovely.
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