🔥 For more quality detailing products visit: tinyurl.com/bdehsjys ⬇🔶 LINKS TO PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ⬇⬇ 🇺🇸 For people in USA: Colourlock Top Life leather coating: amzn.to/3sZRx4i Colourlock Mild Leather Cleaner: amzn.to/3NuRK7m Leather brush: bit.ly/45Esx3b Colourlock care set for new leather: amzn.to/3tr9BaA Colourlock Leather Shield (for maintenance): amzn.to/3FbYgh2 Colourlock Vegan leather protection kit: amzn.to/3vwkDtR Scangrip LED light: bit.ly/3lOXkWe 🇨🇦 For people in Canada: Colourlock Top Life leather coating: bit.ly/3HLlCuE Colourlock Mild Leather Cleaner: bit.ly/3sVegyo Colourlock care set for new leather: amzn.to/3NzS9Wc Colourlock leather cleaning brush: bit.ly/38Gy6Xq Colourlock Leather Shield (for maintenance): bit.ly/3sYCKa7 Colourlock Vegan leather protection kit: amzn.to/3vwkDtR Scangrip LED light: bit.ly/3PWZxNt 🇬🇧 For people in the UK: Colourlock Top Life leather coating: amzn.to/3sZRx4i Colourlock Mild Leather Cleaner: hamzn.to/3lDvMTB Colourlock care set for new leather: amzn.to/3sU7c55 Colourlock leather cleaning brush: amzn.to/3MRs1WY Colourlock Vegan leather protection kit: amzn.to/3vwkDtR All Colourlock products: bit.ly/3elNJ9a 🎶 MUSIC I USE IN MY VIDEOS - Referral link, get a free trial by clicking below! www.epidemicsound.com/referral/pjuxkd Watch more of my videos: ✅ Leather and alcantara care tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/pvKJXGRneJg/v-deo.html ✅ How to clean and protect leather seats: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html ✅ How to clean and protect a leather steering wheel: ua-cam.com/video/ukIuqk8noyk/v-deo.html
Hey Pan. Huge fan and have to thank you for all you do. I'm a military vet and your channel has helped me through a very dark time in my life from PTSD and Depression. I have been doing at home car detailing for a few years now but with your videos have decided to start getting into it professionally.
Hi! Thank you for sharing your life story, and also a huge thank you for your service to your country, keeping its citizens safe. Much respect for men and women of military and law enforcement. I'm glad to know my videos can help people get through rough times. Detailing is such a soothing experience. It also allows me to forget about my problems when I focus on detailing. If you would like, I shared my own life story with my viewers in this video: ua-cam.com/video/cmDtGwDJz_I/v-deo.html Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Another great instructional video Pan! I sure am glad I saw this because I have new leather seats and I was going to use their “new leather kit” on them, and then I saw this video, so now I’m gonna get this product and use it first. Your videos have helped me tremendously with not only my car, but also cleaning around my house or cleaning anything in general. I’ve learned a lot from you, thanks again Pan!
Hi Pan, Will this work on the New Cadillac Escalade with full Semi-Aniline leather seats? Also what products are safe to use as a quick detailer without having to worry about conditioning? Considering everyone stating that it has some type of protection layer from the manufacturer. I started to get confused about what to use. Any help would be appreciated. Also lov3 all the video you post!!
You'd have to ask Colourlock directly if it's compatible with semi-aniline leather. All they say is that it's compatible with leather and imitation leather. Same goes for Geist products. They say they are not suited for aniline leather, but don't talk about semi-aniline. Leather conditioners aren't needed on new leather (up to 3 years old). Modern leather has a clear coat on top (polyurethane) and conditioners don't penetrate that layer. What new leather needs is simply to protect against friction damage, dye transfer, UV damage, fading and cracking. Hence why we use leather sealants (2-3 months durability) or leather coatings (9-12 months durability). And protection makes cleaning much easier. Beyond three years, there can start to be micro-tears in the leather, and then you can potentially start using conditioners which can start to penetrate those micro fractures and nourish the leather hide underneath the clear coat. See a leather care tutorial I made with leather care experts from Colourlock here: ua-cam.com/video/pvKJXGRneJg/v-deo.htmlsi=rErqtz_VnbmDAwXi But again, you'd have to ask about products for semi-aniline seats to make sure.
@PanTheOrganizer Hi Pan, Thanks for replying. Really appreciate it. I watched the video link you sent me and it looks like I have to treat Semi-Aniline leather like pigmented leather. The video was very informative, thanks for sharing! I've already placed an order for the new leather kit. Pan, what do you recommend as a quick detailer for the leather? I keep my vehicle clean and I want to use something that doesn't affect the leather shield or protection after it's applied! I've got a lot of products from Adam's, GTechniq, Gyeon, and recently Koch Chemi. Lol.. I know that's overkill!! I've confused myself at this point on what to use as my predominant quick-cleaning. I just want to use something that doesn't harm or deteriorate the coating. My apologies for all the questions and the long message! Honestly, I trust watching your videos only at this point, and most of what I've purchased was based on your videos. All are good just that one concern I have regarding what product is safe on the coating if I use it 2 or 3 times a week! Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your help!
Your Porsch looks awesome! The seats didn't even look dirty, but i know how wonderfully you care for her! She looks great! If i ever can't find Geist, Colourlock would be what i also would buy for my leather!
Geist and Colourlock are likely two of the best leather specific care brands on the market currently. You can't go wrong with either one. And of course my seats never look dirty, I would never let them get to that point. I wash the exterior of my car 1-2 times a week, and do the interior once or twice a month. Maintenance is key. And it's so easy to do when the base layer of protection is a quality product like Geist or Colourlock.
I have been watching and learning from you for years, and always value your opinions and follow suite to how to do things right when it comes to my car. I know you would never let your beloved car get dirty, i was teasing you, she always looks awesome! Love you Pan!!!!
Love color Loc on my seats! I have an indigo blue color leather seat on my Genesis & been using it as soon as I bought it. Being retired & doing nothing all week & taking the weekends off I have all the time in the world to clean & maintain every inch of my baby. Thanks for another great video & a reminder that it’s time to hit the seats again. Hope your enjoying this lovely weather we are having.
To be 100% sure with excessive foam on perforated seats I recommend to vacuum the seats right after the application but be careful to use a clean and unscratched adapter on your cleaner.
Generally if pan is willing to put a product on his Porsche o think it's good enough for my hellcat lol. I've been looking into leather coatings. Currently I'm just using the spray from Gyeon until I can find an actual ceramic coating.
@@klasseact6663 yeah I have the 2021 charger hellcat. The leather is actually pretty damn good in my opinion and I have no issue spending 50-100 on a product if it works. Regardless of the quality of leather. If it does what it says it does I'm all for it.
@@ntwalipat2 Top Life is only $85 on Amazon. I hear guys bickering over price, say $35, on a product when they have an expensive car. That's all Colourlock does is leather I'm sure it's a great product. I have used Mild Cleaner & Shield and has worked great.
I already covered vegan leather cleaning and protection in this video of a Tesla Model Y here: ua-cam.com/video/gohks8xP5NY/v-deo.html This is the kit I used in that video: amzn.to/3RdCC0M
Oh Pan, the paint on your car looks gorgeous 😍. I’m a big fan of colourlock, truly experts when it comes to leather…cleaning, protecting and repairing. It seemed to dry down very nice and matt. Have you ever tried Modesta’s LPS system? I was always intrigued to know how effective their anti-abrasion product was (not had a chance since they are pro only products)…. I’m looking forward to an update to know how the Top Life performs👍
Got both leather and alcantara seats but scrolling through the comments I found the answer as to what to use :) Yet another great video; I feel like you re giving me more work each time 🤣
If you want to save some money and some of the foam cleaner a tip is to have a spray bottle with ONR (256:1) and do a couple sprays on the seat and your foam will go alot further
I just bought Geist 3 minus leather kit for my steering wheel, ebrake boot cover and seat covers that are all leather and it works great, it cleans all those leather items without damaging them, Ram from Geist i think use to work for colourlock, so i trust his leather products too.
Yeah Geist is top tier for sure! I reviewed the Geist leather kit in this video: ua-cam.com/video/YFqRpJhkqJw/v-deo.htmlsi=JKZP7nFHOe1p8IkY Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 965,000 subscribers and we have over 130 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
I’m getting ready to put on this product on my new leather seats but I can’t do my entire interior all at the same time. I have spinal issues and can only work for a short time before needed to stop for the day. I guess the towel and sponge applicator can be washed and reused right? UPDATE: I spoke with Josh at the rag company, and he told me you can basically hand wash the sponge and microfiber towel for later use. I know that was probably a no-brainer, but I just wanted to be sure cause I’m really a rookie at this. Sure was nice to dial a phone number and talk to a human being. As you have said before Pan, The Rag Company really has their stuff together.
Hi pan thought I let you know I was 13 videos behind I'm now up to date. Pan great to hear your dad still dose his at times lov that bed your proud hope all is well with the family please say hello to all please say hello to your dad it's nice to hear he dose he's car even if it's only so many times . All the best pan yes I'm still watching but things ant easy at times as iv said to you in the past sorry not done message on your channel of late . Stewart
Hi Pan. I let Colourlock know of my user experience with Top Life on their YT and thought I'd let you know as well. I applied Top Life on the interior leather of my new 2023 M3. Prepped as instructed. I found the product to apply easily on all my leather surfaces except it was streaky on the black leather dash. Thought it might be because I applied to much, so removed it and re-apply as instructed. Still streaky. Was worried that it would cure that way, so removed it again and won't apply on the dash again. What is so strange is that other black leather surfaces like the doors were just fine, so it had nothing to do with the color of the leather nor the amount of product applied. I could have left it on the dash and see if it evened out after the 2 hour or 48 hour cure periods, but didn't want to chance a bad result.
I recommend using a sponge instead of the leather brush for maintenance cleaning the leather. It’s much softer, doesn’t damage the top coat at all and cleans as good as a brush
Dedicated leather brushes are designed for that task, they don't damage the leather. The brush I use is designed by Colourlock themselves. They know a thing or two about leather. ;)
Thank you PAN! I have found great products thanks to you and your vids. I have yet to coat my new cars leather. I used colourlock to clean and protect and now.....i get to coat.
That is awesome! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. How did you discover my channel?
@@PanTheOrganizer oh Mr. PAN, i have been a viewer for couple of years now. I love your vids! I love that you reply cuz you have given me advice on products. Thank you for that! Oh and new name, "DiChico Details." I plan to put so vids up of cars i am asked to detail. Again...thanks to you.
Oh cool, thanks for being such a long time viewer and still along with me for the journey! You have seen the channel evolve quite a bit then! :) Out of curiosity, what's your favourite video on my channel so far?
hey pan, I absolutely love your channel, I am still a beginner auto detailer enthusiasts. planning to open up an auto detailing soon, I'm trying to figure out were to start with your videos 😅
my only problem is I don't have a pressure washer, only a water pump Machine with garden hose, especially an extractor or those hot water steam machine, no polisher also, I only have the basic detailing products but I've seen a competitor with paint correction near by our place. also paint restoration, what should I do?
Hi Aiz. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. I have many videos on starting your detailing business, including these two: ua-cam.com/video/WV3FJcWf77I/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/g08gkwfv1Wk/v-deo.html
Where does this leave my new bottle of colorlock duo. Used, thats where. Liberally dosed my 996 seats yesterday. Soaks in through the perforations and softens nicely. Cause my seats are not new.
How do you remove dye transfer from a leather seat? I used Gyeon Q2 when my wife’s car was new, but when I went to reapply 6 months later there is a black line on the seat from her belt. I haven’t been successful removing it.
You had Gyeon Leather Shield (the coating in a glass bottle) or Leathercoat (the spray)? Leather Shield should last 6 to 12 months and make dye transfer cleaning a breeze, as long as you regularly clean the leather surfaces monthly. At this point, many rounds of cleaning using and appropriate heavier duty dedicated leather cleaner is a must. Here's a link: bit.ly/3AwZeUf And use a quality leather brush like this: bit.ly/3ymc2dp Once all that is done, reapply a fresh leather coating. And make sure you keep up with maintenance. That's the trick! ;)
Hehehe thanks. The 25 years of detailing experience really helps to make things look effortless. But I try to make my videos as easy to understand so everyone can hopefully duplicate the steps at home and share my passion for detailing along the way! :)
I tried the prep on my dashboard, which is leather but I got streaks in it. It seemed relatively hard to clean it evenly:/ I also cleaned the leather before using the prep on it. Did I use too much?
I hate owning any color interior other than black as I work on cars for a living and no matter how much I wash my hands and arms, somehow I end up missing something and it makes my leather look bad. never fails
Hi Pan! I’m deciding which coat apply in my car: Top Life, Gyeon Leather Shield or CarPro Leather 2.0. Which one do you think it is the best? Thank you so much in advance.
Nice video Pan. Some all-in-one cleaners seem to wipe away some dye from the leather, making it hard to know whether it's dirt or dye. Colourlock is really high quality stuff so that's comforting
Good point! And yeah Colourlock are worldwide experts in automotive leather, working closely with top brands like Porsche, Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Watch a cool video I made with them about leather and alcantara care here: ua-cam.com/video/pvKJXGRneJg/v-deo.html
Hello Pan!, I just applied the Top Life coating on my Brand New C8 Corvette leather seats. Excellent instructional video. Thanks so much!. I am wondering if you could report back on the durability? Also, I am wondering if I could apply this product to all the other leather surfaces, Thanks.
I easily got almost a year of protection out of it, and was quite impressed. I don't do much mileage with my car, so take it for what it is, but I would expect this to last 10+ months in normal conditions. And yes you can apply this on all leather surfaces.
LOVE the pov video.. I’m no professional detailer but I have a new WRX coming in a couple months and I want to learn to best protect it and maintain it 😊
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. How did you discover my channel by the way? Congrats on your new incoming WRX!!
@@PanTheOrganizer well im a car guy and just ordered my car so I was researching car care products and came upon your channel which has been my favorite. Tons of good information, thanks Pan!
I really like the first person camera with your gopro now and then, I also like you being filmed too. It makes sense when you have your hands full to use the gopro, great visual and audio too. I've recently purchased the Alcantara & Fabric Care Kit and was wondering of you have used it before? Any tips or tricks for this version? Thanks Pan, great work as usual 👍
I have used it, it's a great kit for alcantara & fabric for sure! All the tips are in this video I made with Colourlock: ua-cam.com/video/pvKJXGRneJg/v-deo.html
Love the video, the go pro was fine. Thank you for the time as usual that you spend to get the Video edited and up loaded. A few shadows but very visible. I have quick question, I guess this video can out a few days later for me. I got a new Porsche and the day I got it I put the colourlock shield new leather on my seats but it looks like this would have been better. Can I just clean and prep the lather and then redo it or am I out of luck.
I would wait three months for the Shield to dissipate and fade away, and then do this new cleaning and coating application with Top Life Coating. You already have a very good leather sealant.
An interesting product, seems quite similar in application to Gyeon Leathershield I've used except the prep stage after the mild cleaner. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts. It took me a long time to apply the coating to my BMW 7 Series as there was a lot of leather inside the car. Look forward to the next video.
It was actually applied about a year ago at this point (I film ahead of time, it takes a while to produce and edit videos). It's not simple to evaluate the real world durability of leather coatings, other than perhaps applying a few beads of water on the surface and see if they seem round and tight. I am happy to report that it did super well on my seats and I'd reapply this for sure. I would say it lasted a good 10+ months in my conditions, with peak performance, and in the last month I noticed a difference in how simple the cleaning was. It wasn't hard, but not a simple wipe off as usual. So at this point, I would recommend someone reapplies it. Overall, top notch product from a leather care expert: Colourlock.
It would be equivalent to Gyeon Leather Shield as that too can last up to one year. Both are leather coatings. I made a video about the Gyeon Leather Shield here: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
Hi Pan. Thanks for another great video. Can I request a tutorial vid? I have a leather dash and steeply raked windshield. How do I get in the wedge to clean / protect my leather dash? Need some tips / tricks / techniques! Thx
Pan , here’s a question for you hope can be see and answer from you ; If we applied the coating on the seat after 12 months and we wish to reapply the coating once again , so are we just use the cleaner to clean the seat and apply the coating again ?
I have black leather seats in a 2021 lariat f150 and they have ventilated and heated seats as well, I can never get the little vent holes perfectly clean, any tips?
You certainly could. Any leather surfaces. I also made a leather steering wheel cleaning and protecting tutorial here: ua-cam.com/video/xRjB6Pg6szI/v-deo.html
G'day Pan, another excellent video of a new product and the ease of it's application. If leather seats were previous coated with a ceramic coating, and some of that coating still may be on the seat as the seats (rear) have never been sat on, what different cleaning method if any would be required before applying this product. Thanks again. Oz.
I had some chemical burns on some of the plastic trim around my door cards from overspray of the cleaner, I can't get it off, its like water spots on the surface of the plastic panel. I wiped it off using some Carpro interior QD straight away but, it was too late. Now I'm really annoyed that my brand new car has these imperfections 😒
@@PanTheOrganizer The fabric cleaner bottle in the kit (Alcantara and fabric version but similar application process), its totally etched into the plastic part of my door card and inner door handle, I cleaned off the suede insert ready for the protection application and the cleaner application spray bottle has caused damage to the plastic areas on my door card- I'm gob smacked! Its a brand new car I've waited over 12 months for and this has happened Pan! I can't believe it! Genuinely upset to the max! *Update I've applied some Carpro PERL on neat in the affected area and its covered it- you'll never know a problem existed- but I don't think this is a permanent solution 😔
@@PanTheOrganizer I have, along with pictures. I am still waiting on a reply. I know this is a video about Colourlock - maybe one of your other recommended products could be the answer.
Hey Pan! Thank you for all you do and very informative videos. How is colourlock top life holding up? How do you compare Colourlock mild cleaner & shield to Koch Chemi pol star and leather star? Koch Chemi is less than half the price of colourlock. Any real difference to justify the price difference? Thanks in advance
It should last 10-12 months as advertised. Solid leather coating. Pol Star works good too, but mostly if your seats aren’t too dirty. For heavier grime, Colourlock works best. I hope this helps!
No doubt if it's made by Colourlock, it's as the name implies "TOP SHELF". They are the foremost experts in the entire world in leather, textile, and fabric care. Nice they came out with their own version of a leather coating. This will surely be a hit with professional detailers around the world.
Absolutely Joe! I am also happy they finally released a coating that can last up to a year (based on their claims). Their New Car coating kit (sealant) was great, but you had to redo the work every three months. But yes I agree, they are world experts in the automotive leather world, and well respected for their knowledge and also putting out amazing quality products that work.
@@PanTheOrganizer Yes sir, I am definitely going to try this new product out for sure. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to the next one Pan. And yes, for the record, I still LOVE that Porsche of yours! LOL
Pan Colourlock is what I use on my personal vehicles. What the video does not show is how Colourlock leaves a premium feel on the leather after using the mild cleaner and brush. There are so many options out there and a lot of them are very good. Yes I use scrub ninjas at times on really dirty cars but for newer cars I prefer not to increase my liability and I reach for the foaming mild cleaner and brush. Did Colourlock give any price suggestions for coating the interior? Thank you for the video and I hope your doing well!
Good points! The Colourlock products do make your leather feel premium I agree! I put the links to the new Top Life coating in the description so you can see the up to date prices.
Hey Pan, thanks for another great and educational video. I unfortunately have a dye transfer on my leather seats. Would this product work on them and can you do a video on how to clean leather seats that have been affected by dye transfer?
The Colourlock leather cleaner will work if you use the stronger version, and a good leather brush. You might need a few rounds of cleaning to get it fully off, assuming it hasn't already permanently stained the leather. Colourlock strong cleaner: bit.ly/3PlmSY1 Leather brush: bit.ly/3NW3yPJ Hence why it's important to protect leather seats to make cleanups easier in the future, as you can't prevent dye transfer, but you can make it a breeze to clean.
You already have a great setup with that kit. As long as you keep reapplying every three months. But yes you could clean everything with the Colourlock STRONG leather cleaner to remove the previous protection, and then follow the steps of this new Top Life kit, and get up to 12 months of protection.
Awesome video Pan! I finished ceramic coating my car yesterday. It was so much easier than I originally thought and I will definitely apply ceramic coatings to my future cars as well👍🏻. Thank you for all the great tips and knowlegde regarding the whole coating process, helped me out a lot🙏🏻.
Encore une fois un bon vidéo Pan! J’aimerais savoir, j’ai un auto vieux de 9mois avec quelques petites craques qui commence à apparaître sur le côté du siège chauffeur ou j’entre dans le véhicule. Me conseille tu quand même ce kit la? La couleur et le reste est presque parfait. Merci
You're in luck! I had some professional detailers give my audience awesome tips, and one of them was how to easily and quickly remove pen marks from leather seats. Here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/owAlFc5dDag/v-deo.html
Thank you, I appreciate it. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
I applied it on my own Porsche 911 Turbo S seats. If that’s not proof this works, I don’t know what is. Amazon reviews need to be taken with a grain of salt as usually the products are used by people with no detailing experience or they simply didn’t follow the procedures. But my new favourite lesther care products, that won first place in my yearly awards, is in my video here: ua-cam.com/video/YFqRpJhkqJw/v-deo.htmlsi=eZywi8itsC_9b4Qw
I prefer pure shampoos without protection in them, as I like to control what topper I apply on top of my ceramic coated car after the wash process. But a crowd favourite these days for a "Wash & Wax" type shampoo is this: amzn.to/3aqslxB Another very good one is this: amzn.to/3AE5ZUl
Hi Pan, love your instructional videos! However, recently I had a Tesla Y with white 'Vegan' leather or fake leather. Is there an advisable coating for these ones? This client has 2 kids and his Tesla is like his working-office, so it could be usefull. For now I've always used Cartec Dash Fresh for his seats, which is silicone-free and leaves a matt-gloss protection up to 6months, but isn't acting as a real coating ofcourse.
Thanks for the kind words about my videos, much appreciated! They have a kit specifically for vegan leather, here's a link: amzn.to/3P9GwWA That's what I used on a new Tesla Model Y I detailed in this video (you will see me use the leather coating towards the end of the video): ua-cam.com/video/gohks8xP5NY/v-deo.html
Thanks I appreciate it! Making these videos can take me up to 15 hours per video to produce. Detailing alone is back braking work, so filming and editing on top of that is insanity at times haha. And I often restart everything twice as I also make videos in French! So it's nice to see that my efforts don't go unnoticed by my viewers. :)
Toujours des video optimal pour nous aider a nous sentir a l aise lors de nos car detailing. Ca m a sauver du travail dans quelques aventures de nettoyages. Je me demandais, pour un cx-5, le milieux du siège est en suède, quel en serait la recommendation pour ce produit? Où l on garde les produits lors des vidéo du vehicule de votre frere? (Meme la couleur est pareil!)
I am not aware that they had a previous Top Life version. I was using their New Car Kit and Smooth Leather Kit prior to this new Top Life kit. Perhaps @Colourlock will see this and reply to your question.
Hello Pan, Just want to say that I love your videos and have watched many of them multiple times. I am getting a new car delivered soon and I really want to take great care of it. I have a question about protecting the leather. The seats are not real leather, they are a synthetic or Faux leather. Would this work on seats like these or would you recommend something else. The car is a 2022 Kia K5.
I applied this top life product on my new m3p black vegan leather seats and the cured end result is patchy and streaky. It turned the smooth leather faux leather finish into a textured, slightly gray streaked finish. Not horrible but also not quite what I expected. Any idea how the patchiness could be fixed?
Maybe I'm just dumb and applied the wrong product. I see there's a vegan leather kit, but I thought the top life product could also be applied to vegan leather. Did I use the wrong product?
Will it work on black leather also ? . I have a new truck coming in very soon and was looking at some new products for my interior as well as my wife’s car .
@@PanTheOrganizer Colourlock TopCoat, a poliurethan layer who protect the paint. After redying a car seat. Sorry for my poor english. It's possible to use HighGloss, doesn't matter...
You should reach out to Colourlock directly and ask them. They are usually good at helping their customers. 👍🏻 By the way, welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 790,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@PanTheOrganizer. I am disappointed in this product. Followed all instructions. I have blotches on my brand new leather seats along with powdery residue in my perforations. What's the fix for this?
Thanks! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 905,000 subscribers and we have over 117 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Sorry Pan, I now see the link that shows the interior ceramic coating that you used on your Porsche. As a side note, I enjoyed your video that gave insight about what we don’t know about Pan. Travel is now a priority for you along with your partner. I live on Mercer Island which is an affluent city 10 minutes outside of Seattle. If you are interested, you are welcome to stay with us. Our home can be used as a home base for you to do your sight seeing in the Seattle area. We have a downstairs that provides complete privacy and views of Lake Washington. Just let me know, if and or when you would like to take me up on my offer. Seattle is a great city and has a lot to offer.
Sur ma BMW M550i que j'avais avant, voici une vidéo que j'avais produite pour les bancs en cuir optionnel Nappa: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
Pan, I was wondering if you can make a suggestion. I have a brand new Sea-Doo and recently took it out for a ride with a pair of shorts on that were new. The black dye from the shorts stain the yellow seat that is made from vinyl. I do believe and everything I've tried I cannot remove the stain. Any suggestions?
I need more info to help you. First, what is the seat made from? Vinyl? Leather? Fabric? Next, was the seat protected with any kind of protection to help with making cleaning dye transfer easier? What exactly did you use to try and clean it? Tools, products, etc.
@@PanTheOrganizer well no protection was applied we have have tried magic eraser a ap made by 303 and super clean with no luck the seat is neon yellow and made of vinyl
Hi Pan - looking for quick advice. Sorry for putting it here. I bought the Griot's Garage foam cannon you suggested in one of your vids and just got it. Long story short, no foam came out. I have a 2030psi pressure washer that does 1.6g, so it's not that. The foam was made of a mix of Chemical Brothers (green) foam mix and warm water, so it's not that. What happened was only water came out. Soap wasn't being sucked up from the holder. At one point, I got it to work for about 10 seconds: yay!), but when I stopped to adjust the spray, only water came out next time I pulled the trigger. I tried at least 20 times. Any suggestions? Or should I return the cannon? THANK YOU!!
Hard to say as I'm not there seeing what is going on. There is a black integrated chemical flow valve, on the side of the foam cannon, that allows you to adjust foam output with the turn of a dial. Did you try adjusting that? Turn it full blast and see if you get foam. By "Chemical Brothers green foam" I'm assuming you meant Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam? That's a decent snow foam so that shouldn't be the issue. After you retried testing with the chemical flow valve, if you still aren't getting foam, then yes you should reach out to Griot's Garage (or the place where you ordered the foam cannon from) and ask for troubleshooting or a replacement unit if it's defective. Also, note there are several factors for getting thick and rich foam: 1) type of pressure washer (the higher the GPM of water output, the more foam you get) 2) type of foam cannon (in your case, that foam cannon is top tier) 3) type of snow foam (good snow foams include Adam's Mega Foam, Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam, Koch Chemie Gsf, etc) 4) dilution ratio of snow foam (adjust dilution according to your setup. a good starting point is 3 oz of snow foam with 24 oz of water) 5) water quality (deioinzed or demineralized water is always better compared to regular tap water especially if you have hard water issues where you live) I hope this helps.
@@PanTheOrganizer I can't thank you enough for being so accessible to your followers. I did play with the flow valve (constantly), and yes thank you - I was using the Honeydew foam. The issue is that it seems like nothing was getting sucked up the "straw". If the unit didn't actually work for about 10-15 seconds, I would think there is some kind of a block in the straw or in the connector. I did speak to them and they said I could send it back. But I was hoping to avoid a month of mailing delays. Thanks for your insight!
@@PanTheOrganizer one more question: do you have a reco on how to reach the top of the roof when cleaning? I am only 5'6" and can't get to the midpoint of my roof!
Thanks Rob, I appreciate it. I can spend up to 4 hours daily replying to thousands of UA-cam comments every day. No other big channel does that. I like to stay close to my audience, although it gets overwhelming at times, as my channel has grown to a point where I sometimes feel like I'm sacrificing my regular family life. So thanks for appreciating my efforts. :) Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Absolutely! With over 800 videos on my channel so far, and new ones added weekly, you will likely always find what you are looking for on my channel. One quick tip, simply type your subject and add "Pan The Organizer" to it on the UA-cam search bar, and you'll likely find my video on the topic. For example, if you had searched for "cleaning tall truck Pan The Organizer" in the UA-cam search bar, you would have found my video here: ua-cam.com/video/rc-8j0fKp9Y/v-deo.html I hope this helps! :)
I just applied this to a new BMW, black textured leather, The product leaves a blotchy appearance, it dries way too fast and becomes slightly white when drying if you hit it again with the product, you need to apply this very thin and very fast, just finishing the bottom of a seat, it if you hit the area adjacent that you just did, like the edges working your way in, it wants to blotch , you'll see white residue and streaks. There is Noooo way I could just keep playing with it like Pan did in the video, wiping the seat over and over and over again, I would have had a dry white streaky mess. Atleast the white mess does wipe off with a mirco fiber, but then I had to try and blend it in with a damp applicator and try not to get more blotches. I applied this in Dew point 55, 78 degrees outside in the shade. Even the applicator gets gummy/white mess near the end. I'm not sure I would use this again, their leather shield is waaaay better to apply. We'll see what 48 hours does.
After 48hours the appearance has not improved, this "darkened" the black leather, as the leather was matte and now has a satin sheen and therefore looks darker, the blotchy did not improve. The leather went from a matte vinyl look to a veg tan treated leather look. They need to change their claims, as this is not accurate on black "It barely changes the surface appearance (slightly shiny/slightly slippery => goes away within 48 hours)" To anyone who did not see the leather before, would think it looks fine and looks like normal leather.
@@queenatlanta1779 I didn't exactly get rid of it, any area that really caught my eye, used a damp micro fiber, luckily this is water soluble. Less is more with the damp micro fiber, if you go too far, you'll create a new spot as the coating is gone. I didn't feel like spending hours washing all of it off, figured I'd let time take care of it. Sorry you also had the same experience, we need more people to to post up, Colourlock really lead us on with this new product.
Hi Pan, have a couple of questions for you on this product line as it’s confuses me with the 3 year shield/protector aspect. my car is 3 years old but had leather shield applied when new and is perfect. Should I not be using top life, and only protector and shield from now on? I’m finding colourlock recommendations (protector, 48 hours later shield every 3-6 months very excessive compared to other products like you’ve recommended
To my knowledge, they say this is meant for a brand new vehicle. Perhaps reach out to Colourlock and ask if it would still be beneficial in your situation.
I see this video is year old and another one on leather I found was 5 yrs old. Do you have any videos or suggestions on leather protection for a vehicle that's 2 yrs old, leather seems to be in perfect/near perfect condition. The car is new to me, but I see no imperfections. The seats are vented/heated.
Esstially after cleaning your leather, you protect it with one of too choices: 1) A leather sealant (those typically last 2-3 months) 2) A leather coating (those typically last 6-12 months) You can use this Colourlock Top Life coating, or use the 3-Minus kit from Geist (leather sealant), which I reviewed here: ua-cam.com/video/YFqRpJhkqJw/v-deo.html You also have the option of applying a leather coating from Gyeon, which I had applied to the perforated/ventilated leather seats of my previous BMW M550i in this video: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 905,000 subscribers and we have over 117 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Hi Pan, did you ever used the LMX leather Conditioner 2.0? I recently used it on my own car and think it also a great product for leather protection. Maybe I will give the Toplife a go next time but waiting on your thoughts regarding the durability. Keep on the great work.
I would avoid anything the dealerships offer. They usually apply the cheapest garbage, to maximize their profits. Watch a popular video I made here: ua-cam.com/video/QgoyrC-5CMc/v-deo.html
this is a very interesting video. this is a product not showcased often. however, everybody has leather seats. this is new leather only. BTW, nice car!
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What are the differences between this product and Gyeon Ceramic coating for Leather? If you’re familiar or have used the Gyeon product, how would you say they compare? Would you recommend any other similar leather coating products that last 6-12 months?
The application is a bit different, but overall both are "ceramic coatings" for leather and can last 6 to 12 months. I still need more time to test the new Colourlock product, as it's new to market and nobody has had the chance to test it for a year now. I had the Gyeon Leather Shield coating in my previous BMW M550i and it worked great too. I made a video about it here: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
Mild vs strong has nothing to do with the type of car. It has to do with the level of dirt. If your leather isn't really dirty, go for the mild one. If your leather hasn't been properly cleaned since 2018, and/or is super greasy looking and dirty, go for the strong one.
Pan, is it normal to see some streaking after applying the coating? If so, how long before it goes away and turns invisible? What about getting the costing on surrounding plastic pieces. I am referring specifically to the leather dash on a Porsche.
@@PanTheOrganizer Yes but only on the dash. The seats and doors turned out fine. I stripped the dash down and tried applying again with no luck. Looking down through the windshield I saw streaking again after sitting for a couple hours. For now I just stripped it off and used Chemical Guys leather cleaner.
@@PanTheOrganizer I got some streaking also. Hopefully it will go away as it cures. I thought I missed an area and applied more product. Will post follow up
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I order everything online and always add links for Canadians in the description under the video. It’s the only way to get quality products. Local stores like Canadian Tire don’t carry professional grade brands like CarPro, Gyeon, Gtechniq, Kamikaze, Optimum, etc. Silverwax is “average” at best. There is way better in my opinion. And there isn’t enough interest from my viewers to do a full dedicated review of their products unfortunately. Making videos takes a lot of time and energy, so I usually produce videos my viewers actually want to see.
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Pan you forgot to tell the viewers about the strong ammonia like smell of prep solution.
Hey Pan. Huge fan and have to thank you for all you do. I'm a military vet and your channel has helped me through a very dark time in my life from PTSD and Depression. I have been doing at home car detailing for a few years now but with your videos have decided to start getting into it professionally.
Hi! Thank you for sharing your life story, and also a huge thank you for your service to your country, keeping its citizens safe. Much respect for men and women of military and law enforcement.
I'm glad to know my videos can help people get through rough times. Detailing is such a soothing experience. It also allows me to forget about my problems when I focus on detailing.
If you would like, I shared my own life story with my viewers in this video: ua-cam.com/video/cmDtGwDJz_I/v-deo.html
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
That's awesome! Wish you all the best in your new adventure and hope you may enjoy a succesfull future!
Thank you for your service
My pleasure and I wish you all the success as well!
Thanks!
Thanks for supporting my channel! Much appreciated.
Have use this color lock system, because of pans videos my seats are much easier to clean afterwards and are so clean clean.
Good to know!
Another great instructional video Pan! I sure am glad I saw this because I have new leather seats and I was going to use their “new leather kit” on them, and then I saw this video, so now I’m gonna get this product and use it first. Your videos have helped me tremendously with not only my car, but also cleaning around my house or cleaning anything in general. I’ve learned a lot from you, thanks again Pan!
Thanks for the kind words. I want to make detailing accessible to everyone so sharing my knowledge and passion is one of my ways to do so.
Hi Pan,
Will this work on the New Cadillac Escalade with full Semi-Aniline leather seats? Also what products are safe to use as a quick detailer without having to worry about conditioning? Considering everyone stating that it has some type of protection layer from the manufacturer. I started to get confused about what to use. Any help would be appreciated. Also lov3 all the video you post!!
You'd have to ask Colourlock directly if it's compatible with semi-aniline leather. All they say is that it's compatible with leather and imitation leather. Same goes for Geist products. They say they are not suited for aniline leather, but don't talk about semi-aniline.
Leather conditioners aren't needed on new leather (up to 3 years old). Modern leather has a clear coat on top (polyurethane) and conditioners don't penetrate that layer. What new leather needs is simply to protect against friction damage, dye transfer, UV damage, fading and cracking. Hence why we use leather sealants (2-3 months durability) or leather coatings (9-12 months durability). And protection makes cleaning much easier.
Beyond three years, there can start to be micro-tears in the leather, and then you can potentially start using conditioners which can start to penetrate those micro fractures and nourish the leather hide underneath the clear coat. See a leather care tutorial I made with leather care experts from Colourlock here: ua-cam.com/video/pvKJXGRneJg/v-deo.htmlsi=rErqtz_VnbmDAwXi
But again, you'd have to ask about products for semi-aniline seats to make sure.
@PanTheOrganizer Hi Pan,
Thanks for replying. Really appreciate it. I watched the video link you sent me and it looks like I have to treat Semi-Aniline leather like pigmented leather. The video was very informative, thanks for sharing! I've already placed an order for the new leather kit. Pan, what do you recommend as a quick detailer for the leather? I keep my vehicle clean and I want to use something that doesn't affect the leather shield or protection after it's applied! I've got a lot of products from Adam's, GTechniq, Gyeon, and recently Koch Chemi. Lol.. I know that's overkill!! I've confused myself at this point on what to use as my predominant quick-cleaning. I just want to use something that doesn't harm or deteriorate the coating. My apologies for all the questions and the long message! Honestly, I trust watching your videos only at this point, and most of what I've purchased was based on your videos. All are good just that one concern I have regarding what product is safe on the coating if I use it 2 or 3 times a week! Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your help!
Your Porsch looks awesome! The seats didn't even look dirty, but i know how wonderfully you care for her! She looks great! If i ever can't find Geist, Colourlock would be what i also would buy for my leather!
Geist and Colourlock are likely two of the best leather specific care brands on the market currently. You can't go wrong with either one.
And of course my seats never look dirty, I would never let them get to that point. I wash the exterior of my car 1-2 times a week, and do the interior once or twice a month. Maintenance is key. And it's so easy to do when the base layer of protection is a quality product like Geist or Colourlock.
I have been watching and learning from you for years, and always value your opinions and follow suite to how to do things right when it comes to my car. I know you would never let your beloved car get dirty, i was teasing you, she always looks awesome! Love you Pan!!!!
Hehe thanks man! Glad to serve as an inspiration to my viewers.
Detailing is such a soothing and relaxing experience for me. 👍🏻
Love color Loc on my seats! I have an indigo blue color leather seat on my Genesis & been using it as soon as I bought it. Being retired & doing nothing all week & taking the weekends off I have all the time in the world to clean & maintain every inch of my baby.
Thanks for another great video & a reminder that it’s time to hit the seats again.
Hope your enjoying this lovely weather we are having.
Thanks for sharing!!
To be 100% sure with excessive foam on perforated seats I recommend to vacuum the seats right after the application but be careful to use a clean and unscratched adapter on your cleaner.
Good overview Pan! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
@@PanTheOrganizer You’re welcome good sir. Haven’t tried this product but maybe I’ll pick some up for an upcoming detail
Generally if pan is willing to put a product on his Porsche o think it's good enough for my hellcat lol. I've been looking into leather coatings. Currently I'm just using the spray from Gyeon until I can find an actual ceramic coating.
@@klasseact6663 well what would you recommend then?
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Colourlock kits prices seem actually reasonable right at or under $50 on Amazon!
@@klasseact6663 yeah I have the 2021 charger hellcat. The leather is actually pretty damn good in my opinion and I have no issue spending 50-100 on a product if it works. Regardless of the quality of leather. If it does what it says it does I'm all for it.
I show the application of Gyeon Leather Shield in this video: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
@@ntwalipat2 Top Life is only $85 on Amazon. I hear guys bickering over price, say $35, on a product when they have an expensive car. That's all Colourlock does is leather I'm sure it's a great product. I have used Mild Cleaner & Shield and has worked great.
Please do an episode on vegan leather, cleaners and protectants. I’m waiting on delivery of a model y with white vegan interior.
I already covered vegan leather cleaning and protection in this video of a Tesla Model Y here: ua-cam.com/video/gohks8xP5NY/v-deo.html
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Oh Pan, the paint on your car looks gorgeous 😍.
I’m a big fan of colourlock, truly experts when it comes to leather…cleaning, protecting and repairing. It seemed to dry down very nice and matt.
Have you ever tried Modesta’s LPS system? I was always intrigued to know how effective their anti-abrasion product was (not had a chance since they are pro only products)….
I’m looking forward to an update to know how the Top Life performs👍
I have not tried Modesta products as you need to be a certified installer/distributor, which I am not.
Got both leather and alcantara seats but scrolling through the comments I found the answer as to what to use :)
Yet another great video; I feel like you re giving me more work each time 🤣
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If you want to save some money and some of the foam cleaner a tip is to have a spray bottle with ONR (256:1) and do a couple sprays on the seat and your foam will go alot further
I just bought Geist 3 minus leather kit for my steering wheel, ebrake boot cover and seat covers that are all leather and it works great, it cleans all those leather items without damaging them, Ram from Geist i think use to work for colourlock, so i trust his leather products too.
Yeah Geist is top tier for sure! I reviewed the Geist leather kit in this video: ua-cam.com/video/YFqRpJhkqJw/v-deo.htmlsi=JKZP7nFHOe1p8IkY
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I’m getting ready to put on this product on my new leather seats but I can’t do my entire interior all at the same time. I have spinal issues and can only work for a short time before needed to stop for the day. I guess the towel and sponge applicator can be washed and reused right? UPDATE: I spoke with Josh at the rag company, and he told me you can basically hand wash the sponge and microfiber towel for later use. I know that was probably a no-brainer, but I just wanted to be sure cause I’m really a rookie at this. Sure was nice to dial a phone number and talk to a human being. As you have said before Pan, The Rag Company really has their stuff together.
Hi pan thought I let you know I was 13 videos behind I'm now up to date.
Pan great to hear your dad still dose his at times lov that bed your proud hope all is well with the family please say hello to all please say hello to your dad it's nice to hear he dose he's car even if it's only so many times .
All the best pan yes I'm still watching but things ant easy at times as iv said to you in the past sorry not done message on your channel of late .
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Hi Pan. I let Colourlock know of my user experience with Top Life on their YT and thought I'd let you know as well. I applied Top Life on the interior leather of my new 2023 M3. Prepped as instructed. I found the product to apply easily on all my leather surfaces except it was streaky on the black leather dash. Thought it might be because I applied to much, so removed it and re-apply as instructed. Still streaky. Was worried that it would cure that way, so removed it again and won't apply on the dash again. What is so strange is that other black leather surfaces like the doors were just fine, so it had nothing to do with the color of the leather nor the amount of product applied. I could have left it on the dash and see if it evened out after the 2 hour or 48 hour cure periods, but didn't want to chance a bad result.
Maybe the dash isn’t the same kind of pleather
@@codyfrancis4474 Nice thought but you won't find "pleather" on my car.
I recommend using a sponge instead of the leather brush for maintenance cleaning the leather. It’s much softer, doesn’t damage the top coat at all and cleans as good as a brush
Dedicated leather brushes are designed for that task, they don't damage the leather. The brush I use is designed by Colourlock themselves. They know a thing or two about leather. ;)
Thank you PAN! I have found great products thanks to you and your vids. I have yet to coat my new cars leather. I used colourlock to clean and protect and now.....i get to coat.
That is awesome! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
How did you discover my channel?
@@PanTheOrganizer oh Mr. PAN, i have been a viewer for couple of years now. I love your vids! I love that you reply cuz you have given me advice on products. Thank you for that! Oh and new name, "DiChico Details." I plan to put so vids up of cars i am asked to detail. Again...thanks to you.
Oh cool, thanks for being such a long time viewer and still along with me for the journey! You have seen the channel evolve quite a bit then! :)
Out of curiosity, what's your favourite video on my channel so far?
hey pan, I absolutely love your channel, I am still a beginner auto detailer enthusiasts. planning to open up an auto detailing soon, I'm trying to figure out were to start with your videos 😅
my only problem is I don't have a pressure washer, only a water pump Machine with garden hose, especially an extractor or those hot water steam machine, no polisher also, I only have the basic detailing products but I've seen a competitor with paint correction near by our place. also paint restoration, what should I do?
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You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
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@@PanTheOrganizer Very much thanks, will ask further questions if needed 👑
Where does this leave my new bottle of colorlock duo. Used, thats where. Liberally dosed my 996 seats yesterday. Soaks in through the perforations and softens nicely. Cause my seats are not new.
How do you remove dye transfer from a leather seat? I used Gyeon Q2 when my wife’s car was new, but when I went to reapply 6 months later there is a black line on the seat from her belt. I haven’t been successful removing it.
You had Gyeon Leather Shield (the coating in a glass bottle) or Leathercoat (the spray)? Leather Shield should last 6 to 12 months and make dye transfer cleaning a breeze, as long as you regularly clean the leather surfaces monthly.
At this point, many rounds of cleaning using and appropriate heavier duty dedicated leather cleaner is a must.
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And use a quality leather brush like this: bit.ly/3ymc2dp
Once all that is done, reapply a fresh leather coating. And make sure you keep up with maintenance. That's the trick! ;)
Hi Pan... another great demo video. The only 'problem' ... you make it look way too easy. Keep up the great work!
Hehehe thanks. The 25 years of detailing experience really helps to make things look effortless. But I try to make my videos as easy to understand so everyone can hopefully duplicate the steps at home and share my passion for detailing along the way! :)
I tried the prep on my dashboard, which is leather but I got streaks in it. It seemed relatively hard to clean it evenly:/ I also cleaned the leather before using the prep on it. Did I use too much?
Great video, Pan. I've used the Colourlock kit for my leather steering wheels and it works fantastic. Quality products that do perform.
Thanks! Yeah I had made a leather steering wheel cleaning and protecting video using the Colourlock kit here: ua-cam.com/video/ukIuqk8noyk/v-deo.html
@@PanTheOrganizer Is this coating recommended for use on the steering wheel also?
Thanks Pan for another great review and I'm saying it again, I like your views on products because it helps us at the end what to look at💫
My pleasure!
I hate owning any color interior other than black as I work on cars for a living and no matter how much I wash my hands and arms, somehow I end up missing something and it makes my leather look bad. never fails
Hi Pan! I’m deciding which coat apply in my car: Top Life, Gyeon Leather Shield or CarPro Leather 2.0. Which one do you think it is the best? Thank you so much in advance.
They are all very good, you would be nit-picking. Pick the one that is easiest for you to get, and the less expensive to buy, and you're good to go.
Is TOP life coating not better for NEW Tesla white interior? Or stick with the Vegan care?
On vegan leather, you should use their vegan coating here: amzn.to/3ylyMdx
Nice video Pan. Some all-in-one cleaners seem to wipe away some dye from the leather, making it hard to know whether it's dirt or dye. Colourlock is really high quality stuff so that's comforting
Good point! And yeah Colourlock are worldwide experts in automotive leather, working closely with top brands like Porsche, Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Watch a cool video I made with them about leather and alcantara care here: ua-cam.com/video/pvKJXGRneJg/v-deo.html
Hello Pan!, I just applied the Top Life coating on my Brand New C8 Corvette leather seats. Excellent instructional video. Thanks so much!. I am wondering if you could report back on the durability? Also, I am wondering if I could apply this product to all the other leather surfaces, Thanks.
I easily got almost a year of protection out of it, and was quite impressed. I don't do much mileage with my car, so take it for what it is, but I would expect this to last 10+ months in normal conditions. And yes you can apply this on all leather surfaces.
LOVE the pov video.. I’m no professional detailer but I have a new WRX coming in a couple months and I want to learn to best protect it and maintain it 😊
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
How did you discover my channel by the way? Congrats on your new incoming WRX!!
Had a WRX for 6 years, great car!
@@PanTheOrganizer well im a car guy and just ordered my car so I was researching car care products and came upon your channel which has been my favorite. Tons of good information, thanks Pan!
Thanks for the great video. Very informative
Thanks Jack!
That 1st person view was nice 🤤❤️
I really like the first person camera with your gopro now and then, I also like you being filmed too. It makes sense when you have your hands full to use the gopro, great visual and audio too. I've recently purchased the Alcantara & Fabric Care Kit and was wondering of you have used it before? Any tips or tricks for this version? Thanks Pan, great work as usual 👍
I have used it, it's a great kit for alcantara & fabric for sure! All the tips are in this video I made with Colourlock: ua-cam.com/video/pvKJXGRneJg/v-deo.html
Love the video, the go pro was fine. Thank you for the time as usual that you spend to get the Video edited and up loaded. A few shadows but very visible. I have quick question, I guess this video can out a few days later for me. I got a new Porsche and the day I got it I put the colourlock shield new leather on my seats but it looks like this would have been better. Can I just clean and prep the lather and then redo it or am I out of luck.
I would wait three months for the Shield to dissipate and fade away, and then do this new cleaning and coating application with Top Life Coating. You already have a very good leather sealant.
Hi Pan, another great video. Have you ever used Colourlock's Smooth Leather Care Kit? If so what did you think of it.
Yes. Like anything they make it’s super good.
An interesting product, seems quite similar in application to Gyeon Leathershield I've used except the prep stage after the mild cleaner. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts. It took me a long time to apply the coating to my BMW 7 Series as there was a lot of leather inside the car. Look forward to the next video.
Given the awesome track record I have had with Colourlock products in the past, I don't see why this wouldn't last close to the claimed 12 months. :)
Do you already have an update to this video? How is the leather coating now, after 9 months?
It was actually applied about a year ago at this point (I film ahead of time, it takes a while to produce and edit videos). It's not simple to evaluate the real world durability of leather coatings, other than perhaps applying a few beads of water on the surface and see if they seem round and tight.
I am happy to report that it did super well on my seats and I'd reapply this for sure. I would say it lasted a good 10+ months in my conditions, with peak performance, and in the last month I noticed a difference in how simple the cleaning was. It wasn't hard, but not a simple wipe off as usual. So at this point, I would recommend someone reapplies it.
Overall, top notch product from a leather care expert: Colourlock.
Hello Paaaaann !!!
Le must pour les cuirs .
Oui!
Hey Pan nice video again 👍 thank you et Merci 😀. Do you think it is better or equivalent to Gyeon leather solution?
It would be equivalent to Gyeon Leather Shield as that too can last up to one year. Both are leather coatings.
I made a video about the Gyeon Leather Shield here: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
@@PanTheOrganizer Yup i saw this one 😅 you made me buy the Gyeon kit ! 🤣
:)
Plz share your review on Adams UV leather & Vinyl coating
Another great review, Pan. My incoming Genesis has nappa suede leather inserts. Will this product work? Thx.
Yes it will
How do you Putz After this Dome Leathernecks Care into the Leather when its sealed Not? The leather under will get dry and Need some care
I don't understand your question.
Hi Pan. Thanks for another great video. Can I request a tutorial vid? I have a leather dash and steeply raked windshield. How do I get in the wedge to clean / protect my leather dash? Need some tips / tricks / techniques! Thx
Hey Pan love this video!! Should do more pov videos
Thanks Eric!
Pan , here’s a question for you hope can be see and answer from you ;
If we applied the coating on the seat after 12 months and we wish to reapply the coating once again , so are we just use the cleaner to clean the seat and apply the coating again ?
Yes exactly.
Hello can I please ask if you can apply Leather Ceramic Coatings to artificial leather? Thanks
There are kits for artificial leather like this one: amzn.to/3AvEV9d
@@PanTheOrganizer thank you very much
I have black leather seats in a 2021 lariat f150 and they have ventilated and heated seats as well, I can never get the little vent holes perfectly clean, any tips?
should i use this on my leather steering wheel as well?
You certainly could. Any leather surfaces. I also made a leather steering wheel cleaning and protecting tutorial here: ua-cam.com/video/xRjB6Pg6szI/v-deo.html
Hello Pan, I have Merino leather would u recommend this product over the colourlock shield.. the seats are brand new on a bmw x5
I would go for this new Top Life for sure.
G'day Pan, another excellent video of a new product and the ease of it's application. If leather seats were previous coated with a ceramic coating, and some of that coating still may be on the seat as the seats (rear) have never been sat on, what different cleaning method if any would be required before applying this product. Thanks again. Oz.
Same cleaning method. It's not as critical as with paint coatings to ensure 100% removal of any previous coating.
I had some chemical burns on some of the plastic trim around my door cards from overspray of the cleaner, I can't get it off, its like water spots on the surface of the plastic panel. I wiped it off using some Carpro interior QD straight away but, it was too late. Now I'm really annoyed that my brand new car has these imperfections 😒
I'm confused. What spray? There is no spray in the Colourlock kit. Anyhow, did you try reaching out to them to troubleshoot?
@@PanTheOrganizer The fabric cleaner bottle in the kit (Alcantara and fabric version but similar application process), its totally etched into the plastic part of my door card and inner door handle, I cleaned off the suede insert ready for the protection application and the cleaner application spray bottle has caused damage to the plastic areas on my door card- I'm gob smacked! Its a brand new car I've waited over 12 months for and this has happened Pan! I can't believe it! Genuinely upset to the max! *Update I've applied some Carpro PERL on neat in the affected area and its covered it- you'll never know a problem existed- but I don't think this is a permanent solution 😔
I wanted to like Top Life. I found it streaks. Two or three coats, their applicator or another 😞
Oh really? I had no such issues. Did you reach out to the company to troubleshoot? Perhaps you got a bad batch?
@@PanTheOrganizer I have, along with pictures. I am still waiting on a reply. I know this is a video about Colourlock - maybe one of your other recommended products could be the answer.
What is the process in 10 months for re-application. Is there a process to remove the first application prior to the second application?
Same process.
Hey Pan! Thank you for all you do and very informative videos.
How is colourlock top life holding up?
How do you compare Colourlock mild cleaner & shield to Koch Chemi pol star and leather star?
Koch Chemi is less than half the price of colourlock. Any real difference to justify the price difference? Thanks in advance
It should last 10-12 months as advertised. Solid leather coating. Pol Star works good too, but mostly if your seats aren’t too dirty. For heavier grime, Colourlock works best.
I hope this helps!
No doubt if it's made by Colourlock, it's as the name implies "TOP SHELF". They are the foremost experts in the entire world in leather, textile, and fabric care. Nice they came out with their own version of a leather coating. This will surely be a hit with professional detailers around the world.
Absolutely Joe! I am also happy they finally released a coating that can last up to a year (based on their claims). Their New Car coating kit (sealant) was great, but you had to redo the work every three months.
But yes I agree, they are world experts in the automotive leather world, and well respected for their knowledge and also putting out amazing quality products that work.
@@PanTheOrganizer Yes sir, I am definitely going to try this new product out for sure. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to the next one Pan. And yes, for the record, I still LOVE that Porsche of yours! LOL
Hehehe sweet!! Wait until you see the videos I have planned from now until September... FIRE! :)
@@PanTheOrganizer Can't wait for those videos Pan!
That was a paaaaaaaaaaaantastic review, great job explaining the process
Glad you liked it!
Pan Colourlock is what I use on my personal vehicles. What the video does not show is how Colourlock leaves a premium feel on the leather after using the mild cleaner and brush. There are so many options out there and a lot of them are very good. Yes I use scrub ninjas at times on really dirty cars but for newer cars I prefer not to increase my liability and I reach for the foaming mild cleaner and brush. Did Colourlock give any price suggestions for coating the interior? Thank you for the video and I hope your doing well!
Good points! The Colourlock products do make your leather feel premium I agree! I put the links to the new Top Life coating in the description so you can see the up to date prices.
After this is applied, what do you do for regular maintenance / cleanings between applications? I applied this a few weeks ago.
I talk about maintenance in the video. Towards the end. It's a bit long to explain by text, but it's simple.
Pan. Will you say this is the best cleaning product for leather?
What ever Colourlock makes is usually at the top of leather care products.
Hey Pan, thanks for another great and educational video. I unfortunately have a dye transfer on my leather seats. Would this product work on them and can you do a video on how to clean leather seats that have been affected by dye transfer?
The Colourlock leather cleaner will work if you use the stronger version, and a good leather brush. You might need a few rounds of cleaning to get it fully off, assuming it hasn't already permanently stained the leather.
Colourlock strong cleaner: bit.ly/3PlmSY1
Leather brush: bit.ly/3NW3yPJ
Hence why it's important to protect leather seats to make cleanups easier in the future, as you can't prevent dye transfer, but you can make it a breeze to clean.
I recently, 1mth ago, did a mild and shield on new leather. Can i use this product now or should i wait? As always thanks for all you do PAN!
You already have a great setup with that kit. As long as you keep reapplying every three months. But yes you could clean everything with the Colourlock STRONG leather cleaner to remove the previous protection, and then follow the steps of this new Top Life kit, and get up to 12 months of protection.
@@PanTheOrganizer you are so awesome! Thank you for the reply and advice.
Awesome video Pan! I finished ceramic coating my car yesterday. It was so much easier than I originally thought and I will definitely apply ceramic coatings to my future cars as well👍🏻. Thank you for all the great tips and knowlegde regarding the whole coating process, helped me out a lot🙏🏻.
Glad it was helpful!
@@PanTheOrganizer Absolutely👍🏻
Same here ;) great channel aint it :)
@@bartsalien8363 For sure.
You guys are great!! Man I'm so blessed with regular viewers like you who are always there to support my channel. I am grateful!
Encore une fois un bon vidéo Pan! J’aimerais savoir, j’ai un auto vieux de 9mois avec quelques petites craques qui commence à apparaître sur le côté du siège chauffeur ou j’entre dans le véhicule. Me conseille tu quand même ce kit la? La couleur et le reste est presque parfait. Merci
Ça serait peut-être mieux d'y aller avec un autre kit comme celui-ci: amzn.to/3zEhhFR
À appliquer à tous les trois mois.
How do you clean pen mark off white leather seats?
Thank you
You're in luck! I had some professional detailers give my audience awesome tips, and one of them was how to easily and quickly remove pen marks from leather seats. Here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/owAlFc5dDag/v-deo.html
@@PanTheOrganizer great thank you. You are the best
Thank you, I appreciate it. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
The Amazon reviews make me nervous. Not sure I'll use it as it can permanetly change the sheen and texture of the leather
I applied it on my own Porsche 911 Turbo S seats. If that’s not proof this works, I don’t know what is. Amazon reviews need to be taken with a grain of salt as usually the products are used by people with no detailing experience or they simply didn’t follow the procedures.
But my new favourite lesther care products, that won first place in my yearly awards, is in my video here: ua-cam.com/video/YFqRpJhkqJw/v-deo.htmlsi=eZywi8itsC_9b4Qw
TY Pan for more great info and Vid, can I ask what wax your using these days for wash n wax ty
I prefer pure shampoos without protection in them, as I like to control what topper I apply on top of my ceramic coated car after the wash process. But a crowd favourite these days for a "Wash & Wax" type shampoo is this: amzn.to/3aqslxB
Another very good one is this: amzn.to/3AE5ZUl
@@PanTheOrganizer ty Pan always great info
How is the Top Life leather coating holding up? I am thinking of getting it for my new BMW!
It’s going great. Very happy with it.
@@PanTheOrganizer Thanks!
Hi Pan, love your instructional videos!
However, recently I had a Tesla Y with white 'Vegan' leather or fake leather.
Is there an advisable coating for these ones?
This client has 2 kids and his Tesla is like his working-office, so it could be usefull.
For now I've always used Cartec Dash Fresh for his seats, which is silicone-free and leaves a matt-gloss protection up to 6months, but isn't acting as a real coating ofcourse.
Thanks for the kind words about my videos, much appreciated!
They have a kit specifically for vegan leather, here's a link: amzn.to/3P9GwWA
That's what I used on a new Tesla Model Y I detailed in this video (you will see me use the leather coating towards the end of the video): ua-cam.com/video/gohks8xP5NY/v-deo.html
@@PanTheOrganizer Awesome! Thank you very much, great advice.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks I appreciate it! Making these videos can take me up to 15 hours per video to produce. Detailing alone is back braking work, so filming and editing on top of that is insanity at times haha. And I often restart everything twice as I also make videos in French!
So it's nice to see that my efforts don't go unnoticed by my viewers. :)
Toujours des video optimal pour nous aider a nous sentir a l aise lors de nos car detailing. Ca m a sauver du travail dans quelques aventures de nettoyages.
Je me demandais, pour un cx-5, le milieux du siège est en suède, quel en serait la recommendation pour ce produit? Où l on garde les produits lors des vidéo du vehicule de votre frere? (Meme la couleur est pareil!)
Pour le suède et l'alcantara, on utiliserait un kit comme ceci: amzn.to/3nMtdjb
How does this compare to Color Lock's first-generation which came out years ago? is the chemical formulation different? Does it have a frangrance?
I am not aware that they had a previous Top Life version. I was using their New Car Kit and Smooth Leather Kit prior to this new Top Life kit.
Perhaps @Colourlock will see this and reply to your question.
Hello Pan, Just want to say that I love your videos and have watched many of them multiple times. I am getting a new car delivered soon and I really want to take great care of it. I have a question about protecting the leather. The seats are not real leather, they are a synthetic or Faux leather. Would this work on seats like these or would you recommend something else. The car is a 2022 Kia K5.
Yes this would still work on synthetic leather too. Most products for leather are also ok on vinyl and synthetic leather.
I applied this top life product on my new m3p black vegan leather seats and the cured end result is patchy and streaky. It turned the smooth leather faux leather finish into a textured, slightly gray streaked finish. Not horrible but also not quite what I expected. Any idea how the patchiness could be fixed?
Maybe I'm just dumb and applied the wrong product. I see there's a vegan leather kit, but I thought the top life product could also be applied to vegan leather. Did I use the wrong product?
Will it work on black leather also ? . I have a new truck coming in very soon and was looking at some new products for my interior as well as my wife’s car .
Yes it works on any color leather.
Hello! Do you think that kit is it "a must have" after refinishing/repainting with Colourlock Leather Colours and TopCoat Matt? Thank you
I don’t know what TopCoat matte is unfortunately
@@PanTheOrganizer Colourlock TopCoat, a poliurethan layer who protect the paint. After redying a car seat. Sorry for my poor english. It's possible to use HighGloss, doesn't matter...
You should reach out to Colourlock directly and ask them. They are usually good at helping their customers. 👍🏻
By the way, welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 790,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@@PanTheOrganizer Thank you very much, I appreciate what you're doing. All the best!
@PanTheOrganizer. I am disappointed in this product. Followed all instructions. I have blotches on my brand new leather seats along with powdery residue in my perforations. What's the fix for this?
Powdery residue? It’s a liquid… Did you reach out to Colourlock?
Hi what is the difference between the Leather protector and the leather shield?
Top Life is a leather coating and can last up to one year. Leather Shield is a leather sealant and lasts 2-3 months.
@@PanTheOrganizer thanks the for the quick response. Loving your content!
Sorry for the newbie question but would you apply this product on the center console as well or seats only? Thanks again for the great content!
Thanks! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 905,000 subscribers and we have over 117 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
On any leather surface. But the seats are most important, as that's where all the friction happens from going in and out of the car.
Sorry Pan, I now see the link that shows the interior ceramic coating that you used on your Porsche.
As a side note, I enjoyed your video that gave insight about what we don’t know about Pan. Travel is now a priority for you along with your partner. I live on Mercer Island which is an affluent city 10 minutes outside of Seattle. If you are interested, you are welcome to stay with us. Our home can be used as a home base for you to do your sight seeing in the Seattle area. We have a downstairs that provides complete privacy and views of Lake Washington.
Just let me know, if and or when you would like to take me up on my offer. Seattle is a great city and has a lot to offer.
Thanks for the offer Mark! If I ever travel to Seattle, I'll let you know for sure. :)
Moi sur ma série 5, j'utilise le Derma Cleaner et le Derma Sealant de chez Labocosmetica...👍
Sur ma BMW M550i que j'avais avant, voici une vidéo que j'avais produite pour les bancs en cuir optionnel Nappa: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
Pan, I was wondering if you can make a suggestion. I have a brand new Sea-Doo and recently took it out for a ride with a pair of shorts on that were new. The black dye from the shorts stain the yellow seat that is made from vinyl. I do believe and everything I've tried I cannot remove the stain. Any suggestions?
I need more info to help you. First, what is the seat made from? Vinyl? Leather? Fabric? Next, was the seat protected with any kind of protection to help with making cleaning dye transfer easier?
What exactly did you use to try and clean it? Tools, products, etc.
@@PanTheOrganizer well no protection was applied we have have tried magic eraser a ap made by 303 and super clean with no luck the seat is neon yellow and made of vinyl
How does this product work on steering wheels?
Just as well as any other leather surface. I applied it to my leather steering wheel in my Porsche too.
Hi Pan - looking for quick advice. Sorry for putting it here. I bought the Griot's Garage foam cannon you suggested in one of your vids and just got it. Long story short, no foam came out. I have a 2030psi pressure washer that does 1.6g, so it's not that. The foam was made of a mix of Chemical Brothers (green) foam mix and warm water, so it's not that. What happened was only water came out. Soap wasn't being sucked up from the holder. At one point, I got it to work for about 10 seconds: yay!), but when I stopped to adjust the spray, only water came out next time I pulled the trigger. I tried at least 20 times. Any suggestions? Or should I return the cannon? THANK YOU!!
Hard to say as I'm not there seeing what is going on. There is a black integrated chemical flow valve, on the side of the foam cannon, that allows you to adjust foam output with the turn of a dial. Did you try adjusting that? Turn it full blast and see if you get foam.
By "Chemical Brothers green foam" I'm assuming you meant Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam? That's a decent snow foam so that shouldn't be the issue.
After you retried testing with the chemical flow valve, if you still aren't getting foam, then yes you should reach out to Griot's Garage (or the place where you ordered the foam cannon from) and ask for troubleshooting or a replacement unit if it's defective.
Also, note there are several factors for getting thick and rich foam:
1) type of pressure washer (the higher the GPM of water output, the more foam you get)
2) type of foam cannon (in your case, that foam cannon is top tier)
3) type of snow foam (good snow foams include Adam's Mega Foam, Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam, Koch Chemie Gsf, etc)
4) dilution ratio of snow foam (adjust dilution according to your setup. a good starting point is 3 oz of snow foam with 24 oz of water)
5) water quality (deioinzed or demineralized water is always better compared to regular tap water especially if you have hard water issues where you live)
I hope this helps.
@@PanTheOrganizer I can't thank you enough for being so accessible to your followers. I did play with the flow valve (constantly), and yes thank you - I was using the Honeydew foam. The issue is that it seems like nothing was getting sucked up the "straw". If the unit didn't actually work for about 10-15 seconds, I would think there is some kind of a block in the straw or in the connector. I did speak to them and they said I could send it back. But I was hoping to avoid a month of mailing delays. Thanks for your insight!
@@PanTheOrganizer one more question: do you have a reco on how to reach the top of the roof when cleaning? I am only 5'6" and can't get to the midpoint of my roof!
Thanks Rob, I appreciate it. I can spend up to 4 hours daily replying to thousands of UA-cam comments every day. No other big channel does that. I like to stay close to my audience, although it gets overwhelming at times, as my channel has grown to a point where I sometimes feel like I'm sacrificing my regular family life. So thanks for appreciating my efforts. :)
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 780,000 subscribers and are getting close to 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Absolutely! With over 800 videos on my channel so far, and new ones added weekly, you will likely always find what you are looking for on my channel. One quick tip, simply type your subject and add "Pan The Organizer" to it on the UA-cam search bar, and you'll likely find my video on the topic.
For example, if you had searched for "cleaning tall truck Pan The Organizer" in the UA-cam search bar, you would have found my video here: ua-cam.com/video/rc-8j0fKp9Y/v-deo.html
I hope this helps! :)
I just applied this to a new BMW, black textured leather, The product leaves a blotchy appearance, it dries way too fast and becomes slightly white when drying if you hit it again with the product, you need to apply this very thin and very fast, just finishing the bottom of a seat, it if you hit the area adjacent that you just did, like the edges working your way in, it wants to blotch , you'll see white residue and streaks. There is Noooo way I could just keep playing with it like Pan did in the video, wiping the seat over and over and over again, I would have had a dry white streaky mess. Atleast the white mess does wipe off with a mirco fiber, but then I had to try and blend it in with a damp applicator and try not to get more blotches. I applied this in Dew point 55, 78 degrees outside in the shade. Even the applicator gets gummy/white mess near the end. I'm not sure I would use this again, their leather shield is waaaay better to apply. We'll see what 48 hours does.
After 48hours the appearance has not improved, this "darkened" the black leather, as the leather was matte and now has a satin sheen and therefore looks darker, the blotchy did not improve. The leather went from a matte vinyl look to a veg tan treated leather look. They need to change their claims, as this is not accurate on black "It barely changes the surface appearance (slightly shiny/slightly slippery => goes away within 48 hours)" To anyone who did not see the leather before, would think it looks fine and looks like normal leather.
@ruebarb1 had the same issues. How did you get rid of it?
@@queenatlanta1779 I didn't exactly get rid of it, any area that really caught my eye, used a damp micro fiber, luckily this is water soluble. Less is more with the damp micro fiber, if you go too far, you'll create a new spot as the coating is gone. I didn't feel like spending hours washing all of it off, figured I'd let time take care of it. Sorry you also had the same experience, we need more people to to post up, Colourlock really lead us on with this new product.
Hi Pan, have a couple of questions for you on this product line as it’s confuses me with the 3 year shield/protector aspect. my car is 3 years old but had leather shield applied when new and is perfect. Should I not be using top life, and only protector and shield from now on? I’m finding colourlock recommendations (protector, 48 hours later shield every 3-6 months very excessive compared to other products like you’ve recommended
To my knowledge, they say this is meant for a brand new vehicle. Perhaps reach out to Colourlock and ask if it would still be beneficial in your situation.
I see this video is year old and another one on leather I found was 5 yrs old.
Do you have any videos or suggestions on leather protection for a vehicle that's 2 yrs old, leather seems to be in perfect/near perfect condition. The car is new to me, but I see no imperfections. The seats are vented/heated.
Esstially after cleaning your leather, you protect it with one of too choices:
1) A leather sealant (those typically last 2-3 months)
2) A leather coating (those typically last 6-12 months)
You can use this Colourlock Top Life coating, or use the 3-Minus kit from Geist (leather sealant), which I reviewed here: ua-cam.com/video/YFqRpJhkqJw/v-deo.html
You also have the option of applying a leather coating from Gyeon, which I had applied to the perforated/ventilated leather seats of my previous BMW M550i in this video: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
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Hi Pan,
did you ever used the LMX leather Conditioner 2.0? I recently used it on my own car and think it also a great product for leather protection. Maybe I will give the Toplife a go next time but waiting on your thoughts regarding the durability. Keep on the great work.
I haven't used LMX.
Should test this vs Roar coatings on the interior!
The Roar Coatings is for the exterior only.
@@PanTheOrganizer no it goes on all surfaces except aluminum actually
Hi Pan! I have a question, is Cilajet Ceramic Graphene, offered at dealerships, a true ceramic coating? Or is it just a sealant?
I would avoid anything the dealerships offer. They usually apply the cheapest garbage, to maximize their profits. Watch a popular video I made here: ua-cam.com/video/QgoyrC-5CMc/v-deo.html
Thank you so much Pan! I’m a very big fan by the way, you have been a massive help!
this is a very interesting video. this is a product not showcased often. however, everybody has leather seats. this is new leather only. BTW, nice car!
Thanks!
Pan, what product would you recommend for protection on Katzkin leather seats that are 4 years old and in good condition?
This: bit.ly/3uudWYc
Or watch my video on cleaning and protecting leather seats here: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
What is the strip light you use for the interior detail?
Hi Fred. I included the links in the description, but here goes again:
🇺🇸 For people in USA:
Scangrip LED light: bit.ly/3lOXkWe
🇨🇦 For people in Canada:
Scangrip LED light: bit.ly/3PWZxNt
My leather is almost a year old and in good shape, is it too late to add a product like this?
It’s fine. As long as the leather isn’t damaged. My Porsche is a year old too.
@@PanTheOrganizer thanks!
My pleasure David.
Nice video Pan, Would that work on suede inserts too?
No. They have a kit for alcantara/suede here: amzn.to/3ahaIAz
Thanks Pan! Your the best
Ah thanks man!
What are the differences between this product and Gyeon Ceramic coating for Leather? If you’re familiar or have used the Gyeon product, how would you say they compare? Would you recommend any other similar leather coating products that last 6-12 months?
The application is a bit different, but overall both are "ceramic coatings" for leather and can last 6 to 12 months. I still need more time to test the new Colourlock product, as it's new to market and nobody has had the chance to test it for a year now. I had the Gyeon Leather Shield coating in my previous BMW M550i and it worked great too. I made a video about it here: ua-cam.com/video/CuN77nz8Ex8/v-deo.html
I have 2018 rs3 what cleaner should I use mild or the stronger one
Mild vs strong has nothing to do with the type of car. It has to do with the level of dirt. If your leather isn't really dirty, go for the mild one. If your leather hasn't been properly cleaned since 2018, and/or is super greasy looking and dirty, go for the strong one.
@@PanTheOrganizer yes that is what I meant age of leather lol 2018 I bought strong hasn't been cleaned in 2 years thank you
Pan, is it normal to see some streaking after applying the coating? If so, how long before it goes away and turns invisible? What about getting the costing on surrounding plastic pieces. I am referring specifically to the leather dash on a Porsche.
You got streaking? I didn’t have any issues. You can apply this in all interior leather surfaces including dash, seats, steering wheel, etc.
@@PanTheOrganizer Yes but only on the dash. The seats and doors turned out fine. I stripped the dash down and tried applying again with no luck. Looking down through the windshield I saw streaking again after sitting for a couple hours. For now I just stripped it off and used Chemical Guys leather cleaner.
@@PanTheOrganizer I got some streaking also. Hopefully it will go away as it cures. I thought I missed an area and applied more product. Will post follow up
Ive been looking for some reviews on silverwax view that you are in quebec canada same as i am its hard to get allot of diffrent products like koch chemie or carpro… i try to get stuff locally and were i can get it fast. Can you do a full review of the brand please!!
I order everything online and always add links for Canadians in the description under the video. It’s the only way to get quality products.
Local stores like Canadian Tire don’t carry professional grade brands like CarPro, Gyeon, Gtechniq, Kamikaze, Optimum, etc.
Silverwax is “average” at best. There is way better in my opinion. And there isn’t enough interest from my viewers to do a full dedicated review of their products unfortunately. Making videos takes a lot of time and energy, so I usually produce videos my viewers actually want to see.