New leather cleaning

[Chrisbassett]

My car came with a very pretty maserati care kit...includes some kind of leather cleaner, but after 10 years in the boot I think I'll leave it alone...

 

[jerkmoans]

My car came with a very pretty maserati care kit...includes some kind of leather cleaner, but after 10 years in the boot I think I'll leave it alone...

You could at least take it out of the boot:double the volume?!

Again, thx for tips. Putting together a birthday list of, er, cleaning products...

NOW I begin to understand why Mrs Moans was so enthusiastic about this motor purchase...

 

[bigsteve]

Following Jerkmoans post I decided to attack the heavily dusted rear seats, got most of dust off with vacuum and a brush. then used some autoglym leather cleaner , dust came off easily and there was no impact on the white stitching from either leeching from the red leather or greying from the dust. Will treat it with a feed coat after I have done the front, whilst searching for help on the US forum I found this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwK72Sp3fB8 to a video for Cquartz that guys over there were suggesting to use on their leather seats to protect them. I read on a recent search I did on the subject of cleaning seat stitching that Porsche use nylon stitching and this does not suffer from colour leeching or dust discolouration. hopefully our stitching is nylon.

Thanks for all the responses to my original post.

 

[jerkmoans]

i would highly recommend zymol treat, think a few on here also use this, gliptone is also very good and use this on misses car but the mas gets the zymol

these are used to provide UV protect ion and stop the seats drying out

THIS stuff? http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_189960_langId_-1_categoryId_255236#tab3 or something else?

Gotta clean off all the forensic from yesterday's debauched session... Going to use my autoglym stuff (might as well use it up) and then follow your damp/dry wipe tips to remove any residues

 

[sartofatto]

About to attack my interior, Mrs Moans having taken over responsibility for the early morning conveyance of minor Moanses hither and thither. Was with some trepidation as I mused over the problem of cleaning and feeding black leather without ruining white contrast stitching.... And then I found this thread.

So it's Autoglym leather cleaner (Dicky), Zymol, Swissvax milk, Zaino or Gliptone (Enzo). Or Colgate (Conaero).

To Halfords! Or Boots...

I have a 2008 Granturimo.The Leather(vinyl ?) dash cover is becoming unstuck from its base.Maserati will not repair as its out of warranty.A Maserati mechanic told me it is a common fault but will not tell me how to re glue.He says they have to replace the whole dash-unbelieveable. Any suggestions?

 

[CatmanV2]

A decent upholstery shop can fix it, it may even be DIY from what I've read. Just needs to be removed and stuck back down.

C

 

[ENZ525]

I used an Alpha adhesive called AF178 to re-glue the leather on the airbag of my 550 steering wheel, which was quite an easy job.
I would think removing the actual dash cover would be the tricky bit... once that is out, make sure you clean up all the old glue so it is nice and smooth,
then glue back in place, good luck sartofatto.

 

[safrane]

Can you post a pick of the dash so we know what to look for if purchasing one in the future.

Thanks

 

[sartofatto]

will do soon

 

[hodroyd]

I have used "Renapur" for the past few years and found it excellent. They have a mild leather cleaner, then when dry you use the leather wax/food. Using very little of the wax, otherwise it can be too much and the leather stays shiny for ages, it keeps the leather clean and very soft.

Dash Top.. There was a thread on this some time ago. I think taking off the dash top is the easiest way and not stretching the leather / vinyl whilst pulling it of the base is vital, I think rolling it off seemed an option, then glue followed by a wallpaper edge roller type implement to get the new glued surface flat and tight.