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Old Feb 26th, 2020, 20:51   #11
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Modern leather seats are coated from the factory, 'feeding' the leather will do nothing - the stuff will just sit on the surface and transfer to your clothing.

All you can do with modern leather is clean it and apply a protective coating - I use Gtechniq I2 Tri-Clean and Gtechniq L1 Leather Guard - which is anti-bacterial, stain resistant and UV resistant.

I love their products and have spent 2 years upgrading my entire car cleaning/detailing kit to their stuff, check out their range: https://gtechniq.com/products/

I am not connected to this company, I'm just a private buyer.

Exert from Gtechniq website about leather 'feeds':

Many leather products market themselves on how they feed leather, when in fact this is not needed. Modern automotive leather use synthetic fat liquors which do not evaporate. Any product that is designed to feed leathers will not be absorbed by modern automotive leathers but instead remain on the surface attracting dirt which will then act as an abrasive foreshortening the leather’s finish.
You are quite correct up to a point. The coating does however wear of with use. This is exemplified by the fact that my rear leather sets hardly ever get sat in and the coating does indeed prevent absorbtion of any gliptone applied.
However the front seats which are regularly scrubbed by use, sucks up the gliptone cream like a sponge so the leather effectively decides if it needs feeding.
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Modern leather seats are coated from the factory, 'feeding' the leather will do nothing
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We are talking 20 year old quality leather here though - not modern sh1te.
When did manufacturers start coating the leather?

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Old Feb 27th, 2020, 08:59   #13
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Another vote for Gliptone.

I use it on our Jaguar and Range Rover following a clean with a mild dilution of All Purpose Cleaner agitated with a soft bristle brush and wiped clean with a towel.

Gliptone is applied after the leather has dried and is left to soak in.

The coating comments I can go along with, but each time I have used both cleaner and Gliptone on the cars above (2003 and 2007 models respectively), there is a marked difference in suppleness and feel, not to mention that wonderful smell.

The only car where it's not had much of an effect is the leather on our W210 E55, so I can only assume that is coated but the leather in this model feels very different - harder, less supple.

I ought to clean and treat the leather steering wheel on my C30.
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https://www.leather-dictionary.com/index.php/Connolly

https://www.best-auto-detailing-tips...ther-care.html

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I only keep my cars for about 10 years so I haven't had the need to treat the leather.
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[QUOTE=BorderVolvo;2604338]When did manufacturers start coating the leather?

When red, green and blue cows died out.
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When did manufacturers start coating the leather?

When red, green and blue cows died out.
….when was that?!
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Gliptone for me as well!

I've used it for years and the added bonus is the smell of leather when it is used.
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Another vote for Gliptone.
+1. Used it on all my cars and always had great results.
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