What is the best interior cleaner? Half hide Griff
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I used Glyptone liquid leather cleaner on my 96 Griff (magnolia half hide).
Their full range includes a cleaner, a scuff repair liquid (matched to your TVR leather colour) and a conditioner. Pack cost is about 25 pounds and includes instructions on use.
What you get is good looking leather and the right smell.
I'd recommend them and their contact details are 0161 832 8532. 5 Bridgewater Street, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4NN.
If you do a search on this site for Liquid Leather you'll turn up other trheads where this has been discussed.
AF
Their full range includes a cleaner, a scuff repair liquid (matched to your TVR leather colour) and a conditioner. Pack cost is about 25 pounds and includes instructions on use.
What you get is good looking leather and the right smell.
I'd recommend them and their contact details are 0161 832 8532. 5 Bridgewater Street, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4NN.
If you do a search on this site for Liquid Leather you'll turn up other trheads where this has been discussed.
AF
quote:Just leave a tube of Chemical Metal/ Plastic Padding in the glove box, you'll sooon get that fibre glass resin smell back! Rich...
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What you get is good looking leather and the right smell
I stopped using it as I found it hid the 'TVR' smell & started smelling like a jag.
Regards
Ed
>> Edited by EdT on Monday 25th February 17:41
I have been reliably informed by a leather specialist I know, that the best thing for cleaning leather is VERY hot water and pure soap crystals (Lux or some other handwash stuff will do) - Get VERY thick rubber gloves on and it works a treat - Most commercial cleaners have some mild alcohol based solvent that badly dries out the leather - After cleaning it just moisturise with any solvent free leather care stuff such as Autoglym... I did this in my BMW and was astounded at the results - far better then when I used Autoglym leather cleaner....
Had a Daimler Sovereign about 8 years ago in Thailand. It had a beautiful Cream leather interior.... until I tried to drive through one of Bangkok's monsoon floods 
To cut a long story short, gingerly driving up Sukhumvit road, the water was half way up the doors when a Bus overtook me - the resulting tidal wave swamped the whole car and it died. Daimlers don't float, by the way.
When I eventually rescued it the interior was caked in undefinable substances and a family of mold had already claimed squatters rights. If you've ever been to Asia and smelt the drains, you will have an idea of what the "Daimler" smell means to me.....
It took the housemaid and the gardener 2 weeks to clean the inside using just soap and water, finished with saddle soap but it came up looking better than before it went swimming. My advice is keep it simple.
To cut a long story short, gingerly driving up Sukhumvit road, the water was half way up the doors when a Bus overtook me - the resulting tidal wave swamped the whole car and it died. Daimlers don't float, by the way. When I eventually rescued it the interior was caked in undefinable substances and a family of mold had already claimed squatters rights. If you've ever been to Asia and smelt the drains, you will have an idea of what the "Daimler" smell means to me.....
It took the housemaid and the gardener 2 weeks to clean the inside using just soap and water, finished with saddle soap but it came up looking better than before it went swimming. My advice is keep it simple.
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Had a Daimler Sovereign about 8 years ago in Thailand. It had a beautiful Cream leather interior.... until I tried to drive through one of Bangkok's monsoon floods
When I eventually rescued it the interior was caked in undefinable substances and a family of mold had already claimed squatters rights. If you've ever been to Asia and smelt the drains, you will have an idea of what the "Daimler" smell means to me.....
It took the housemaid and the gardener 2 weeks to clean the inside using just soap and water, finished with saddle soap but it came up looking better than before it went swimming. My advice is keep it simple.
Sounds familiar, I once saw an original VW Beetle floating gently down the road/river after 3 hours rain in Brunei.
said she didn't want the carpets to get wet 
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