Just tried this today on some moderately dirty leather and I finished customers car lickety split! Scott, you're not just any 'ol guy....your a detailing angel sent from heaven!
This method will age leather fibers faster. I am a leather repair pro. Leather has a pH of 4.5. The leather has a clear resin protective top coating w/ micro-pores that allow water and oils to pass through. Water beads up because of surface tension, but when you wipe, some will go through and remain forever. Any pH difference causes leather fibers to break. All-purpose household cleaners, like Spray Nine have are very basic pH 12.7 (= 500 million x more basic than leather).
Age Faster VS what? How do you experts clean leather? Dont clean it? Do you scrub it all day long because your cleaner is week? Is better for the leather? Body sweat is acidic, we cannot sweat on our seats? Is better for the leather to keep it dirty? Did you listen the video witch he talked about neutralizing the cleaner with rinsless wash? To you pro repair experts understand what neutralizing is?
@@marioskosmidhs9454 Leather that has a protective water resistant coating can be safely clean with leather cleaners made for upholstery. These use surfactants to loosen dirt and float it off the surface. The pH is been corrected to match the leather below because some of the cleaner will pass through micropores in the water-resistant color coating. If you repeatedly use products that do not match the leather pH, chemical bonds in the collagen protein fibers will be broken. Leather is 98% collagen protein fibers and the ones at the surface are holding the color coating on. When those fibers break then color comes off and creasing / surface cracking accelerates. When that accelerates more fibers are directly exposed to absorbing everything. Cleaners with a high pH are designed for cutting grease rapidly but surfactants alone will do the job for leather they just require a minute to sit to do their work. You can accelerate this by using an exfoliating glove or terry cloth to scrub it into the grain and five minutes later remove it. An excellent cleaner is made by ADV Leather. Buy direct from them. As far as body oils entering leather, you can't prevent it especially in a car where insensible perspiration passes through thin clothing and through the color coating. It takes years usually for damage to become visible. Body oils accumulate in the leather gradually and spread in all directions. if you clean leather frequently you can prevent a great deal of those body oils from making it all the way into the leather below the coating. A quick wipe down with a damp cloth using full strength leather cleaner will remove body oils that are still on the surface. Visible soil that does not wipe right off can be removed best by letting the leather cleaner sit for 5 minutes before removing with a damp cloth. Soft scrubbing is only advised for getting soil that is already loosened out of the grain. It should not be abrasion that removes soil.
I tried this yesterday and it works great! Thank you Scott. Still have to move fast so you done yet those clean streaks on the back of the seats, but it is faster then scrubbing the seats.
This is great, and I really like how you can see the result clear as day. I will have to try this with ONR, I love the idea of not touching it with a brush!
Simple green works great! I accidentally spilled it in my tan leather king ranch and made a big clean spot. I went ahead and just did them all. Came out great!!!
This is an amazing method. It is so fast and requires so little grunt work. Thank you. So you can use any All Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser and any Rinseless Wash with this method?
was just getting ready to tackle my first vehicle with leather seats and was worried and stressing with what to use. they are going to be about the level of the seats in this video. and as always I can look up your channel and find something that will help me out. thank you again for taking the time to do these videos. it is the 4th of July today and I hope you and your loved ones enjoy the day and stay safe. thank you again and god bless you and your loved ones.
WOW! I never would have had the "guts" to try an APC on leather because the industry brainwashed me into believing it wasn't safe even though I know the leather is plastic coated! Thanks for deprogramming me Scott!
you won't see the damage on the first try, its eventually. But the time you see it its too late. Use ph balanced cleaners on leather, they are cheap enough.
I wanted to use the eraser on a 2003 Cadillac Deville tan leather interior. But decided to use Weiman's cleaner and Mother's VLR. The cleaner is $4.12 and the VLR is $7.97 at Wal-Mart. Those two combined with warm water and a micro fiber towel. Worked great. I saw where the eraser took the coating off the leather. So I decided not to use the eraser. One other way is Coconut Shampoo and warm water on a micro fiber sponge.The Shampoo cleans and conditions the leather at the same time. I use the Weiman's conditioner to finish up on the door panel's and the front's and back of the seat's. The Weiman's leaves a lemony smell too. Shawn
@@shawnbeck2303 magic eraser won't remove any coatings if used with a cleaning agent sprayed on the seats...you just don't want the sponge to get dried out while cleaning.
I remember watching one of your videos on ink transfer from blue jeans and how you like to use a diluted mixture of fabric softener. Would you say this method of cleaning with a all purpose cleaner is better or worse than the fabric softener when trying to remove ink transfer ? Thanks again for all that you share with the TH-cam world.
I actually tried these types of methods to clean dirty leather but it was always still very hard...I found a video on TH-cam where someone used Mr. Clean's magic eraser...that not only worked but it made the leather look almost new again..I used nothing but a little water to dampen the sponge with leather cleaner.
hey nice vids. BEST way to clean cloth seats FASTEST and BEST: get a big bucket of water, add some dawn detergent soap, and then 2 spray of LA's awesome all purpose. mix get a sponge, soak in the liquid then wring most of it out. wipe the cloth. You can know how wet to get the seats finally extract with a shop vac. Don't use a bissel machine, they suck compared to a shop vac with this method.
Love Spray 9, and it sanitizes too. Still, I've had 10 or 15 year old leather where the clearcoat has cracked it melted off. I need a brush or sponge to agitate, very gently. Also, Spray 9 will streak on vertical surfaces unless your quick to work with it
Fantastic video as always! What would be your recommendation for removing blue jean stains on leather seats? Tried cleaning the seats but the blue still remains
Woolite or cheaper brand deluted 5:1 and hope that the protecting clear on the leather is not gamage. ( its always a good Idea to use a seat cover if the use is harsh. You can always remove it on date nights.😊)
Hey Scott, thanks for another great video, hey, you’re big on distilled water, where do you get your distilled water from? Do you have a setup in your van that distills water?
Don Stevens just buy it at the supermarket. You guys on the continent probably get it way cheaper than we do down here in Puerto Rico. Scott always mentions buying a gallon for 75 cents or something like that. Then just mix with your favorite cleaner, cheers!
It is the same methode you used in the last video for cleaning interior of cars, some times you are correct...we SO over thinking the moments....all those detail Videos in the internet has make us to SO complicate the simple things. Some cheap microfibers...one gallon distilted water one economical APC and we can clean a hole car. Le me.please ask you dear scott...here in my country unfortunatelly we cannot buy ONR or.other economical rinsless wash products ..only ECHo2 is availiable but is costs around to 30.euros per 32oz. There is any other type of product we can put in the gallon of water to help us if we cannot find rinsless wash prodyct. Maybe some OZ of apc , or cold water Tide or...i dont know how we can substitute the rinsless product in this methode???( kind regards dear Scott
And please....there is any same methode we can quickly use on cloth seats??? In my world the most cars.i see has cloth seats....i starte to use your trick with the barbque scrub brush for heavily soiked car.cloth seats...there is any easy way some such this yiu uswd on leather for.cloth seats???
The absolute best leather cleaner is full strength Quick and Brite solid. Just put it on and the dirt emulsifies and comes right off even on white leather.
That's surprising! I used some Simple Green that my father in law had while washing his car and gagged on that, I was spitting for a half hour, forgot how terrible it was. I find Spray Nine pleasant to use, perhaps a little more odor than Super Clean. I only use it though on hard surfaces inside the car, I like Tide Free and Gentle for cleaning fabric and carpets, no perfumes.
Any other degreaser recommended on leather using this method with a less offensive odor? I need to strip down my interior from a horrible new car detail from a dealership that they virtually glazed everything.
hey scott can you make another video about your new comet power washer showing it using different tips and foam gun comes with it i am interested on it but i like to know little more about thanks
Scott, opinion on Mother's VLR vinyl, leather and rubber care cleaner. I use it on the leather seats in a 2016 Chrysler 300 for light cleaning and protection. I am satisfied, but I would very much like to hear your opinion.
Scott, used this method on the rear seat, bottom side bolster of a 2012 Toy highlander...I started pulling up grey dye color and the leather was looking a little blotchy due to the strength the APC I was using...have I removed the coating on the leather and is there any recovery from this?
no, you cannot remove the coating so easy(maybe only if..you want to removed it!!1) . The car is bought used? because many many times car dealers dye leather seats to hide dirt or light damagae and then when you clean it you removing the dealers dye
Hey Scott, I would like to know when it comes to dressing the leather, would Chemical Guys VRP deluded in destiled water like you showed it for interior plastics, be good for dressing the leather itslef because as we know it is coated with plastic clear coat.
Your videos are excellent and very helpful. I tried the Tide trick and it worked very well. My wife has an Audi Q5 with white ( cream color ) seats....she keeps her car spotless but I can see discoloring on her seats just from her clothing. I am scared that I will dry out the leather or screw something up.....Let me ask a basic question ....if I use a diluted super clean or straight Spray Nine cleaners to get the job done then follow with a auto store leather conditioner such as Maguires ......does that cover my a** ? By using the leather conditioner does it save me from doing the damage with harsh cleaners??? Thanks
can you replace the uber rinseless with ONR? & IF you used Super Clean what would be the dilution ration youd use on leather & what would be a ratio for cloth?
what would you recommend for treating modern leather car seats. I'm assuming conditioner is not required as they have protective coatings on them already....
But it's cheaper just to use microfiber towels. Sams Club sells theirs for $17 for 36, but the mitt is still a good idea, especially one with a rougher side like they sell at Autozone. And Scott has mentioned those before as well...
Might be my old monitor or perhaps my poor eyesight but it didn't look that different to me, a simple bit of 3m masking tape down the middle of the seat would have helped for this video. As you know the before and after shot is the most satisfying part to any cleaning video., but thank you anyways a ill be giving your method a try tomorrow
I've used tide cold water clean on leather which wasn't badly soiled but that's really the same as just using the rinseless wash he used here without the APC he suggested. It will work for maintenance, especially if you sealed the leather with something like ultimate fast finish but it isn't going to be enough to cut through all the oils of a hammered seat when compared to using an APC along with the rinseless.
I like to use scotch brite green pads while soaking the seat in APC, soaking the seat with APC allows enough lubrication to not scratch the seat. I think this is faster than your method as you have to prep the towel between every seat, and are using more product as compared to my method (APC+Rinseless Wash+extra towel). Just thought id let you know from my experience. Great videos as always
Bret Turnbull I have used those pads before but if you have compromised leather (coating being worn) it could make things worse. But not a bad method. I will use this bucket of rinseless wash on all hard surfaces within the car so I'm not just using it on the leather
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing I totally forgot that you live in Texas where temperatures get HOT. Im from Washington State where the average is about 65 degrees where I dont have to worry about chemicals drying so fast on me haha. Keep plugging on Scott
Big Back not sure. I know they call 'bum bags' fanny packs 🤣 We say trousers they say pants. Two nations divided by a common language (oh & Trump of course! They can keep that idiot).
OMG...…..you should NEVER use a random 'all purpose cleaner' until you've tested it on a small spot of the leather first! Dreadful oversight on your behalf
Sorry but this is a typical what you shouldn't do video. You shouldn't apply any liquid directly to the perforated leather seats to avoid filling pores. You shouldn't wipe the seat with any cloth back and forth to avoid filling pores and spreading grimes back to the pores and leather surface. I strongly recommend leather cleaning liquids instead of multi-purpose cleaners. And you don't need two different cleaner for this level of grime/dirt. Magic sponge would be another alternative. But I always prefer leather cleaning liquid to wipe by spraying onto horse hair brush. If it won't be enough, I use magic sponge as a last resort. In the end, I always apply leather cream/conditioner to keep leather seats moisturized, smooth and make it barrier between skin oil and seats. I don't wanna write any brands for leather cleaning and conditioning, you can find easily by googling. All the best,
Magic eraser is good but far from being as fast as a micofibre cloth like Scott just showed here. And the magic eraser falls appart if you use it very fast and too hard. It is good of course. I use it a lot but not as fast as this.
@@khalid95eG there are ....natural oils ..on the dead leather witch have...plastic coat??? If the coat is not warn out from years of friction you cannot remove the dye....if you.dont remove the coat first
THAT IS NOT SOIL. I WORKED IN A HOSPITAL FOR YEARS, I KNOW WHAT DIARRHEA LOOKS LIKE. I KNOW WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I CAN RECOGNISE THE SPRAY PATTERN ANYWHERE. SORRY TO SAY, YOUR CLIENT HAS "SPRAYED" THIS SEAT.
This method will age leather fibers faster. I am a leather repair pro. Leather has a pH of 4.5. The leather has a clear resin protective top coating w/ micro-pores that allow water and oils to pass through. Water beads up because of surface tension, but when you wipe, some will go through and remain forever. Any pH difference causes leather fibers to break. All-purpose household cleaners, like Spray Nine have are very basic pH 12.7 (= 500 million x more basic than leather).
Hi Scott. Quick question. How do you know when leather seats are coated? I want to maintain my Lexus RX 2014 F Sport which has leather seats. I am planning on using Super Clean diluted 10:1 or woolite diluted the same and finishing with meguiars hyper dressing. Can you please advise? I dont want to ruin the interior of my car..
This method will age leather fibers faster. I am a leather repair pro. Leather has a pH of 4.5. The leather has a clear resin protective top coating w/ micro-pores that allow water and oils to pass through. Water beads up because of surface tension, but when you wipe, some will go through and remain forever. Any pH difference causes leather fibers to break. All-purpose household cleaners, like Spray Nine have are very basic pH 12.7 (= 500 million x more basic than leather).
Just tried this today on some moderately dirty leather and I finished customers car lickety split! Scott, you're not just any 'ol guy....your a detailing angel sent from heaven!
This method will age leather fibers faster. I am a leather repair pro. Leather has a pH of 4.5. The leather has a clear resin protective top coating w/ micro-pores that allow water and oils to pass through. Water beads up because of surface tension, but when you wipe, some will go through and remain forever. Any pH difference causes leather fibers to break. All-purpose household cleaners, like Spray Nine have are very basic pH 12.7 (= 500 million x more basic than leather).
This is the answer i was looking for.
Age Faster VS what? How do you experts clean leather? Dont clean it? Do you scrub it all day long because your cleaner is week? Is better for the leather?
Body sweat is acidic, we cannot sweat on our seats?
Is better for the leather to keep it dirty?
Did you listen the video witch he talked about neutralizing the cleaner with rinsless wash? To you pro repair experts understand what neutralizing is?
@@marioskosmidhs9454 Leather that has a protective water resistant coating can be safely clean with leather cleaners made for upholstery. These use surfactants to loosen dirt and float it off the surface. The pH is been corrected to match the leather below because some of the cleaner will pass through micropores in the water-resistant color coating. If you repeatedly use products that do not match the leather pH, chemical bonds in the collagen protein fibers will be broken. Leather is 98% collagen protein fibers and the ones at the surface are holding the color coating on. When those fibers break then color comes off and creasing / surface cracking accelerates. When that accelerates more fibers are directly exposed to absorbing everything. Cleaners with a high pH are designed for cutting grease rapidly but surfactants alone will do the job for leather they just require a minute to sit to do their work. You can accelerate this by using an exfoliating glove or terry cloth to scrub it into the grain and five minutes later remove it. An excellent cleaner is made by ADV Leather. Buy direct from them.
As far as body oils entering leather, you can't prevent it especially in a car where insensible perspiration passes through thin clothing and through the color coating. It takes years usually for damage to become visible. Body oils accumulate in the leather gradually and spread in all directions. if you clean leather frequently you can prevent a great deal of those body oils from making it all the way into the leather below the coating. A quick wipe down with a damp cloth using full strength leather cleaner will remove body oils that are still on the surface. Visible soil that does not wipe right off can be removed best by letting the leather cleaner sit for 5 minutes before removing with a damp cloth. Soft scrubbing is only advised for getting soil that is already loosened out of the grain. It should not be abrasion that removes soil.
I tried this yesterday and it works great! Thank you Scott. Still have to move fast so you done yet those clean streaks on the back of the seats, but it is faster then scrubbing the seats.
This is great, and I really like how you can see the result clear as day. I will have to try this with ONR, I love the idea of not touching it with a brush!
i realize it is kind of off topic but do anyone know a good place to watch new tv shows online ?
Simple green works great! I accidentally spilled it in my tan leather king ranch and made a big clean spot. I went ahead and just did them all. Came out great!!!
What yr is it..the king ranch seats changed..
Bryan, did you dillute the simple green?
there was nothing on youtube interesting tonight thanks to my favorite guy mr scott we have some content to watch now yeahhhh
This is an amazing method. It is so fast and requires so little grunt work. Thank you. So you can use any All Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser and any Rinseless Wash with this method?
6:18 your favorite rinseless wash 👍
was just getting ready to tackle my first vehicle with leather seats and was worried and stressing with what to use. they are going to be about the level of the seats in this video. and as always I can look up your channel and find something that will help me out. thank you again for taking the time to do these videos. it is the 4th of July today and I hope you and your loved ones enjoy the day and stay safe. thank you again and god bless you and your loved ones.
Little bit of Dawn in warm water cleans everything.
WOW! I never would have had the "guts" to try an APC on leather because the industry brainwashed me into believing it wasn't safe even though I know the leather is plastic coated! Thanks for deprogramming me Scott!
you won't see the damage on the first try, its eventually. But the time you see it its too late. Use ph balanced cleaners on leather, they are cheap enough.
Well EXPLAINED with out steam cleaner! Thanks brother! Simple ways and painless!!
yeah i def dont have a steam cleaner, so not an option for me
Spray Nine and a Magic Eraser does an amazing job!! I just did my 2004 Explorer Sport Trac’s seats today and they look brand new! It was amazing!!
I wanted to use the eraser on a 2003 Cadillac Deville tan leather interior. But decided to use Weiman's cleaner and Mother's VLR. The cleaner is $4.12 and the VLR is $7.97 at Wal-Mart. Those two combined with warm water and a micro fiber towel. Worked great. I saw where the eraser took the coating off the leather. So I decided not to use the eraser. One other way is Coconut Shampoo and warm water on a micro fiber sponge.The Shampoo cleans and conditions the leather at the same time. I use the Weiman's conditioner to finish up on the door panel's and the front's and back of the seat's. The Weiman's leaves a lemony smell too. Shawn
@@shawnbeck2303 magic eraser won't remove any coatings if used with a cleaning agent sprayed on the seats...you just don't want the sponge to get dried out while cleaning.
I remember watching one of your videos on ink transfer from blue jeans and how you like to use a diluted mixture of fabric softener. Would you say this method of cleaning with a all purpose cleaner is better or worse than the fabric softener when trying to remove ink transfer ? Thanks again for all that you share with the TH-cam world.
I actually tried these types of methods to clean dirty leather but it was always still very hard...I found a video on TH-cam where someone used Mr. Clean's magic eraser...that not only worked but it made the leather look almost new again..I used nothing but a little water to dampen the sponge with leather cleaner.
your idea about using woolite to clean leather is much faster an works perfect
calvin Nunnally ok cool:)
I'm fine with your perspective
woolite an water is the best cleaner of leather,guaranteed just try it guys,follow up with cover all upholstery finisher for a nice satin finish
It's in the name dude--- Coverall. Cover all the shit you didn't clean!!
A H Bhahaha
hey nice vids. BEST way to clean cloth seats FASTEST and BEST:
get a big bucket of water, add some dawn detergent soap, and then 2 spray of LA's awesome all purpose. mix
get a sponge, soak in the liquid then wring most of it out. wipe the cloth. You can know how wet to get the seats
finally extract with a shop vac. Don't use a bissel machine, they suck compared to a shop vac with this method.
2 sprays of LAS totally awesome on the cloth or in the bucket?
Purchased spray 9. It works and I love it
Love Spray 9, and it sanitizes too. Still, I've had 10 or 15 year old leather where the clearcoat has cracked it melted off. I need a brush or sponge to agitate, very gently. Also, Spray 9 will streak on vertical surfaces unless your quick to work with it
Fantastic video as always! What would be your recommendation for removing blue jean stains on leather seats? Tried cleaning the seats but the blue still remains
Woolite or cheaper brand deluted 5:1 and hope that the protecting clear on the leather is not gamage. ( its always a good Idea to use a seat cover if the use is harsh. You can always remove it on date nights.😊)
Is this ok to use on Ferrari Leather seats too..?? I would hate to damage these seats... LOVE YOU SCOTT.. !!!
Hey Scott, thanks for another great video, hey, you’re big on distilled water, where do you get your distilled water from? Do you have a setup in your van that distills water?
Don Stevens just buy it at the supermarket. You guys on the continent probably get it way cheaper than we do down here in Puerto Rico. Scott always mentions buying a gallon for 75 cents or something like that. Then just mix with your favorite cleaner, cheers!
Walmart has it for children and infants
Ive had good luck using green scotchbrite pads, hot water and comet,,,clean as a whistle,,then condition the leather with vasoline
It is the same methode you used in the last video for cleaning interior of cars, some times you are correct...we SO over thinking the moments....all those detail Videos in the internet has make us to SO complicate the simple things. Some cheap microfibers...one gallon distilted water one economical APC and we can clean a hole car. Le me.please ask you dear scott...here in my country unfortunatelly we cannot buy ONR or.other economical rinsless wash products ..only ECHo2 is availiable but is costs around to 30.euros per 32oz. There is any other type of product we can put in the gallon of water to help us if we cannot find rinsless wash prodyct. Maybe some OZ of apc , or cold water Tide or...i dont know how we can substitute the rinsless product in this methode???( kind regards dear Scott
And please....there is any same methode we can quickly use on cloth seats??? In my world the most cars.i see has cloth seats....i starte to use your trick with the barbque scrub brush for heavily soiked car.cloth seats...there is any easy way some such this yiu uswd on leather for.cloth seats???
@@marioskosmidhs9454 APC, and a drill Brush. Saves your hands, reduces scrubing time, better results, happier customers, more $
@@barbaroacosta5335 thanks sir
The absolute best leather cleaner is full strength Quick and Brite solid. Just put it on and the dirt emulsifies and comes right off even on white leather.
Question: will this method clean blue jean transfer? Thanks
*Excellent add it to my Woolite knowledge you gave out!!!*
You should have way more subscribers. Nice job!
Thumbs up for Spray Nine, my favorite degreaser!
willoverkill it's a good product but the smell is horrible.
I have been testing it but my clients complain about the smell:(
That's surprising! I used some Simple Green that my father in law had while washing his car and gagged on that, I was spitting for a half hour, forgot how terrible it was. I find Spray Nine pleasant to use, perhaps a little more odor than Super Clean. I only use it though on hard surfaces inside the car, I like Tide Free and Gentle for cleaning fabric and carpets, no perfumes.
If you get a chance, I posted in your 21mm vs 15mm polisher video from earlier this year, could use your advice
Any other degreaser recommended on leather using this method with a less offensive odor? I need to strip down my interior from a horrible new car detail from a dealership that they virtually glazed everything.
hey scott can you make another video about your new comet power washer showing it using different tips and foam gun comes with it i am interested on it but i like to know little more about thanks
Scott, opinion on Mother's VLR vinyl, leather and rubber care cleaner. I use it on the leather seats in a 2016 Chrysler 300 for light cleaning and protection. I am satisfied, but I would very much like to hear your opinion.
Scott, used this method on the rear seat, bottom side bolster of a 2012 Toy highlander...I started pulling up grey dye color and the leather was looking a little blotchy due to the strength the APC I was using...have I removed the coating on the leather and is there any recovery from this?
no, you cannot remove the coating so easy(maybe only if..you want to removed it!!1)
. The car is bought used? because many many times car dealers dye leather seats to hide dirt or light damagae and then when you clean it you removing the dealers dye
Great method Scott. would it be possible to do this using ONR ?.
Hey Scott, I would like to know when it comes to dressing the leather, would Chemical Guys VRP deluded in destiled water like you showed it for interior plastics, be good for dressing the leather itslef because as we know it is coated with plastic clear coat.
I’m glad I follow your channel. This is very helpful.
what do you use now more wool wash or spray nine?
Your videos are excellent and very helpful. I tried the Tide trick and it worked very well. My wife has an Audi Q5 with white ( cream color ) seats....she keeps her car spotless but I can see discoloring on her seats just from her clothing. I am scared that I will dry out the leather or screw something up.....Let me ask a basic question ....if I use a diluted super clean or straight Spray Nine cleaners to get the job done then follow with a auto store leather conditioner such as Maguires ......does that cover my a** ? By using the leather conditioner does it save me from doing the damage with harsh cleaners??? Thanks
can you replace the uber rinseless with ONR? & IF you used Super Clean what would be the dilution ration youd use on leather & what would be a ratio for cloth?
You do understand Uber paid him to do This vid, right?? Why would he mention ONR
First! Great video man and great information! I’m gonna use this method on my next detail!!😎
what would you recommend for treating modern leather car seats. I'm assuming conditioner is not required as they have protective coatings on them already....
My seats looked very matte finished after cleaning so I did use a conditioner afterwards.
Any concern getting so much moisture into the padding under the perforated leather?
Anthony Romano it's so insignificant the amount of fluid.
Sweating all over the seat is probably worse:)
Would using a dedicated wash mitt instead of a microfiber towel do the same results by using this same method.
yeah it would
But it's cheaper just to use microfiber towels. Sams Club sells theirs for $17 for 36, but the mitt is still a good idea, especially one with a rougher side like they sell at Autozone. And Scott has mentioned those before as well...
Might be my old monitor or perhaps my poor eyesight but it didn't look that different to me, a simple bit of 3m masking tape down the middle of the seat would have helped for this video. As you know the before and after shot is the most satisfying part to any cleaning video., but thank you anyways a ill be giving your method a try tomorrow
a good boi passing through at @4:12
You should use Woolite, or another PH correct cleaner on leather.
I don't know if this would work on aniline leather..
Could you use dilluted dish soap or car soap instead of an apc
I've used tide cold water clean on leather which wasn't badly soiled but that's really the same as just using the rinseless wash he used here without the APC he suggested. It will work for maintenance, especially if you sealed the leather with something like ultimate fast finish but it isn't going to be enough to cut through all the oils of a hammered seat when compared to using an APC along with the rinseless.
Great video. No mombo-jumbo and floats my boat. 😁
Scott! Excellent!
is there a common alternative to wolfgang rinse less
i think in the description he has superclean and optimum no rinse
I used the spray nine and it took the color out of parts of the leather.
Quick and easy, Thanks.
Dang I just bought woolight like you said in another video.
Lol - These videos are jokes. Anything works - especially Dawn and some warm water. Then a conditioner.
Good job man!!!!!!
Is this Alan Alda?
Have you ever used Jax wax product
Will definitely have to try this method next time I clean my leather. Thanks.
THE MAN!
Please! List all the products that you are using on each one. So the follower well know where to buy them.
there it is ... he says wooder too .... CHRISS FIXX
Fantastic💯
I like to use scotch brite green pads while soaking the seat in APC, soaking the seat with APC allows enough lubrication to not scratch the seat. I think this is faster than your method as you have to prep the towel between every seat, and are using more product as compared to my method (APC+Rinseless Wash+extra towel). Just thought id let you know from my experience. Great videos as always
Bret Turnbull I have used those pads before but if you have compromised leather (coating being worn) it could make things worse.
But not a bad method.
I will use this bucket of rinseless wash on all hard surfaces within the car so I'm not just using it on the leather
Bret Turnbull also as a mobile detailer working in extreme temperatures, a apc alone with pad could cause streaking so I don't use it often
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing I totally forgot that you live in Texas where temperatures get HOT. Im from Washington State where the average is about 65 degrees where I dont have to worry about chemicals drying so fast on me haha. Keep plugging on Scott
Haha, love you Scott. In the UK 'fanny' is a term we use for a woman's vagina! Laughed at loud! Same as we say 'rubber' for a pencil eraser :0)
avfc1956 lol I reacted the same way. What do Americans refer to as Fanny?
Big Back not sure. I know they call 'bum bags' fanny packs 🤣 We say trousers they say pants. Two nations divided by a common language (oh & Trump of course! They can keep that idiot).
Great vid
Brilliant, Thank you, most videos are black interiors and totally pointless!
Will this method work on perforated vented sests?
check his videos, it has one for those seats
that method does not convince me it seems to me that it is not a special liquid for leather
What is a special liquid for modern day car leather that has a plastic coating on it from the factory?
OMG...…..you should NEVER use a random 'all purpose cleaner' until you've tested it on a small spot of the leather first!
Dreadful oversight on your behalf
I thought I was the only one thinking this!
Sorry but this is a typical what you shouldn't do video. You shouldn't apply any liquid directly to the perforated leather seats to avoid filling pores. You shouldn't wipe the seat with any cloth back and forth to avoid filling pores and spreading grimes back to the pores and leather surface.
I strongly recommend leather cleaning liquids instead of multi-purpose cleaners. And you don't need two different cleaner for this level of grime/dirt.
Magic sponge would be another alternative.
But I always prefer leather cleaning liquid to wipe by spraying onto horse hair brush. If it won't be enough, I use magic sponge as a last resort. In the end, I always apply leather cream/conditioner to keep leather seats moisturized, smooth and make it barrier between skin oil and seats.
I don't wanna write any brands for leather cleaning and conditioning, you can find easily by googling.
All the best,
whats cleaner do you use?
Aren't you really cleaning the Clear Coat, not the leather underneath?
Swab that driver seat send the swab to a lab. I'm sure you can guess what your cleaning off hope you charge the hell outta everyone.
"Fanny batter"
diluted woolite baby!!!
I love my Sam's club MF towels for interiors, wheels, and even some paintwork.
SOUNDS LIKE HOWERD STERN...IVE USED SPRAY 9 FOR 40 YEARS
Aheda Hassan
on this hot weather I did clay only one side of my car. Thats pain in ass...)
Hopefully the side you did was the outside :-)
Magic eraser is better , less work
Magic eraser is good but far from being as fast as a micofibre cloth like Scott just showed here. And the magic eraser falls appart if you use it very fast and too hard.
It is good of course. I use it a lot but not as fast as this.
Off subject but you really need to wear a hat out there or at least sun cream. The skin on your head is getting pretty damaged,
Faster way to clean leather yes Safer way... No
why is not safer?
@@marioskosmidhs9454 dries out the natural oils in the leather. And risk pulling out dye
@@khalid95eG there are ....natural oils ..on the dead leather witch have...plastic coat??? If the coat is not warn out from years of friction you cannot remove the dye....if you.dont remove the coat first
THAT IS NOT SOIL. I WORKED IN A HOSPITAL FOR YEARS, I KNOW WHAT DIARRHEA LOOKS LIKE. I KNOW WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I CAN RECOGNISE THE SPRAY PATTERN ANYWHERE. SORRY TO SAY, YOUR CLIENT HAS "SPRAYED" THIS SEAT.
Fanny?
This method will age leather fibers faster. I am a leather repair pro. Leather has a pH of 4.5. The leather has a clear resin protective top coating w/ micro-pores that allow water and oils to pass through. Water beads up because of surface tension, but when you wipe, some will go through and remain forever. Any pH difference causes leather fibers to break. All-purpose household cleaners, like Spray Nine have are very basic pH 12.7 (= 500 million x more basic than leather).
So what do you recommend to clean a seat like this?
Hi Scott. Quick question. How do you know when leather seats are coated? I want to maintain my Lexus RX 2014 F Sport which has leather seats. I am planning on using Super Clean diluted 10:1 or woolite diluted the same and finishing with meguiars hyper dressing. Can you please advise? I dont want to ruin the interior of my car..
Marcelo Llamosas all seats are coated now days
This method will age leather fibers faster. I am a leather repair pro. Leather has a pH of 4.5. The leather has a clear resin protective top coating w/ micro-pores that allow water and oils to pass through. Water beads up because of surface tension, but when you wipe, some will go through and remain forever. Any pH difference causes leather fibers to break. All-purpose household cleaners, like Spray Nine have are very basic pH 12.7 (= 500 million x more basic than leather).