Hi Sassy:
Just curious!
Where is this Clay Bar you go to to get the 50% alcohol?

 

I'm like Synthesis, retired and as I often say, I have nothing to do and all day with which to do it. So detailing my cars is a labor of love and a way to bond with them.
I'm with sov211 regarding the Autoglym recommendation for the leather interior. It is good stuff. I bought both the cleaner and conditioner but haven't had the need to use the cleaner yet. My F Type is mostly a garage queen, kids and dogs or eating in the car are verboten.

And yes, stay away from anything containing silicone ! It is the devil's fluid. I once paid a "professional" detailer to do my Toyota MR2 and he used some kind of silicone product on the dashboard. For the rest of the time I owned that car I constantly had a haze on the inside of the windshield from the silicone off-gassing or whatever and no kinds of glass cleaning chemicals would ever get it all off and no amount of interior cleaning products could get that silicone off the dash.

Something else that should be used when detailing is a good product for all of the weatherstripping. I do it once a year around the doors, hatch and hood. And on my Mazda which has a power sunroof, around the sunroof seal. I use 303 Aerospace's Rubber Seal Protector product. Wipe the seals thoroughly with a damp MF towel first to get the dirt and dust off and then apply the rubber seal protector chemical and let it soak in for a while before buffing off the excess.

When my Jag was new I clay barred the paint and applied the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Graphene wax which is holding up well. And recently I applied a carnauba wax on top of that for some extra shine.
I never drive it in inclement weather and it is garaged so it's not being torture tested but for ease of application and low maintenance the ceramic or graphene waxes from Meguiars or Turtle Wax are pretty good for not being super expensive boutique products.

 

I use this: https://www.autozone.com/wash-cleane...it/1125823_0_0 which lasts for several applications.
I mix my own alcohol/water in a spray bottle using a 50/50 mix of 70% isopropol alcohol and filtered water.
It's incredibly easy to clay bar, wipe and ceramic spray the entire car is a couple hours.
Word of caution: Do not apply the Hybrid Solutions to the windshield. I did that, didn't like the result and thought I would never rid the glass of the product.

 

Cheapskates (like me ) find that using a clay bar with the soapy water (same as used on a car wash) is fine to 'lubricate' the bar.

 

What do you guys use on the leather dash? The same thing you use for the seats?

 

Yes, all the leather needs the same care.

 

Some of it isnt leather though. Mine has part leather, and part a sharkskin looking stuff that looks like leather but isnt. It doesnt take leather treatment well :-(

 

I use 303 Aerospace Protectant on all vinyl surfaces. It has a very low shine matte finish compared to other products out there. I don't like shiny vinyl.