Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Cleaning Light Leather

[Britt2Asa (Britt2Asa]

I have been using Gliptone (Liquid Leather) for many years on the Ferraris  
and my BMW. I have NEVER found anything that worked as well and I have tried  
them all. The cleaner is excellent and the softener goes to another level. I  
imagine you have to mail order it as its a UK product but I would seriously pay 
 the money and try some.
 
Regards,
 
Britt

Do any  of you have Crema interiors or something else lighter than the
standard  tan?

My Diablo seats are filthy and I'm not liking any of my efforts to  clean
them. The interior is Snowcorn, which is Lambo's equivalent to crema  - a
very light beige, almost off-white.

I've tried the citrus  leather cleaner from Color-Plus. In the
recommended dilution it started  taking color off the seats immediately.
I went from a 50-50 with water to a  10-90 and it's better, but it's
still very splotchy/streaky where it's  clean. I'm afraid to rub too hard
(using microfiber cloths or toothbrushes)  because I don't want to take
the color off.

I've also tried  Leatherique's Pristine Clean, but when following the
directions all it  seems to do is smear the dirt around. If I put it on
and wipe it off almost  immediately, the dirt comes off, but again, it's
very splotchy/streaky and  I can't seem to get back to a nice uniform
color across a patch of  leather.

Anyone got any suggestions or great products? Just to  emphasize, I'm
trying to clean the leather, not feed it. I'm happy with the  Leatherique
Rejuvenator or the Color Plus Soffener for  that.

Thanks,

-- charles



 
BR in the  UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i  (RHD 74,000 miles)
Searching for the right 512TR
2003 BMW 530d
1991  Alfa Spider S4 LHD
1993 Alfa Spider S4 LHD