Xphyle Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Got a new Journey with leather and would like to keep it clean and beautiful. Anyone have any druthers when it comes to leather cleaner/protectant? Thanks! Xphyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow_Runner Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I think 3M has a protectant you can put on it before it gets soiled, but I think it is very specific to certain types of leather. What type of leather is in the Journey?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noren Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 I think 3M has a protectant you can put on it before it gets soiled, but I think it is very specific to certain types of leather.What type of leather is in the Journey?? The manual says that we should use Mopar® Total Clean and that: "Your leather upholstery can be best preserved by regular cleaning with a damp soft cloth. Small particles of dirt can act as an abrasive and damage the leather upholstery and should be removed promptly with a damp cloth. Stubborn soils can be removed easily with a soft cloth and Mopar® Total Clean. Care should be taken to avoid soaking your leather upholstery with any liquid. Please do not use polishes, oils, cleaning fluids, solvents, deter- gents, or ammonia-based cleaners to clean your leather upholstery. Application of a leather conditioner is not required to maintain the original condition." But my Journey had been used as a demo car when I bought it and the lighter colored leather on the fronts seats in the car were quite dirty. I bought Meguiar's Gold Class Rich Leather Cleaner/Conditioner and I were quite amazed with the result. I did try on a small spot first and didn't see any miss coloring or removal or color on the leather. Although I did get quite alarmed when looking on the cleaning cloth wile cleaning. It looked like the the product had removed some color from the leather - but i realized it were just a combination of the color of the cleaning liquid and the dirt - that produced nearly the same color as the seat :-) Anyway I can't visually see any difference between the cleaned front seats and the never cleaned back seats. All the dirt in all the small groves in the leather are completely gone. I also had a small scuff mark that also isn't as visible any longer. I can highly recommend it - in fact I have bought several of their products and I can say that I like them a lot. From their rim cleaner and tyre shine to micro fiber cloths. /Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kered118 Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 The manual says that we should use Mopar® Total Clean and that:"Your leather upholstery can be best preserved by regular cleaning with a damp soft cloth. Small particles of dirt can act as an abrasive and damage the leather upholstery and should be removed promptly with a damp cloth. Stubborn soils can be removed easily with a soft cloth and Mopar® Total Clean. Care should be taken to avoid soaking your leather upholstery with any liquid. Please do not use polishes, oils, cleaning fluids, solvents, deter- gents, or ammonia-based cleaners to clean your leather upholstery. Application of a leather conditioner is not required to maintain the original condition." But my Journey had been used as a demo car when I bought it and the lighter colored leather on the fronts seats in the car were quite dirty. I bought Meguiar's Gold Class Rich Leather Cleaner/Conditioner and I were quite amazed with the result. I did try on a small spot first and didn't see any miss coloring or removal or color on the leather. Although I did get quite alarmed when looking on the cleaning cloth wile cleaning. It looked like the the product had removed some color from the leather - but i realized it were just a combination of the color of the cleaning liquid and the dirt - that produced nearly the same color as the seat :-) Anyway I can't visually see any difference between the cleaned front seats and the never cleaned back seats. All the dirt in all the small groves in the leather are completely gone. I also had a small scuff mark that also isn't as visible any longer. I can highly recommend it - in fact I have bought several of their products and I can say that I like them a lot. From their rim cleaner and tyre shine to micro fiber cloths. /Andreas The quality of the leather from the factory is poor I 'am very happy I bought the car non leather seats and ask them to put leather on(they use the katzkin after market leather and way better than the factoey leather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JourneyMan71 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I think the MOPAR leather cleaner is a Maguires leather cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rozwell911 Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Best leather cleaner, Mild soap and water (Dawn, believe it or not) Best Leather preserver, Conoly Hide Care. You can find it at most parts store and hi end dealers (BMW, MBZ, VW). It is in a cream color bottle with a green lid. It is the best leather preserver i have ever used IMO, ofcourse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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