The day Trigger turned into Junkman - P6 Content

[MarinaJosh]

Oh no.... always wanted a P6... Hopefully I will still be broke in Spring!

[trigger]

Your welcome to take this for a drive if i see you anytime soon if you fancy it.

[trigger]

I've probably asked this question on here already but i can't be arsed to read back for it, soooo, the leather seats are very dry and cracking a bit, i know i can't save the cracks but it would be nice to make them more suble again.

 

So on that note has any body got any recommendations for a leather balm which does actually do as its says and makes the leather nice again? The Autoglym stuff i bought didn't make any difference at all.

[warren t claim]

I've probably asked this question on here already but i can't be arsed to read back for it, soooo, the leather seats are very dry and cracking a bit, i know i can't save the cracks but it would be nice to make them more suble again.

 

So on that note has any body got any recommendations for a leather balm which does actually do as its says and makes the leather nice again? The Autoglym stuff i bought didn't make any difference at all.

 

Are you doing it right?

[Ghosty]

Looking good! Needs some proper period plates though!

 

No! The plates are period, you don't get them like that any more. I think they really suit it, too.

[cort16]

When I used to sell seats as office chairs I used black crayons to fill in the cracks then clean and polish them with saddle soap.

[Timewaster]

any body got any recommendations for a leather balm which does actually do as its says and makes the leather nice again? The Autoglym stuff i bought didn't make any difference at all.

Do it again.

 

And again.

 

And again.

 

Don't be stingy with it either.

 

I used to car share with a bloke who had the worlds shonkiest XJ40 but the seats were lovely.

You could tell when he had Autoglymed them as soon as you sat down.

He used it on his sofa too.

 

Unless of course in the intervening years the health and safety brigade have made them change the recipe.

 

Edit: it is leather care you are using and not leather cleaner I take it?

[Angrydicky]

Gliptone Liquid Leather, the two part stuff is the best I've come across for leather.

[trigger]

Thanks Dicky, I'll gave that one a try, I've used the Autoglym stuff like that video shows, it came as a two part pack with the cleaner and cream as well as a sponge byt after 4 treatments it's still no better.

[Timewaster]

What is it you are trying to improve it with your seats Trig? Look or feel?

 

I've used Gliptone and however good it is, it stinks.

 

Renapur is good stuff too but difficult to find.

[trigger]

I just want to make the leather more suble so that they don't crack or split anymore. I've ordered some of that liquid leather from ebay along with the cleaner so I'll see what that comes up like.

 

I took the car to Woodbridge this afternoon with the wife and kid and ended up at a village pub for lunch, it was getting a lot of comments from the other patrons coming in and out of the pub.

 

[coalnotdole]

I've always used leather balsam on the GTE's seats:

 

http://www.carrdaymartin.co.uk/product/belvoirleather-balsam/

 

Cheap leaves a lovely deep gloss finish, has a distictive but not unpleasnt smell. Does need redoing every few months though.