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Can M40 clean & protect leather seats ?
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Re: M40 for leather ?
No. You will need a dedicated leather cleaner/conditioner or a safe APC and leather conditioner.
MikeWhy do we drive on a Parkway, and park on a Driveway
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One thing I learned early on from Mike P. here on MOL: one can use a leather cleaner/conditioner on vinyl, but one must never use a vinyl cleaner/conditioner on leather.Swirls hide in the black molecular depths, only waiting for the right time to emerge and destroy your sanity.
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This is why I like MOL, always get the fast reply
. Thanks for ur advice everyone.
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I don't know, could u pls tell me ?Originally posted by Superior Shine View PostWhy?
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Haha! Now you have to let us in on the joke.Originally posted by Superior Shine View PostWhy?
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Swirls hide in the black molecular depths, only waiting for the right time to emerge and destroy your sanity.
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Leather has osme sort of protective coating on it like a car has a clearcoat. A vinyl cleaner such as M39 or M40 would damage the leathers protective coating
I hope i said that rightNick
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That is correct.Originally posted by Tuck91 View Post
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Joe, it sounds as though you may have a story to tell here. A bit of an embarrassing one, perhaps?Michael Stoops
Senior Global Product & Training Specialist | Meguiar's Inc.
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No, no story.
Just good old fashion training and research into automotive leather care is all.Comment
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Just to add...
First, Meguiar's always recommends matching the correct product to the surface being treated. "It's the right thing to do"
That' said, it's okay to use Meguiar's leather products to clean and dress vinyl but it's not recommended to use Meguiar's vinyl product to clean and dress leather.
What's nice about being able to use our leather products on vinyl is that most leather seats in cars, trucks and s.u.v.s, only the face of the seat is actual leather and the sides are vinyl. With our leather products you can treat the entire seat with one product.
If you want to match the right product to the right surface you could use our leather products for the face of the seat and then use our vinyl products for the sides and backs of the seats but now you're using 2 products, you don't always know where the leather ends and the vinyl begins and even if you're careful you risk getting the vinyl product onto the leather surface do to the proximity of the two materials.
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Mike, you are describing the seats on my S2000 to the tee. I know where the leather is but I don't know where it stops, so I use Meg's leather/cleaner conditioner on the entire seat.Swirls hide in the black molecular depths, only waiting for the right time to emerge and destroy your sanity.
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Originally posted by Mike Phillips View PostJust to add...
With our leather products you can treat the entire seat with one product.
If you want to match the right product to the right surface you could use our leather products for the face of the seat and then use our vinyl products for the sides and backs of the seats but now you're using 2 products, you don't always know where the leather ends and the vinyl begins and even if you're careful you risk getting the vinyl product onto the leather surface do to the proximity of the two materials.
I didn't realize this. I've been using GC Rich Leather Cleaner/Conditioner on the leather and switching to 40 for the vinyl part of the seats. I haven't been all that careful with the 40 and probably have gotten some on the leather. Hopefully I got this enlightenment before I've done any damage to some of my leather. 
MikeWhy do we drive on a Parkway, and park on a Driveway
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One thing I hate is that leather cleaners really seem oily. I tried it on some vinyl headrests once, and now I still see smudges 6 months later from it, and I placed my hand on the seat with some of the leather cleaner on my hand, and the seat still has the spot months later too. It must be good stuff, to stay on so long.
I just always almost stay away from cleaners inside the car besides quick detailer because especially with my dark interiors, it's hard to keep it off something you don't want it on. Like AC vents, then you have to try to do all the levers or something. It's tricky and a challenge.
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