Found great leather treatment
Found great leather treatment
The Mrs went to The Lincolnshire Show yesterday and bought me a prezzie! A tub of leather cleaner, restorer called Renapur, leather balsam. It cleans, nourishes and protects leather. You only need a tiny amount, use sparingly using a small dry sponge (provided were two!) Helps restore colour and softness too! Can be used on any leather products it retailed at the show for £12.00. So not too expensive. I'm really impressed with it and it smells nice too, not girly, just enhanced leather smell, ..... 'nice'
Contains, beeswax & johoba oil. Be brilliant on motorcycle leathers. The web site is ; ...... http://www.renapur.com
Eddie
Contains, beeswax & johoba oil. Be brilliant on motorcycle leathers. The web site is ; ...... http://www.renapur.com
Eddie
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You'll be upsetting the E45 cream followers on here! Not tried it myself but some on here like it. Each to there own I suppose!
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Yeah haven't tried E45 except on meself, but this cleans and does look good!
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I must say I have to give a "shout out" to the E45 Cream (not lotion), i used it the other day.
I've tried gliptone GT11 & GT12
I've tried Autoglym Leather cleaner & their leather balm
I've no probs with any of the above except for the Gliptone cleaner.....I prefer to use a soft shoe brush so the cleaner suds up, gliptone is gloopy and doesnt sud.... i just dont like cleaning with it.
They all do their job well but i recently cleaned with Autoglym Leather cleaner as per instructions then massaged copious amounts of E45 into the leather, I left it for about 7 hours and then buffed up the leather with a micro fibre......all i can say is wow! it feels terrific, lovely and supple and a matt finish to boot
Just my preference but I prefer to use a separate leather cleaner & balm.
My view is you need the separate cleaner to pull out the dirt, once clean then condition it.
an all-in-one product IMO locks in the dirt.
I've tried gliptone GT11 & GT12
I've tried Autoglym Leather cleaner & their leather balm
I've no probs with any of the above except for the Gliptone cleaner.....I prefer to use a soft shoe brush so the cleaner suds up, gliptone is gloopy and doesnt sud.... i just dont like cleaning with it.
They all do their job well but i recently cleaned with Autoglym Leather cleaner as per instructions then massaged copious amounts of E45 into the leather, I left it for about 7 hours and then buffed up the leather with a micro fibre......all i can say is wow! it feels terrific, lovely and supple and a matt finish to boot
Just my preference but I prefer to use a separate leather cleaner & balm.
My view is you need the separate cleaner to pull out the dirt, once clean then condition it.
an all-in-one product IMO locks in the dirt.
Designed or not designed, that is the question.
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I dont know, my all in one certainly brought out the dirt, the sponge was dirty, it looked good and felt supple. I suppose its a matter of choice and preference. I suppose I'll give E45 a go, in twenty years time when I've used up me tub!
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One of the best leather cleaners I've come across is Autosol. It comes in a small tube here - probably around 125ml size - it's a white'ish creme stuff, but seems impregnated with a very fine gritty substance - probably marble dust - Anyhow, I have found it exceptionally good at effectively removing dirt / grime and "bodyoil" staining. It doesn't require mixing with water, so the leather stays "dry" and it removes the "gloss" surface which builds up over time. E45 for the "re-moisturising" afterwards is about as good as it gets.... although recently I've found Bennetts Nipple Creme to be extraordinary... contains loads of lanolin and has a non sticky / oily feel afterward... also it spreads thinner over a larger area / quantity used... Available from chemists, baby care shops etc... It is available in a "pure" form too, which looks and feels very similar to Dubbin, but without the stickyness.
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i bought Renapur from the classic car show years ago. they demonstrated it by putting it on peoples shoes and buffing off to a shine. i tried on a leather seats but found it to leave a sticky residue so in the end i only used it on shoes. is it still a golden colour with a wax like texture?
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yeah you are right it is initially sticky, only noticed it on the steering wheel, which went away after a while. I still rate it tho' it did bring the leather up really nice.
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You've got to be making that up!Southernboy wrote: although recently I've found Bennetts Nipple Creme to be extraordinary...
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Hi all dont know if any of you guys have discoved
Mr leather wipes look them up on tinternet.
You will not be disapointed
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Mr leather wipes look them up on tinternet.
You will not be disapointed
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As far as I know it is important to use a conditioner that contains a moisteriser that will soak into the leather and keep it supple. Lanolin is a natural, animal-based product/oil that does a good job. I've used a Simoniz product that contained lanolin and I was very happy with it. I've also used E45 cream in a tube (not the more watery lotion) and that has worked well. I haven't used leather wipes and if I did I would be keen to make sure that they did not just contain a bit of silicone to merely put a temporary shine on the leather.
The posher car leather conditioners just seem to contain an additional chemical that is designed to mimic the smell of leather - this smell doesn't seem to last that long in my experience.
The posher car leather conditioners just seem to contain an additional chemical that is designed to mimic the smell of leather - this smell doesn't seem to last that long in my experience.
- Southernboy
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Southernboy wrote:One of the best leather cleaners I've come across is Autosol. .... although recently I've found Bennetts Nipple Creme to be extraordinary... .
Can I use Autosol on my nipples though?
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- Southernboy
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........ you can if you like, but I wouldn't advise it...
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I use to be a saddler so I use some of the products that I use to sell for equine leather work, the best I found were made by Effax I 'm trying some of their balsom on my seats at the moment will keep you posted, works great on my leather Stress Less chair though
Petrt
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