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alpacaman



Member Since: 27 Mar 2016
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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Izmir Blue
Leather restoration

Now the tow bar saga is out of the way, I'm going to tackle the slightly grubby interior of my 07MY SE. It has what I believe to be the part leather ebony/scuba seat trim. I'm going to deal with the cloth inserts and door cards with the Rug Doctor at the weekend, but would quite like to get some leather colour restorer to bring the leather back to life.

Now, to my eye the leather looks dark blue but it's called ebony, so do I get dark blue colour restorer or black? Anyone done this before who can advise on what products they used?

Post #296269 13th Apr 2016 9:40 pm
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bxzx16v



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England 2012 Freelander 2 SD4 Sport Auto Barolo Black

Never used leather colour restorer myself . Without seeing pics of the seats i can't comment but for me I'd give Gliptone leather cleaner followed by their conditioner. http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/interior/gli...d_211.html


Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (For now ?)
2014 Ford Bmax 1.0 ecoboost ( Gone but what next )
2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S

Post #296274 14th Apr 2016 5:50 am
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taztastic



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+1 for Gliptone Thumbs Up

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alpacaman



Member Since: 27 Mar 2016
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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Izmir Blue

They've faded in a few places (will try and take pics later). Will the Gliptone stuff restore the colour or just clean?

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dunkley201



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey
Re: Leather restoration

alpacaman wrote:
Now, to my eye the leather looks dark blue but it's called ebony, so do I get dark blue colour restorer or black? Anyone done this before who can advise on what products they used?


My previous SE had part leather with blue cloth inserts. The leather was definitely Ebony(ie black) although first of all I thought it was blue.

Bob 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

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alpacaman



Member Since: 27 Mar 2016
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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Izmir Blue

Thanks. Sounds like the same as mine.

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bxzx16v



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Gliptone is just a cleaner .

Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (For now ?)
2014 Ford Bmax 1.0 ecoboost ( Gone but what next )
2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S

Post #296348 15th Apr 2016 5:46 am
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Olegit



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I've had excellent results from Gliptone.
It's not just a cleaner - there are two separate products, cleaner and conditioner.
Made such a difference to my Alpaca (cream) leather seats, it was like someone had turned the lights on inside the car!
Leaves the seats feeling soft and smelling nice.
Gliptone are specialists in leather treatments (unlike companies which try to market all car-cleaning stuff).
Worth taking a look at their website, for general information about treatment of leather. The quick brown fox

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PeakWayfarer



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+1 for gliptone

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westville



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+1 for gliptone Thumbs Up No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

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DeeJayCee



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Others swear by Woolies which provide a leather cleaner, colour specific wax and a sealer in their kits. If you don't know the colour they will match to your trim if you send them a piece (carefully) snipped from any excess leather.

www.woolies-trim.co.uk

Nothing to do with the now extinct store of the same name!! 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto - Stornoway Grey - Hers (His, really)
2002 Audi S8 4.2 Quattro - Ming Blue - Definitely His

Post #300550 11th Jun 2016 4:07 pm
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