Meg's D181 Leather Cleaner (no conditioner)....any experiences?

[Eldorado2k]

@JCDetails. Very cool to hear your thoughts on it. Reassures me a bit that I’m not missing out on anything. I’m on my 2nd gallon of it.

[damonb10]

What is the retail version of D181? I'd like to try it out, but not commit to a whole gallon. Is it the same as the Gold Class Leather Cleaner (not conditioner). Meguiars Gold Class Leather & Vinyl Cleaner, leather seat cleaner, car leather cleaner

[JCDetails]

What is the retail version of D181? I'd like to try it out, but not commit to a whole gallon. Is it the same as the Gold Class Leather Cleaner (not conditioner). Meguiars Gold Class Leather & Vinyl Cleaner, leather seat cleaner, car leather cleaner

I haven’t tried the gold class but I would imagine it’s similar.

I feel confident however that if it is similar, golf class would be significantly weaker than d181.

I had my first negative experience with d181 (and gyeon leather for that matter) on some sun faded 1987 Mercedes seats a couple weeks back. Both these products pulled dye transfer out of the seat without even agitating, just from a spritz on the surface (was testing on the bottom of the back side of the seat in the footwell to ensure safety).

Wound up stepping down to griots leather 3 in 1 spray on that one which worked quite nicely.

Those of you who follow AG on social media may actually have seen a couple shots of that Benz, as it was featured for DOTW soon after I had done it


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[Dr Oldz]

I still use OPC on leather. Followed by OPP. Or a wipe down with a damp towel and Ultima Interior Protectant for that super nice feel of fine Kashmir. Cheap and super effective either way.

[Dr Oldz]

Sorry... Ultima Interior Guard Plus.

[Firehouse Mike]

I've been using 181 for a couple years and it does work great...lately Ive been using Griot?s Scent Restoring Leather Cleaner. Works a bit better I think on the really nasty seats.

Mike

[Eldorado2k]

Here’s a real world example of what Megs D181 Leather Cleaner can do. I’ve got this Chevy Camaro seat that came from the junkyard...



Super dirty.





This is all I’ll use to clean it.



1st I do a good pre vacuum w/soft horse hair brush attachment.. Then I do a simple wipedown with a clean cotton terry towel [spraying the towel liberally then wiping the seat]

This is what I picked up from just the seat bottom.





After wiping down the front of the upper seat.



And this is after wiping down the entire seat.



Next up, scrubbing with the horsehair brush. [spray into the brush, then scrub]

As you can see, it doesn’t create alot of suds/foam.





But it does a good job of cleaning.





After going over the entire seat with the brush, I declare the seat as clean as possible.. I finish it up with Megs D180 Leather Cleaner & Conditioner just in case and to give it some moisture.



Done.

[JCDetails]

Eldo, to generate some more foaming I'll spray it into my brush and then a light mist on the surface of the seat as well. Those perforated seats I try to be careful of to avoid soaking the foam. But if the leather isn't perforated, and it passes the dye transfer test, I tend to soak the real dirty seats down and then brush as the foam does seem to help.

[Calendyr]

I haven’t tried the gold class but I would imagine it’s similar.

I feel confident however that if it is similar, golf class would be significantly weaker than d181.

I had my first negative experience with d181 (and gyeon leather for that matter) on some sun faded 1987 Mercedes seats a couple weeks back. Both these products pulled dye transfer out of the seat without even agitating, just from a spritz on the surface (was testing on the bottom of the back side of the seat in the footwell to ensure safety).

Wound up stepping down to griots leather 3 in 1 spray on that one which worked quite nicely.

Those of you who follow AG on social media may actually have seen a couple shots of that Benz, as it was featured for DOTW soon after I had done it


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You know, sometimes people have their seats dyed and not coated, so if you are not working on the original finish, this kind of thing can happen. Only happened to me once, I sprayed D103 10:1 and color lifted... Not much you can do when you have loose dye on top of a coated surface.

[JCDetails]

I think some leather now also has tinted coating. In general, if I start seeing transfer I'll drop down to the Griot's 3 in 1 spray as it cleans OK, but not aggressive enough to pull dye out.