List of water based leather conditioners/cleaners?

JuneBug said:
There are 2 schools of thought here, who do you believe - Judy or Roger, well, after watching a show or leather the other night on one of those science channels I'm going with Judy.
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For basic maintenance, Judy makes a simple interesting basic assertion.



For restoration, Roger provides more evidence.



My conclusion so far is we cannot tell what "sit on the top products" do but it seems that using them has no obvious harm (do not dissolve the leather in a wicked witch of west fashion, etc) and any attention (like cleaning and protecting with various products) is better than none.



Net: More marketing FUD. Keep it (protected leather) clean, apply some protection product (may have waxes or other stuff), do not abuse it, and it will do fine for years. I find the products that claim the least in ingredients cost the most
 
Hey Bunky - I got a sh!t load of leather products I'll sell ya - real cheap, interested? Let me know, I'll be glad to meet you over at MS in Raleigh one Saturday.
 
JuneBug said:
Hey Bunky - I got a sh!t load of leather products I'll sell ya - real cheap, interested? Let me know, I'll be glad to meet you over at MS in Raleigh one Saturday.
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LOL. I have a few myself.



BTW, I have used Leather Master's Protection Cream after cleaning with Leather Masters Cleaner. It left the seats grabby.
 
Bunky said:
I have used Leather Master's Protection Cream after cleaning with Leather Masters Cleaner. It left the seats grabby.
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Not sure what grabby means!



When leather finish exceeded the threshold of pH intolerance the first symptom is “tackiness�.



To correct the problem; it is either using an alkaline pH neutralizer to correct the tackiness; or a complete stripping of foreign contamination to its original topcoat with a mildly acidic leather-safe system.



Leaving doubtful alkaline products on the leather finish may slowly deteriorate the finish.



Roger Koh

Leather Doctor®
 
I recently did some beta testing for a company on some AIO type leather products. I tried to be as scientific as possible, and without goin to the CSI level I concluded one product had more cleaners , and looked good but was tacky till it was wiped down a couple times with a dry cloth, and the other left the surface smooth, soft and not a trace of any "tackiness".



No, I don't know what they were, or who the company is, it was a double blind test through a third party.
 
themow said:
so is there anything available in the us that is water based ???? alot of pages for a simple question
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From what I have seen, most automotive leather care products are water based but some do contain oils, waxes, etc in order to protect leather. Some makers spend a lot of time making insinuations about the competition but do not often show their ingredient list.
 
The best test for such leather cleaning product is to spray it onto your "soft computer screen" and clean it off greasy finger prints and see if you like it; however please ask first if it's safe before attempting it. I have used mine as double-up for my soft computer screen cleaning on a routine basis with satisfaction.



And ask for the MSDS (material safety data sheet) to check for hazardous and carcinogenic ingredients.



Roger Koh

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