Anything from liquid leather is brilliant, good for scuffs etc….
Have used it myself numerous times.
https://www.liquidleather.co.uk/leat...ent-250ml-p146
Hi all,
I had a bit of a delve into the Advanced Search but couldn't find anything specific to car leather.
I recently purchased a 2nd hand XC60 and the driver's seat is showing some very fine cracking to the leather on the seat bolsters.
While I understand that the existing fine cracks can't be repaired (or at least not easily) I was looking for some advice on a good quality leather feed to try to stop this from worsening.
Would a common-or-garden AutoGlym product suffice or should I be looking for something a little more expensive to ensure good results?
Thanks in advance
Anything from liquid leather is brilliant, good for scuffs etc….
Have used it myself numerous times.
https://www.liquidleather.co.uk/leat...ent-250ml-p146
Tried most of them , gliptone Liquid leather was my go to until I found Zaino’s Z9 & Z10. Arguably you only need the cleaner though.
Also check out your local leather tech guys, they can work wonders with leather repairs
Have used Gliptone for the last few years. Does a good job and the car smells of leather afterwards.
Reminds me that I need to go and do the seats…
+1 for Gliptone. Car smells like an old fashioned shoe shop afterwards!
Check whether your car has special or upgraded seats - Volvo tend to use 'leather faced' seats with a synthetic polyurethane type surface coating, in which case you are effectively cleaning a synthetic finish so nothing expensive required.
Gliptone twins, ColourLock, DrLeather will all serve you well
If you did want to go the 'whole hog' and completely eliminate the fine cracks then a colourant kit would do the job. I've used such a kit from Leather Clinic (£60-ish) on car seats and was very pleased with the results.
Got some photos of the work done if the OP's interested?
R
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Volvo refer to Nubuck textile - basically a brushed fabric/textile, it is not a derivative of leather so treat the Nubuck as a textile (although a gentle brushing with a suede brush is fine). Judy at LTT leather care is always very helpful.
Used a kit from these on my old Jag and Db9 and it did an amazing job and brought seats back to Almost new.
https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/
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Save yourself a few squid it’s the best option I’ve used for leather - E45!
I’ve tried gliptone, autoglym, chemical guys and meguiars but E45 beats them all.
If it’s good enough to put on your face, it’s good enough for your seat bolsters.
I’ve used Autoglym leather conditioner for years. From MK1 Golf GTis to Golf Rs - It works a treat. There’s a reason it has a Royal Warrant and there’s a reason Autoglym is the preferred choice for dealerships.
$h1t godamit Ralphy, they look real fine
That is some transformation!
Chapeau Ralphy - looks like a labour of love
Crikey Ralph - that looks fantastic!
Cheers,
Neil.
Blimey!!!! Incredible result.
I was going to recommend Dodo Juice to clean and moisturise then Autoglym to nourish/protect - but now I will just do whatever you did!
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Lots of premium manufacturing don’t use leather, from my understanding Mercedes don’t use it any cars at all, it’s all man made
Holy moly! That’s quite the transformation!
Turns out my old man has some AutoGlym leather cleaner and leather conditioner so, on the basis of what others have said about real/synthetic leather I’m going to give this a go first and if I’m not happy with the results I’ll take a look at the Leather Clinic option.
Thanks for posting those photos Ralphy
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