What makes specific floor mat cleaning products special?

[PA DETAILER]

APC really does work fine. I have noticed the BF does leave a little something behind. Kind of like a light protectant. They need to start selling it in gallons.

BLACKFIRE Mat Cleaner & Protectant

[Desertnate]

Thank, you! The bit of protectant was what I was wondering about after seeing the adds. Hard to tell with marketing materials. It takes a "no kidding" user of the product to know for sure.

Sounds like I`m not missing anything by using products I have on hand already.

Thanks all!

[dcjredline]

Did you all use something before trying the McKee`s or the BF? Are they really any better/different than APC?

Previous responses didn`t seem to indicate they were any better, but I`m always open to people`s opinions.

Well since Ive been detailing longer than the mat cleaners came out YES I used something other than the mat cleaners. I thought my comment made it fairly clear that the advantage of the mat cleaner was the simplicity. Using APC you should IMO put some kind of protectant on it after which would be 2 steps. Using the McKees stuff its basically spray, scrub, rinse, DONE. Otherwise APC, scrub, rinse, light dressing, wipe, dry really well so it isnt slippery.