SONUS Leather Cleaner and Conditioner

No, Thank You David!



Well packaged and very well detailed in the enclosed paperwork regarding the pads and how best to use these.



Adding the Autopia Guide to Detailing CD-ROM was a bonus as well.



Tonight, I "uncorked" the SONUS leather conditioner to take a wiff of it. Very clean smelling and almost neutral in a way. Should be interesting to not only see how well it works on the leather, but more importantly, how well it smells seeing my C2S is full leather.



Seeing that I normally use a rotary on most all finishes, with this black, I'm going to "PC" for now untill I get a better feel for this softer paint. Kind of working my way back to where it all started, but better off this way for now.



I'll see how well the swirl buster pad and polish work with a PC.



Also, after a good cleaning of the engine bay area and warming it up a bit, I'll try the SONUS Engine Kote as well. I wonder how well it does on other areas. You know how big the underpan is on a Porsche. As much as I like dressings to treat these, it's seems a waste as dressings do not last long and attract dirt like mad. A good "sealant" for hard plastics is now a requirement for most product line. SOmething that can look like a dressing, but seal and last a longer time w/o attracting dirt. I used to use Megs version in a garden pressure sprayer when I had a Porsche on the lift for under carrage detail work.



I guess I'll have to add a new thread as to the other items, but will update this thread as to the leather products.



Thanks once again!



Regards,

Deanski
 
Deanski,



Why do you need to use a swirl remover on your C4S? That seems to be a bit of overkill to be. If you have some "final finish" imperfections that you're having a hard time working out, the secret with your finish is the Sonus SFX-3 Pad (light blue) with Klasse AIO. A neighbor has the new Turbo (black) and a new Viper (red). Both had toweling marks that were driving him crazy.



I gave him proper towels and brought his toys into my garage for some pad/polish testing. The SFX-3 Pad/AIO combo did the best job removing those pesky toweling marks. I ran the PC at 5.5 and put enough pressure on the pad to keep it compressed 60-70%. Problem gone... flawless sleds!



On your 911s underpad and the wheel wells... yes, the Trim and MotorKote works well. It will look as if it goes on unevenly, but it will dry to an even finish. I have given this treatment to the Cayenne twice a year since I bought it back in 2004. My black plastic looks perfect. One your engine, be sure to soak up any puddles with the corner of a damp sponge. Don't wipe! Allow it to dry to form its final acryic coating.



I have been playing with mixing Polycharger in this product and must say it is so much better with the additive. I will try to get pics posted this week.



db
 
The C2S has minor marring, but wanted to have the SONUS line just in case more issues show up. I'm sure a light "cleansing" should do the trick or SFX-3 polish.



Good to know the MK will work on the hard plastics as well. As long as I use that fine mist nozzle for the fertilizer sprayer it should go on pretty well as long as I clean it up to make sure there is no oils etc on the plastics. Damn these Porsches have a LONG pan!



I'd like to hear how well it works with the Polycharge. Any added benifit for MK?



OK, wife thinks I'm nuts this morning.... caught sniffing the SONUS leather conditioner. Nice fresh smell to it. That's the odd thing about the Porsche ful leather interior, very unique smell, not a full leather-type smell as in Lexus or other luxury cars. I thought it was any plastic or vinyl off-gassing, but no.



I hope to get some time long enough to try out all the new items.



Now if I can only find a way to get thet new GT3RSR motor in 3.8L.



Thanks for the info!!!



Regards,



Deanski
 
Has anyone used Liquid Leather? (branded Gliptone here in the UK but not sure if it's the same as Gliptone in the US).



Lots of people in the UK rave about their cleaner and conditioners and I've just given my month old Boxster's leather seats a clean and condition and it seems to be very good stuff.
 
I just had the oil changed prior to winter, so this would be a good time. I changed it early as it still was the factory fill and seeing I'm past break-in I wanted to remove all debris floating around. Normally first service is at 20,000 miles. Yes, you DID read that right. Anyway, back to the topic....



Well, I finally got to try both the SONUS Cleaner and the Conditioner.



Cleaner being the thicker of the two worked very well. Used a cotton applicator to apply and scrub with, followed by a dark green MF to wipe off.



After 30 minutes, appied the conditioner with a green MF covered sponge applicator. Product is milky in color and very thin which makes it easy to appy and go a long way. Works very well in getting into tight areas. Wipe down with another MF towel.



After letting it sit, opened the door and lo and behold, that new Porsche leather smell came back! Very interesting! :2thumbs:



Granted, the Conditioner smells odd out of the bottle, but once on the leather and the leather has time to absorb it, if this didn't make the leather smell back to new I don't know what will.



Z-10 has been a long time favorite, but since it's a bit too stong in the leather smell department for a Porsche, I went to Sonus for that new Porsche smell. Z-10 works well and does make most leathers smell like.. well... leather. Z-10 was a dead-on smell to the Lexus leathers.



Looks as if I'll be using the Sonus more often, as my wifes makeup from her hands sometimes gets on the leather door handle. Sonus took care of that. Cleaner almost smells like a Woolite type mix. Light/clean fragrance.



Thanks Dave for getting it right on the money!:thx



Regards,

Deanski
 
Deanski,



Thank you for your feedback on the products. I would like to add one thing. Anyone can add a leather fragrance to their products. The fragrance offers a nice smell while applying the product, but fragrance always leaves pretty quickly, or it is over-powering.



The Sonus product refreshes leather because it contains two ingredients that are used in the leather tanning process. Leather hides do not have a "leather smell" before tanning. That smell comes after tanning. Before tanning they simply smell like dead cow.



Getting leather care right took years of searching for someone who understands the science of leather, not simply finding a topical leather treatment that looks and smells good. Sonus Leather Cleaner and Leather Conditioner truly are products that are good for your leather. Smells funny in the bottle... smells good in the cow!
 
DavidB said:
Getting leather care right took years of searching for someone who understands the science of leather, not simply finding a topical leather treatment that looks and smells good. Sonus Leather Cleaner and Leather Conditioner truly are products that are good for your leather. Smells funny in the bottle... smells good in the cow!
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Great statement! :2thumbs:



Yes it does smell "funny" in the bottle, but once in the leather, it's perfect for that unique Porsche leather smell. Better this than an added ingredient just for smell.



Also, the leather feels not slick or sticky, but like new. If you "butt shined" your leather to the point it's not only shinny, but slick, the Sonus returns it back to normal without any sticky feel. You end up with a non-slick finish that has a more "grabbing" effect. More so if you have sport seats. Hummm:think: Maybe just the thing to do prior to a DE event or other track events! After treating with the Sonus Leather Conditioner, I did not slide in the seat. I was more planted in it.



This was done on Porsche Sport Adaptive seats with regular leather, not the smooth or "plush" type that can also be ordered.



Now I'm trying different ways to apply it to work it into the leather. Sponges with and w/o scrubby sides, brushes etc. Time to drag out the interior brushes I had for the PC and others. Not the carpet ones, I had some done with boars hair and squirrel hair. Squirrel hair being very soft may not work for this application. The ones I still have are the MF fiber type used for wood working finishes. These work very well w/o damage to leathers if not compressing the pad.



So as it stands now, so far so good with this product.:2thumbs: Thank you!!:thx



Regards,

Deanski
 
I love the Sonus Leather Cleaner and Conditioner combo. It is worth the two-step process. I tried BMW lederlotion, which is a cleaner and a conditioner in one step, but the Sonus products actually restore grip to the leather as if it were new. Now, I did purchase these Sonus products about 2 years ago, so I don't know if the scents have changed, but the versions that I have are slightly too "lemon-like" for me. The BMW lederlotion really smells good I think. When I had the lederlotion in my Crossfire, people would say that the car smelled like new. When I had the Sonus products in my car, they said it smelled fresh. Of course having the leather feel better is prefered in my opinion to the interior smelling like fresh leather. Keep up the great work David!:2thumbs:
 
xfire,



You're right as to the feel of the leather after SONUS!! Very nice! In fact, I'll treat the seats B4 I do my track days just for that added bonus. Nice to have the seats feel this way once again. :woohoo:



The new SONUS Leather Conditioner smells odd. Very thin milky-white in color. Little goes a long way.



Best part was after the doors were closed for some time after the treatment, opening them and being re-aquainted with that factory Porsche leather smell was the strongest selling point for me. Another was the lack of film left behind from some conditioners off-gassing when heated. I used to get film on windows, gauges mirror etc. with other products. SONUS has not done this.



Regards,

Deanski
 
Deanski said:
Best part was after the doors were closed for some time after the treatment, opening them and being re-aquainted with that factory Porsche leather smell...
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And there's nothing better than that, IMHO! :heelclick
 
Most cars have painted (coated) leathers and Sonus works well there. Is the Sonus leather conditioner the proper product for anilin dyed leathers, such as Porsche's natural leathers?
 
adias said:
Most cars have painted (coated) leathers and Sonus works well there. Is the Sonus leather conditioner the proper product for anilin dyed leathers, such as Porsche's natural leathers?
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Yes, it works very well with Porsche's leather interiors. Sonus was tested on many types of leather including Porsche leather .



Lynn
 
Lynn Matthews said:
Yes, it works very well with Porsche's leather interiors. Sonus was tested on many types of leather including Porsche leather .



Lynn
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Lynn:



Most Porsche leathers are coated leathers. I know Sonus does a great job with those.



Some Porsches have natural leather, which is not coated. Does Sonus work properly with those natural leather interiors?
 
adias said:
Lynn:



Most Porsche leathers are coated leathers. I know Sonus does a great job with those.



Some Porsches have natural leather, which is not coated. Does Sonus work properly with those natural leather interiors?
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Yes, it works well on both.



Lynn
 
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