MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: Fletch..gti on September 22, 2011, 05:04:52 pm
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I know shinny leather is because it's dirty , but
If I clean it how do I get that mat dull look that it should have .
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Clean it with fairy liquid solution quite strong then use some good quality leather feed :happy2:
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I use Gliptone leather cleaner followed by Gliptone leather conditioner which feeds the leather 9it's a skin don't forget), this helps to stop the cracking due to it drying out
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Does a GTI really need leather feed? I didn't think it was real leather...
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Leather conditioner does nothing to vw
Leather because of a coating on it so it's a waste of
Time
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Clean it with fairy liquid solution quite strong then use some good quality leather feed :happy2:
Don't do any of those!! Fairy? Really????
And leather feed? For what, to feed the leather? That just doesn't happen. The leather won't absorb anything. Any feeds or conditioners will just sit on the surface and make it worse in the long run.
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So whats the answer then??
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I didn't want to come across as on the sell but I do a leather cleaning & protector set that's the best quality stuff available! Lol
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VW leather is coated in plastic. Any "feed" will just sit on top of this plastic layer and won't reach the leather. A leather cleaner would be fine, as would dilute APC (1:10).
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Good / Bad not sure, but with it being plastic I tend to use baby-wipes.......
It seems to work very well. Takes the dirt off/out and leave s nice clean matt finish.......
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I didn't realise it had a plastic coating on it tbh. In that case, not feed because it won't do anything as said....
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Please please don't use baby wipes or apc either. I must admit i have in the past used apc but it's far from ideal!
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What else can be used instead of APC? Other than Swissvax stuff?
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just some decent dedicated leather cleaner. I sell my own kit (not Swissvax) that includes a leather cleaner, leather cleaner foaming dispenser bottle, leather cleaning sponge, protectant, applicator pad and 2x micro fibre cloths, for £40. Its great stuff, the same as I use in my details and will see you right for years ;)
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Having bought one of Jay's kits i will post up my findings once it arrives as the leather on my drivers seat is a bit shiny. However i've done 7.5k miles in 3 months so it's had a fair bit of Arse shining :grin:
Hopefully it will arrive today so that i can it over the weekend :happy2:
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What's wrong with wipes ?
Surely it will be no worse than weak APC ?
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just some decent dedicated leather cleaner. I sell my own kit (not Swissvax) that includes a leather cleaner, leather cleaner foaming dispenser bottle, leather cleaning sponge, protectant, applicator pad and 2x micro fibre cloths, for £40. Its great stuff, the same as I use in my details and will see you right for years ;)
Think this guy knows his stuff!, Now I can understand why conditioning it wont really work, VW leather= almost plastic, thanks for the info :happy2:
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Leathed coated in plastic?
I used Gliptone leather cleaner, which worked a treat (cloth and bowl of water were dirty after doing front seats) and the next day, used Gliptone leather conditioner and the seats soaked it up like a microfibre does to water :happy2:
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Have a look at this review I did of Miglior Detailing Leather care kit :happy2:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,35325.0.html
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Ive used the Autogylm cleaner but it makes it so soapy!, is that right?. Gave me a headache using it to be quite frank! so went straight to conditioning it after a hover!, think I've been doing it wrong way round! :ashamed:
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just use autogleam leather cream care.
or buy some leather cleaner from sainsburys
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Stuff we got from Barker & Stonehouse for out leather furniture works a treat. :signLOL:
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Leathed coated in plastic?
I used Gliptone leather cleaner, which worked a treat (cloth and bowl of water were dirty after doing front seats) and the next day, used Gliptone leather conditioner and the seats soaked it up like a microfibre does to water :happy2:
It didn't at all