Recommend me a leather cleaner.

[P3 S197]

Looking for everyone's opinion on dedicated leather cleaners.

Preferably something that can be bought in bulk quantities.

Currently looking into meguiars d181, anyone have experience with it? All opinions welcome!

[DogRescuer]

I think it first depends on how bad the leather is.

[Mad Wax]

I've been using Mckees 37 Leather shampoo 70/30. It cleans far better than I thought it would. It's also just so fun and easy to use. Has a bit of a strong leather odor which can bother some, but it dissipates. It's not cheap though...like $47/gallon I think, so I only buy on a good sale. I haven't tried D181, curious too as to how well it cleans.

[Hammer77]

I like the McKee's 37 products. The All in One Leather Lotion is fantastic, the 70/30 Shampoo has great cleaning properties, and the UV50 leaves a awesome feel. Not slippery at all. Sorry I have no experience with D181.

[usmcpab]

I’m also enjoyed my the McKee’s leather shampoo as well. Love the smell it leaves behind and many of my customers do as well.

[Eldorado2k]

Currently looking into meguiars d181, anyone have experience with it? All opinions welcome!

I use Meguiars D181. I like it enough to be on my 2nd gallon of it.. It's similar to Meguiars D101 APC @10:1, but there's very slight differences.

D181 cleans better than D101@10:1.
D181 doesn't leave that slight tacky feeling that D101 can sometimes leave behind on coated leather seats. [however that tacky feeling goes away rather quikly]
Both have scents that aren't overpowering nor do they smell like cheap fake leather... Instead they have a simple clean scent that dissipates quikly, within an hour or 2 any light scent is pretty much gone, which IMO beats fake leather any day.

Here's an equal side by side test I did between the 2. Difference in cleaning power goes to D181. But there's not a World of difference between the 2.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171125/bf4443b7af57b0175b2480ba9e7d4885.jpg

[The Guz]

D181 is great.

I wrote a review long ago on it.

Review - Meguiar's D180 Leather Cleaner & Conditioner & D181 Leather Cleaner (https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/93762-review-meguiars-d180-leather-cleaner-conditioner-d181-leather-cleaner.html)

[dennis hiip]

AVOID CG Sprayable Leather. It's the worst. Slick, shiny, and squeaky..

[P3 S197]

I use Meguiars D181. I like it enough to be on my 2nd gallon of it.. It's similar to Meguiars D101 APC @10:1, but there's very slight differences.

D181 cleans better than D101@10:1.
D181 doesn't leave that slight tacky feeling that D101 can sometimes leave behind on coated leather seats. [however that tacky feeling goes away rather quikly]
Both have scents that aren't overpowering nor do they smell like cheap fake leather... Instead they have a simple clean scent that dissipates quikly, within an hour or 2 any light scent is pretty much gone, which IMO beats fake leather any day.

Here's an equal side by side test I did between the 2. Difference in cleaning power goes to D181. But there's not a World of difference between the 2.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171125/bf4443b7af57b0175b2480ba9e7d4885.jpg
Great comparison! Id considered using my d101 but i was a bit hesitant as it always seems to take some dye even at low concentration.

[P3 S197]

D181 is great.

I wrote a review long ago on it.

Review - Meguiar's D180 Leather Cleaner & Conditioner & D181 Leather Cleaner (https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/93762-review-meguiars-d180-leather-cleaner-conditioner-d181-leather-cleaner.html)
Some good insight, thank you! Just ordered some for myself. Should be able to test it on a bmw 330ci later next week.

[Eldorado2k]

Some good insight, thank you! Just ordered some for myself. Should be able to test it on a bmw 330ci later next week.

IME it doesn’t play very well with the fake leather in late model Mercedes Benz. I think it’s due to the dry coarse texture of those seats. It winds up feeling a lot like trying to shave your beard straight dry. I say this because I know that BMW fake leather is very similar. Just a heads up in case you don’t get the best 1st impression from it.

I reach for D180 when cleaning German pleather interiors. It’s a shame so many aren’t actually equipped with real leather... Spend $60,000+ on the car and don’t spend the extra $2,000 for real leather seats. If I was buying the car that would be #1 on the list of options I’m making sure to get. [emoji4]

[Klasse Act]

Your going to want to check out the 303 3 in 1 leather cleaner and it is available in bulk as well. Great product from a great company, American made too [emoji631]

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