Favorite leather cleaner/protectant?

[CC268]

My girlfriend has a 2014 Ford Escape with black leather (I assume it is coated leather? - definitely not like leather you would see in an F150 King Ranch).

I am thinking Meguiar's D149 for interior and Meguiar's D180 for leather seats.

What do you guys think?

[FUNX650]

Brand:
Leather Master Leather Care Products, Auto Care Master, Leather Master Car Interior Leather Products, leather care, leather cleaner, leather (http://www.autogeek.net/leather-master-auto-care.html)

Specific usage:
Leather Master Car Leather Protection & Cleaner Kit, Leather Master Ink Away Ink Remover, ink lifter, leather cleaner, leather protection (http://www.autogeek.net/leather-master-kit-ink-away.html)

Leather Master Nubuck Eco Protection & Cleaning Kit, nubuck cleaning kit, suede leather cleaning kit (http://www.autogeek.net/nubuck-and-suede-leather-care-kit.html)

Leather Master Stay Bright Kit (http://www.autogeek.net/leather-master-stay-bright-kit.html)



Bob

[CC268]

Brand:
Leather Master Leather Care Products, Auto Care Master, Leather Master Car Interior Leather Products, leather care, leather cleaner, leather (http://www.autogeek.net/leather-master-auto-care.html)

Specific usage:
Leather Master Car Leather Protection & Cleaner Kit, Leather Master Ink Away Ink Remover, ink lifter, leather cleaner, leather protection (http://www.autogeek.net/leather-master-kit-ink-away.html)

Leather Master Nubuck Eco Protection & Cleaning Kit, nubuck cleaning kit, suede leather cleaning kit (http://www.autogeek.net/nubuck-and-suede-leather-care-kit.html)

Leather Master Stay Bright Kit (http://www.autogeek.net/leather-master-stay-bright-kit.html)



Bob

Does a little go a long way with this product? I am guessing the Leather Master Interior Leather Cleaner and Interior Leather Protection Cream is what I would go for if I bought this product.

[CC268]

Griots seems to have some nice leather care products as well.

[Eldorado2k]

What is D149? Quik Interior Detailer? If so, I'd recommend D181 Leather Cleaner for all interior leather & vinyl surfaces instead. [more cleaning power yet still finishes crisp]
Follow it up with D180 Leather Cleaner & Conditioner.

[FocusSTguy]

I've only used CG Leather Serum and I like the results.

[CC268]

Yes I just ordered a gallon of the D149 (quick detailer)..really don't want to have to order both D180 and D181...gets expensive quick...

[CC268]

I've only used CG Leather Serum and I like the results.

Chemica Guys has a very nice Leather care kit...that could definitely be a contender for $20

[Eldorado2k]

D149 is a Light duty cleaner. I wish you luck on the smell... Last I checked it was a toss up on whether you get part of the bad batch or not.

[CC268]

D149 is a Light duty cleaner. I wish you luck on the smell... Last I checked it was a toss up on whether you get part of the bad batch or not.


I think I got you confused. I bought the D149 for the rest of the interior. I wanted a dedicated leather product for cleaning and protection.

Leather Master is nice but very little product.

[Eldorado2k]

This is 1 of those cases where they'd love you to buy 99 products. I have a couple of bottles of the consumer Quik Interior Detailer collecting dust for a long time now. D181 can do everything D149 can except maybe nav screens. And D101 can do everything that D181 can except D181 does it better on Leather & Vinyl and D101 does it better on all other surfaces, meaning it can clean nav screens and woodgrain consoles. It's sort of a similar situation with D108 Super Degreaser, it can be substituted for.

[Eldorado2k]

Quik Interior Detailer is great for that final wipe on woodgrain, center consoles, and dashboards. That's what it exceeds at, getting everything spot & fingerprint free.

[CC268]

Isn't D180 a cleaner and protectant? Why couldn't I just go with that? Although I guess it is probably to thick to spray on so I can see that being a disadvantage for cleaning the seats. Just don't want to spend $70+ to buy both D180 and D181 I guess...

[Eldorado2k]

Isn't D180 a cleaner and protectant? Why couldn't I just go with that? Although I guess it is probably to thick to spray on so I can see that being a disadvantage for cleaning the seats. Just don't want to spend $70+ to buy both D180 and D181 I guess...

You could've just went with that.. However since most of us here tend to have a different definition of clean than ordinary people, having that dedicated cleaner before using the 2in1 is worth having.. That doesn't mean that the 2in1 that D180 provides sucks, it just means that using D181 in conjunction with 180 gives a premium end result.

I just did a Mercedes Benz E Class tonight. The leather interior was in need of cleaning. However I wasn't there to do a "detail" All I did was a vacuum and finished all the interior leather & vinyl with D180 because this customer loves the look and finish it gives their car. Here's what the brand new applicator looks like now.

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Did it clean? Yes, it's no slouch. But the D181 would've cleaned waay more. Those are the little differences.

But the D149 is going to clean even less than that in some cases.. I would say D149 has an avantage on dash/steering wheel. Whereas D180 would have the advantage on leather seats. D180 is a lotion. Squeeze onto an applicator and rub into the surface to clean.

[CC268]

Hmm too bad they don't have smaller bottles of the D180 or D181. Like I said I don't intend to use D149 as a cleaner...and I won't even use it on the leather...I have some McKees left over I can use to clean leather with for now. Well idk maybe I will end up with both...or maybe I will just clean with APC and top with D180 idk