Maintaining leather interior

[Tetris Keyring]

Hi all.

At the moment I use warm water only to wipe down and then dry with a microfibre towel to clean/maintain the leather interior on my 2021 GTS. It has the GTS interior pack so a leather dash as well as the leather on the seats.

Is there anything else I should be doing or will this suffice to maintain it?

Thanks
Kerry

 

[pwebb]

I have used the GTechniq product for a while now, it is colourless, odourless, and really works well.

https://www.gtechniq.co.uk/shop/auto/interior/i2-tri-clean/

 

[tscaptain]

+1 for Gtechniq.

Also used Liquid Leather in the past but that is certainly not odourless!

 

[JMR]

I use Dr Leather - the liquid in a trigger bottle.

It has a leather scent to it, but is a thin liquid, goes on nice, and buffs off easily. Hardly even needs buffing, mainly to remove any dirt its cleaned away.

Leaves the leather looking like it should look from factory. Whether thats satin or shiny - it will leave it as it should naturally look.

My car is a 2007 Boxster and the interior still looks like new.



P1060112 by *JMR*, on Flickr

 

[carnaby35]

Most leather is coated nowadays so in effect you are not really cleaning leather but cleaning a synthetic coating.

This does make the usefulness of leather creams/ balms/ enrichments rather questionable really.

I think the key is a mild cleaner followed by a top coat of your choice. Trial and error will show what finish they give ie greasy, shiny, dull etc

I tend to just pick up anything I see when I am short of product and the interior always looks ok- I think!!

 

[Scrounger]

Both Gyeon and G-Techniq products are excellent and I use Gyeon leather cleaner every other month and wipe off with a damp microfibre. As a quick cleaner, I use Gyeon Interior Detailer.

Dan

 

[Tetris Keyring]

Thanks for the input all; very helpful.

 

[Windy_Miller]

Valet pro leather protector, available from slims detailing (and no doubt other sellers too)

 

[JaseGT4]

G-Techniq if the leather is brand new you can protect straight away and give it a coat once every few months.

 

[CLIFFWILKINS]

Most modern car leather has a coating so not as much need for a conditioner.

I used for customers Dodo juice supernatural leather cleaner works really well and any spills on the leather it seems to bead so obviously some sort of protection in it.

Hope that helps.

 

[Tetris Keyring]

Any advice on if a leather protector/condition/top up is also needed or if just cleaning is fine? If so what have people had success with?

 

[JMR]

Any advice on if a leather protector/condition/top up is also needed or if just cleaning is fine? If so what have people had success with?

Nope

Just Dr Leather is fine, or LTT Auto Protect

This sort of leather doesn't need a conditioner it will just sit on top of the leather.