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bozmandb9 Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Posts: 1020 |
Sorry nice theory but clearly contradicted by the experience of pretty much everybody on this thread, and a lot of the forum who've found gliptone to nourish and massively improve the appearance of our leather. I guess it ages precisely because the surface treatment wears off. Range Rover-less at the moment - Pining! |
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4th Nov 2011 8:56am |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6372 |
And I would agree with the above, I've been detailing cars since I was 15 and I know when something doesn't work.
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4th Nov 2011 9:18am |
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bozmandb9 Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Posts: 1020 |
Of course you're entitled to your opinion, and if you can convince yourself it doesn't make any difference then don't do it. However many of us have seen for ourselves what a difference it makes, I don't think you'll manage to convince us to ignore the evidence of our senses of sight, touch and smell. If you could, then you would still have the problem that most of us have also been told by everybody who sees the treated interior that it looks like new!
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4th Nov 2011 10:10am |
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Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2578 |
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4th Nov 2011 12:04pm |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6372 |
I don't see the relevance of that web link to our conversation? Discovery 4 HSE
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4th Nov 2011 12:24pm |
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bozmandb9 Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Posts: 1020 |
I do, it explains a lot.
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4th Nov 2011 12:39pm |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6734 |
On the basis of the very positive comments regarding Gliptone, I ordered up a bottle of cleaner and conditioner and my initial thoughts are very favourable!
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5th Nov 2011 5:02pm |
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bozmandb9 Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Posts: 1020 |
Better tell Land Rover to stop selling their own kit to clean and condition the leather! http://www.landroverpartsshop.co.uk/catalo...cts_id=465 Range Rover-less at the moment - Pining! |
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5th Nov 2011 5:44pm |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
Been using Gliptone for more years than I care to remember. Best cleaner and conditioner on the market |
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5th Nov 2011 8:15pm |
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Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2578 |
Anecdotal evidence - you've probably cleaned it first and it looks better, the stuff smells of leather and so on. If you ask anyone in the leather industry they will tell you that traditional oil and wax-based conditioners are actually detrimental to modern urethane-coated leathers. They cannot penetrate the coating.
Although there's no way of telling what it actually is from the website, it's no surprise that the people charged with supplying branded tat to flog at the dealers wouldn't actually know anything about how to look after the leather properly. Trying to rub in fragranced lanolin is not going to benefit your seats, but if it makes you feel better ... |
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7th Nov 2011 10:39pm |
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bozmandb9 Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Posts: 1020 |
Fragranced lanolin...hmmm.
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7th Nov 2011 11:24pm |
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Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2578 |
As I said, feel free to do as you wish.
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8th Nov 2011 12:54am |
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axle Member Since: 28 Oct 2007 Location: Perth Perth the end of the Earth Posts: 2964 |
In these vehicles is a non sealed, ‘Aniline’ type dyed leather, which requires old world skills and products to look after them. You can tell if your car has this type of leather quite easily, put a drop of water on the surface of the seat, if it gets absorbed into the seat and leaves a mark, it is certainly an uncovered type (don’t worry, the drop mark will disappear and not damage the seat), if water beads on the surface, you’ve most likely got the pigmented PU coated leather. Another test is scratching it with your finger nail, if it changes colour to a darker or lighter shade it is not protected and would be an Aniline type. Some super expensive exotics and luxury transports still use this leather. But due to its hard to care for nature it has been slowly phased out of the cockpit. With nothing on the surface protecting them, the use of special cleansers, protectants, oils, balms and even some waxes can be used to clean and maintain them.
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8th Nov 2011 8:44am |
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bozmandb9 Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Posts: 1020 |
Ahaa, thanks Axle, now we're getting somewhere!
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8th Nov 2011 9:21am |
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