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Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
Hello all,
Recently I purchased the Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather from Autogeek.net. Leather has a special scent that is usually a symbol of clean and luxury car. I believe that many members here are interested in giving the car interior a pleasant leather smell. So I decided to share my experience with this product. This is my first review on auto detailing products, comments are much appreciated.
NOTE: Scent is something very subjective. I work as a part-time fashion photographer and therefore I come across a lot of leather products from shoes to handbags etc. Besides I have experience with Japanese, German, British, Swedish, American cars with leather interior. Dfferent leather can smell very different.
Product description (from Autogeek.net):
Poorboy's World Leather Scent Air Freshener fills your cockpit with the rich, intoxicating aroma of leather. Refresh the smell of aging leather seats or enjoy the smell even if you don't have leather upholstery.
The water-soluble spray fragrance will freshen up stale air and add another layer of luxury to a well-detailed interior. Poorboy's World Air Fresheners are formulated to smell as good as a boutique fragrance but with a budget-friendly price - perfect for professional detailers.
Product outlook and packaging:
Round cylindrical plastic bottle with cap. The bottle is high quality plastic that feel very solid. Come with a plastic sprayer free of charge. It is pale yellow in color and have a watery consistency.
This is how it compare with a can of 330ml soft drink in size.
The product description is easy to understand even for non-native English speakers like me.
Application:
I transferred 1oz (30ml) of the product into a brand new spray bottle.
I sprayed the product into a small MF towel and apply it on the leather interior of my Nissan Fuga. Allowed the product to air dry on leather seats.
* The leather seats have been cleaned with Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Cleaner/Conditioner spray 2 weeks ago. They are clean and have no particular smell (which implies I cannot test if the product can eliminate odour or not).
Scent / appearance:
The product has a very very faint smell of chemicals, both in bottle or applied. I can hardly notice any scent in my car after application. I cannot exactly tell what it smells like. It is not an unpleasant smell as it is so faint, but thats definitely not anything close to the scent of a new and clean leather interior.
It does not change the appearance/feel of the leather.
Conclusion:
Poorboy's World make some very good products at an affordable price. I like their Natty's paste waxes. But from my personal experience, the Leather Air Freshener is definitely a disappointing product from PB's. It cannot do what they claim on the product description. I spent $12 and expensive international shipping for a 32oz plastic bottle and sprayer. In fact, if possible I would like to return the product, but too bad I do not have any friends going to USA soon.
I hope you found this review to be useful. Comments are welcomed. If there is a way that I can improve the performance of this product, please let me know!
Overall rating:
1/10 (1 for high quality plastic bottle and good packaging)
Product link:
Poorboy's World Air Freshener, leather air freshener, leather car scent, car deodorizer
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Re: Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
I have the apple air freshener from PB and I don't use a MF to apply it I just spray 1 or 2 shot under my seat and at random place in the car. Yes it's smell good, but the smell doesn't last that long ( Chemical Guys stay longer ).
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Re: Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
Remarkable review...very nicely done
Sorry to here this product delievered unsatisfactory results
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
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Re: Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
Interesting. I found their scents only last about a day sprayed directly into the floor-mat. (FYI, AG does sell 3-4 oz testers of PB scents, at least for now).
I can imagine "leather" is tough to get right. "New car smell" is also a tough one based on other brands I've tried, so I usually go with "clean car smell" a.k.a. unscented.
Thanks for the review.
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Re: Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
I would try and spray it on the carpet or floormats. I can't imagine the smell is going to stay very long on a material like leather.
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Re: Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis
I can't imagine the smell is going to stay very long on a material like leather.
I wouldn't recommend spraying anykind of air freshner "directly" on the leather
OP...did you dilute this stuff, or use it straight
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
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Re: Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
Originally Posted by Flash Gordon
I wouldn't recommend spraying anykind of air freshner "directly" on the leather
OP...did you dilute this stuff, or use it straight
I don't think anyone said to spray it directly on the leather. But I agree it wouldn't be a good idea.
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Re: Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
Good review. Thanks.
I have used the PB leather scent - I also would give it 1/10. It doesn't last long, doesn't really smell like leather. I even tried a small flat container filled with saturated cotton under the front seat -nada. I still have some pina colada and apple samples that I haven't tried. Hopefully these will be better.
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Re: Review: Poorboy's World Air Freshener 32 oz. - Leather
Thanks for the review. I wonder if it is wrong since PB's leather stuff has a strong leather scent so I would have expected it to smell like that.
I have PB's cherry scent and it has familiar cherry smell (not sure what real cherries smell like in quantity). I used it on one car (sprayed carpets, air vents) and the smell persisted for good a week. The smell also permeates the cabinet where I keep the chemicals.
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