Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

[colinhayes]

Because I've been putting it on what turns out are leather seats.

And it turns out that silicon based cleaners + leather = bad.



and mods, feel free to edit my post title to NOT be partially in German.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

First of all, just because a product contains silicone does not automatically make it bad for leather or any other material. Silicone is an inert substance and is only used to enhance or modify certain properties of other ingredients in a product.

Having said that, NXT Tech Protect is not a leather cleaner or conditioner. It was designed for use on plastics and vinyls. We suggest you remove the NXT Tech Protect from your leather surfaces by wetting a clean terry cloth towel with very warm water, wring it out, then slowly and gently wipe it over the leather surfaces. Follow this with a clean, dry terry towel. Finally, apply a good quality leather conditioner to the leather surfaces, such as our Gold Class Rich Aloe Leather Conditioner.

[roushstage2]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

Best bet and an easy fix is to clean them with some APC mixed with water. Mix them up with just a bit of APC with the water in a bucket and wipe the seats down with a small towel a couple of times gently and then dry. This should remove the NXT, then follow it up with a leather cleaner/conditioner.

[colinhayes]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

We suggest you remove the NXT Tech Protect from your leather surfaces by wetting a clean terry cloth towel with very warm water, wring it out, then slowly and gently wipe it over the leather surfaces. Follow this with a clean, dry terry towel.

but will this remove 4 years of using tech protect on the seats every time I detail the interior? (4-5 times a year)

I'm basically trying to decide whether I need to purchase the prepping agent in addition to the rejuvenation oil and pristine clean products from leatherique. (Sorry Meg's, every other product that touches my car is yours)

[roushstage2]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

It gets removed every time you are sitting on it as well.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

but will this remove 4 years of using tech protect on the seats every time I detail the interior? (4-5 times a year)

I'm basically trying to decide whether I need to purchase the prepping agent in addition to the rejuvenation oil and pristine clean products from leatherique. (Sorry Meg's, every other product that touches my car is yours)

Well, you don't have 4 years worth of accumulated product on the seats as it is so that really isn't a concern. What condition are the seats in now? If they're in good shape you should be able to continue maintaining them using the correct products. NXT Tech Protect is not the correct product for leather care. Our Gold Class Rich Aloe Leather Cleaner and Gold Class Rich Aloe Leather Conditioner would be far, far better choices. Each is dedicated to its own specific task and both perform those very well.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

Also just to chime in...

The term blank-based, (where the word "blank" can represent all kinds of ingredients), gets thrown around pretty loosely on discussion forums. When a person posts,

Brand X is Carnauba wax based for example, it implies the product is primarily based upon the ingredient Carnauba as in most of the product in the bottle or can is Carnauba and that's usually not the case with a Carnauba wax and it's likely not true for most products people on discussion forums position a product by describing it as blank-based.

One thing for sure, whatever ingredients are in any Meguiar's products are in the formula for a reason, not because our chemists had some leftover ingredient sitting around they want to use up.

For any ingredient in any formula by Meguiar's there's usually two reasons for it and in most cases for both reasons.

1. It's a benefit to the process
2. It's a benefit to the user

And like I wrote, it's usually both.

At this time the best thing you can do is clean the seat with a quality leather cleaner and then switch over to the correct product for the surface being treated.

In all our Saturday classes this is a part of our power point presentation and that is to...

"Match your choice of product to the surface being treated or worked on"

If you don't know what the surface is you're working on then contact the manufacture and check with them.

Hope this helps...

[colinhayes]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

It gets removed every time you are sitting on it as well.

well that's good

[colinhayes]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

What condition are the seats in now? If they're in good shape you should be able to continue maintaining them using the correct products.

they're very vinyl-like!

NXT Tech Protect is not the correct product for leather care. Our Gold Class Rich Aloe Leather Cleaner and Gold Class Rich Aloe Leather Conditioner would be far, far better choices. Each is dedicated to its own specific task and both perform those very well.

I've well aware of this. and the same goes for the reverse, and I wasn't going to put leather cleaner on what I thought was vinyl.


well at least it doesn't build up on the seats, I think a good clean/condition will make them better.

thanks!

[Erik Mejia]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

I once detailed a PT Cruiser whose owner had been taking the vehicle to a car wash place down the street from where she lived. They had been applying Armor All to her leather seats for years; I ended up using APC, and Meg's interior detailing brush to remove it. I followed that with Meg's GC Leather Cleaner + Conditioner, and the leather never looked better.

I'm not saying it'll work for you, but maybe worth a shot... good luck.

[colinhayes]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

I once detailed a PT Cruiser whose owner had been taking the vehicle to a car wash place down the street from where she lived. They had been applying Armor All to her leather seats for years; I ended up using APC, and Meg's interior detailing brush to remove it. I followed that with Meg's GC Leather Cleaner + Conditioner, and the leather never looked better.

I'm not saying it'll work for you, but maybe worth a shot... good luck.

good to hear a similar success story!

[jfelbab]

Re: Ist NXT tech protect Silicon based?

MY $0.02

Leather will lose its natural oils over time. A leather conditioner will replenish those oils and keep the leather soft and supple. IMO, this should minimize the chances for the leather to dry out, harden and crack.

I don't think a vinyl cleaner/conditioner product will do the same for leather as it is designed for a totally different material.

I clean and condition my leather monthly and in-between I use with Quik Interior Detailer to remove dust, fingerprints and smudges.

For those who might think that the leather being coated with a polyurethane will prevent it from absorbing the conditioner, try pouring some ink on the seat and see if it penetrates or not. You will find that the coating is permeable.