Your favorite "smelling" leather cleaner?

[Eldorado2k]

Bringing this thread back from the dead!

What is everyone liking these days? I'm looking for a new cleaner/conditioner/uv protectant all-in-one type of leather product. Tried Griot's 3-in-1, Mother's VLR, Adam's stuff, etc and still haven't found one I really like. I know Meguiar's stuff always smells awesome. Perhaps D180 is the way to go?

I’m confident Megs D180 doesn’t smell bad. PM me your address and I’ll send you a sample.

[crg001]

I’m confident Megs D180 doesn’t smell bad. PM me your address and I’ll send you a sample.

PM Sent! I love this community!

[NightDrive43]

Never used any of these...I've been using Griots 3-1 leather....seems ok

[Bosko]

this just popped up on YouTube

IGL Ecoshine Leather - Your Go-To All-Natural Leather Cleaner and Conditioner - YouTube

[Eldorado2k]

PM Sent! I love this community!

It’s in the mail.
Let us know what you think.

[crg001]

It’s in the mail.
Let us know what you think.

I received this package on Monday, thanks Eldorado!!

I gave it a small test run on the back seats of my GLI. To me Meg's D180 smells like a cross between their Natural Finish interior dressing and the Quik Interior Detailer, both of which I use regularly because I love the way they finish the surface and smell. No fake leather smell, thank goodness!! QID can go on with a weird vinegar-like scent at first but as it dries it smells really, really fresh and does a great job at deodorizing. D180 is kind of similar in a way, it has a scent of some sort of cleaning chemical but finishes with a fresh smell when it is dried. I did a 50/50 on one of the back seats and the next day it left the black perforated leather noticeably darker and nice and soft to the touch without any oily residue I could detect. Didn't get any pics as it's kind of hard to see, but I definitely noticed an effect that was what I was looking for.

I think I'll be purchasing a gallon of this along with another gallon of QID. Can't go wrong with Meguiar's and their effectiveness, not to mention the price.

[Eldorado2k]

Didn't get any pics as it's kind of hard to see, but I definitely noticed an effect that was what I was looking for.

I vacuumed my interior and wiped down my seats & door panels with D180 the same day I sent you the sample and you’re right, it’s not very easy to take pics showing the difference.

However 3 days later while I was driving I noticed a clear 50/50 on my dashboard. It’s funny how this picture shows how careful I am not to accidentally get anything on my windshield, so much that I won’t dare come near it, hence why the 50/50 line is so far away from the edge. Lol.

[yellow arrows point to the 50/50 line]

[dgage]

I vacuumed my interior and wiped down my seats & door panels with D180 the same day I sent you the sample and you’re right, it’s not very easy to take pics showing the difference.

However 3 days later while I was driving I noticed a clear 50/50 on my dashboard. It’s funny how this picture shows how careful I am not to accidentally get anything on my windshield, so much that I won’t dare come near it, hence why the 50/50 line is so far away from the edge. Lol.

[yellow arrows point to the 50/50 line]

Good news is the glass is clean.

[DFB]

I must have got a bad or old batch of D180 it seems.

My use of D180 left the leather oily and greasy. The smell was not offensive but just not to my taste, like a simulated leather smell.

I used it on this Landcruiser with grey leather, which looks ok but was slippery to sit on. I found it was worse when I applied it to black Subaru leather though. I tried it again on a Ranger and still hated it. I have the better part of a gallon taking up space in my cabinet.



Again, perhaps I got a dud?

[Eldorado2k]

I must have got a bad or old batch of D180 it seems.

My use of D180 left the leather oily and greasy. The smell was not offensive but just not to my taste, like a simulated leather smell.

I used it on this Landcruiser with grey leather, which looks ok but was slippery to sit on. I found it was worse when I applied it to black Subaru leather though. I tried it again on a Ranger and still hated it. I have the better part of a gallon taking up space in my cabinet.



Again, perhaps I got a dud?

I dunno I’m really stubborn when it comes to believing in bad batches. I think there’s more of a chance of a vendor selling old stock.

Whatever the case it’d be a shame since you’re so far away the least you deserve is a proper fresh example of a product.