Throw your clay bars away fellows. This is the new technology. Speeds the clay process up tremendously. You can use the new polymer wash mitt and complete the whole car vs a clay bar in 20 minutes.

You can use any car wash soap as a lubricant.

Here's what you need. These 2 items can be used many times. Just rinse and let dry.

Eagle One Surface Prep Mitt for the larger areas like hood/bonnet, roof, quarter panels. The smaller NanoSkin Sponge for the small areas like rear fascia and front grill area.

You will not be disappointed in any way, and you will wonder, "Why didn't I know about these before?"

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Will do. I havent seen it in Oz, but the christmas break is usually my claying time so I'll try to order the mitt.

 

I would move Christchurch in a heartbeat nothing but happy memories

 

I was going to add that I can do the XK with a nano mitt in like 20-30 minutes. When washing the car to detail it, I use dish washing soap instead of car wash soap. It's good a striping wax and suds are such a treat compared to car wash soap. If it's a car I have not maintained on a schedule, I like to use CarPro IronX before the "clay". It removes iron particles that on the pain surface. This alone already makes it feel near clay'd. Adds about 30 minutes to the process and stinks like crazy, but worth it if you want to be gentle.

Although just car wash soap is fine for the mitt to clay the car, I also spray lube on the car along with soapy water... I buy everything in gallons, so might as well use it, right?

 

Nice. Just ordered the mitt. Much cheaper than the Chemical Guys mitt.

 

This is very true, the dish washer soap strips the old wax. Most detailing products start off with the instruction to wash specifically with Dawn as the claim is that it is the best at stripping the old wax, oil, grease, and such from your finish.

You know this but for others that are not aware do not use it for maintenance washes. Get a quality automotive soap designed to wash without stripping, I saw the Maguiars Gold Class above, that is what I use and it is a very good auto soap.

 

Next stage - interior

Richard please tell me these are high quality i outsourced these from the UK

 

Another time consuming endeavour !!

 

Does using this product make a difference on sealed leather like Jaguar uses?

 

The Gliptone is a UK product and the reviews are quite good. You are all right to use. Here in the states I use a product called Lexol. Another high quality product. The Gliptone you have and the Lexol are equal for quality.

The Leather Conditioner Products work extremely well on the Jaguar seats, making them nice and soft, and very slick. My butt just slides right into the seats.

It is very important to keep the leather dash on the Jags conditioned. Try using your Gliptone Conditioner in a small area first so it does not discolor the leather. The leather on the dash can get hard quickly and dry out, keep it soft.

I condition my seats, dash, and door panels about every 6 months.

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Yes I spent a fair amount of time on the dash, door trims and front seats.

The leather not only sucked up the intense cleaner but also the conditioner I would say this is the first time the leather has been treated in this car

 

You got me motivated and did all my leather today. Thanks.

BTW: I apply my Lexol with a microfiber pad. Works great and takes all of 15 minutes to do the entire interior.

 

Many thanks Richzak for the tip. I will order these for sure. Also, I agree completely on Lexol for leather care. Be sure to use both the cleaner followed by the conditioner for best results. You would be surprised how dirty the sponge gets after using the cleaner prior to the conditioner.

 

I agree. Lexol has been a great product for the leather in my Jaguar.

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That's really motoring
Ive still got to do my rear seats, think mine is taking so long due to the fact of it being the first leather treatment

 

I would suggest that once you apply the Gliptone Cleaner and then Conditioner, let it set in, buff with soft microfiber cloth and come back in another week, and apply a second coat of the conditioner only.

In the meantime, if you can acquire a few of the microfiber applicators, it will make the application of the conditioner so easy and extremely quick. No need to rub it in, just wipe the leather down gently the second time.

Your making progress, and I am sure many Jaguar owners neglect the leather in the car. They shouldn't, because the Jaguar leather is a quality leather.

You're doing the right thing to keep the car as beautiful as possible. That is good.

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First off let me say that I am not a fan of Lexol leather conditioner. Even though many on the forum swear by the product, my experience with it was that it was blotchy and left streaks. I have used many, many different leather cleaner and conditioner products over the past 47 years of driving with varying degrees of satisfaction but one that I started using about 3 months ago stands out (for me) as the best product I have used. It's a cream, wipes on easily with a nice sheen, and applies very evenly without streaks. It is Armor All Outcast Leather Restorer. Don't let the "Restorer" label scare you, it's a terrific all around conditioner that has made my dash and seats supple, even colored, and with a gentle sheen. It's about $9.00 for a tube, and you use very little to cover everything. I highly recommend trying it once and comparing to your favorite conditioner.

 

I'm with tberg. Lexol is great for raw leather where the cleaner/conditioners actually TOUCH the leather. Saddles, baseball mitts, whatever else. Jaguar, just like every other car manufacturer for many decades, "paints" the leather, sealing it up pretty dang well to the point that no cleaner or conditioner can actually get TO the leather.
Me, I use Meguiar's Gold Class.

 

So if nothing can get to the actual sealed leather, what good are the conditioners? Do they actually help, or is it just a crap shoot as to whether or not we get dash shrinkage?

 

It depends on how much you believe the Marketing. Thousands of products do basically the same thing, so it's all up to how each product is marketed as to how much product is sold.
I've used a LOT of Lexol........ on saddles and other Tack. It works fabulously. I've also used Lexol on furniture (didn't do anything but smear on paint) and car interiors (also didn't do anything but smear on paint).
I REALLY don't like Armor All, it's greasy and ugly. I've tried pretty much EVERY product I've seen, and the only good one was the Maguiars Gold Class, although I thought the Foam worked better than the spray, but the foam is no longer available.
It's been stated to use a Leather Cleaner before the Conditioner and you'll be surprised how much uck comes off. Well, yeah. Wipe ANY damp cloth on a dirty seat and dirt will come off. Wipe that same seat with the Conditioner first and Viola! Dirt will come off!
I'm sure using a cleaner first, then conditioner will be a benefit, mostly because the leather is gone over twice instead of once. I'll stick with once per application, then do another application in half the interval.

edit; I've put conditioner on leather chairs where the paint has started to come off at the creases and such, and since the conditioner DID soak into the leather at those raw spots, the conditioned leather soaked under the adjacent painted areas and made the creases MUCH more noticeable. On some spots the paint actually peeled off in very minor pieces.