MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: Makaveli on July 24, 2009, 11:45:54 am

Title: Leather
Post by: Makaveli on July 24, 2009, 11:45:54 am: Hi,

Can someone recommend a good leather cleaner/maintenance product, I have seen a few threads but none of these products seem to be available in Halfords or anywhere off the shelf. Can you recommend something I can just pickup off the shelf?

Thanks
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: autoperfection.com on July 24, 2009, 11:57:52 am: Hi Makaveli,

We can highly recommend RaceGlaze Leather Cleaner and Leather Balm, however, I'm not sure that you'd be able to get these from Halfords. Both products are easy to use... The Leather Cleaner is very good at lifting off any marks and residues and the Balm is a good product for keeping the leather soft and supple, as well as keeping that "new leather" smell present. If you want something that you can go and buy you'd probably be looking at something like either AutoGlym or Meguiars.

If you're in a hurry we'd happily get the products sent out to you today and they should be with you tomorrow.

Hope this helps

Taryn and Jim :smiley:
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: Makaveli on July 24, 2009, 12:17:33 pm: Thanks for the info. Would you accept paypal as a method of payment and also how much are the products that you mentioned.
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: autoperfection.com on July 24, 2009, 01:07:13 pm: Hi,

Yes, we accept PayPal.

The Leather Cleaner is Ã‚Â£7.99 and the Balm is Ã‚Â£9.99, or we do a bundle kit that includes both products, two applicators and two cloths for Ã‚Â£22.49.

As a forum member you get 10% discount on all of those prices and postage will be around Ã‚Â£4.75 if you go for the bundle kit... Ã‚Â£4.15 if you only have the two bottles.

The PayPal address is orders@autoperfection.com. If you let me know what you want to go for I'll send you the final price :smiley:

Many thanks

Taryn and Jim :happy2:
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: Makaveli on July 27, 2009, 08:37:06 pm: I would possibly be interested in just the balm, do you have any sample/or smaller sized options? Can you also let me know how easy it is to apply, is it just a once off liquid application.

Has anyone from the forum used it on the GTI leather?

Thanks
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: Deako on July 27, 2009, 08:50:44 pm: Bought both products from Autoperfection at Inters. Easy to use, makes the leather smell nice too. Its a regular use system, so the balming needs doing regularly to keep the leather nice and supple.
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: Ifti on July 27, 2009, 08:54:08 pm: I used Gliptone Leather Cleaner and Conditioner, which came highly recommended.

The price is pretty good too - picked up both the cleaner and the conditioning balm for just over Ã‚Â£10.

Check out htis thread....

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5904.0

Makes the leather smell, well, like leather!
Am very happy with the product.
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: candy turbo on July 27, 2009, 09:06:05 pm: i use gliptone too its great :happy2: good for your sofa s too
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: JPC on July 27, 2009, 09:37:41 pm: ive used the Gliptone a lot in the past year or so, but found myself reaching more and more for the zaino leather cleaner and conditioner!
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: veedub18 on July 28, 2009, 07:26:41 pm: Quote from: JPC on July 27, 2009, 09:37:41 pm
ive used the Gliptone a lot in the past year or so, but found myself reaching more and more for the zaino leather cleaner and conditioner!

Me too, Zaino Z9 and Z10, both awesome products :happy2:
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: Makaveli on July 28, 2009, 10:00:06 pm: Can Gliptone be picked up from any shops off the shelf? or is it only available online
Title: Re: Leather
Post by: JPC on July 29, 2009, 01:03:14 pm: i think its only available online. they are a pretty small company really