Azla

Hi folks, I was just looking form some interior cleaning kits, and the first place i looked was at www.mbshop.dk (Mercedes Denmarks webshop) and found a kit that is around 250 Danish Kroner (around 52 USD). Is this a good purchase or are there other places in Denmark / that ships to Denmark - for less with the same result as I expect from the Mercedes brand?

- Anders

Edit: the number on the item is 211 986 00 00

mbuskuhl

Might try the detailing section...
https://mbworld.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=37

Azla

Thanks for the link - and sorry for opening a useless thread, didn't see there was such a section.

amdeutsch

NP. There are lots of valuable subforums on MBWorld. I'm moving it to the appropriate subforum.

Musikmann

I think all the Mercedes "brand" cleaning products I bought in the US were made by Meguiar's. Most of what they have are good products but I think there are better leather care items available. Search the Detailing forum for "leather" and 10-20 threads will appear mentioning several products.

Azla

Thanks for the info

PS: Thanks amdeutsch

FMINUS

Here is a great site in Norway that has proper high end products

http://www.scandicshine.no/

Azla

Thanks for the link, pretty fair prices as well

TOGWT

Basic Leather care –
Automotive leather care is a subject surrounded with misinformation and myth, products such as leather (Saddle) soaps, oil-based Conditioners, Neats-foot oil, and Hide Food still prevail as top sellers, albeit most are made for equestrian tack, Leatherequi, an oil-based product is also a very popular, that is used in a market that is dominated by pigmented leather with an acrylic water-based polythene protective covering; which are very different leathers with completely differing care requirements. The exact reason why this is the case is unclear. It’s possible that there is an association with old world quality (i.e. European automobiles with leather upholstery and real burl wood interiors) with these types of products, despite the fact that the automotive industry has been using water-based polyurethane covered pigmented leather for many years

Understanding dressings is essential; obtaing acurate technical information on automotive care products can be problomatic, but detailer’s should be knowledgable on the dressings sold for tyres, rubber, vinyl and leather and their chemical content. Otherwise they are at the mercy of the supplier to provide not only products, but also the technical knowledge and application methodology regarding product usage.

Unfortunately not all suppliers or distributors have the ability or technical knowledge to provide accurate information to the trade, some do not want to divulge what they term ’trade secrets’ as the information might be detrimental to their product sales or company image. Honest opinion or merely advertising? Commercialism brings with it concerns of honesty and true representation. In other words, it’s difficult to know what is true when someone is motivated by income, i.e. directly targeted at product sales, more so than an unbiased opinion

See article "Basic Automotive Leather Care" DetailingWiki - http://detailingwiki.com/index.php5?...e_Leather_Care