SRT leather seats

[egl4]

I was looking at the tag that came with the seats and it says not use any kind of cleaner, to just use a damp cloth to clean. I was thinking of using some Scotch Gard for the seude inlays, is this a good idea or should I leave them alone?

[DriveATransam]

im gonna use a leather cleaner on mine. how can you not? they will get dry and wrinkly if you dont take care of them. mine are starting to show wear after just 2500 miles.

[CVP33]

Zymol and Meguiar's Leather conditioner for me. Not a cleaner, but a conditioner. 9,000 miles and no wear. As for the suede. Soapy water on a damp cloth to clean, scotch guard if you can find it. It's banned btw, but I do happen to have two cans left from stocking up.

[stevesrt8]

you can get a great product at cleaning supply stores for the suede. Ask for the OMS based protectant for upholstery.

If you're feeling industrious you can virtually rub the entire interior with it. We did.

The leather definitely takes some speciasl care, there's dozens of great products for it.

[franko]

FYI As far as I am aware the 'suede' sections of the seat aren't real suede. However I don't know if that stops you using Scotchguard or the like, but may make cleaning them easier.

[HealeyRick]

SRT "Suede" is not real suede from cows but is "Preferred Suede" (which I'm sure the cows prefer). It's a man-made product from Milliken & Company. Here's a message I stole from another forum:

Recently I sent an e-mail inquiry to Milliken with regard to the proper care for the Preferred Suede
Seat areas of the Limited Leather Seats. The following is the word-for-word response that I received, all in caps:

WE DO NOT RECOMMEND APPLYING A FABRIC PROTECTANT TO PREFERRED SUEDE AS IT IS AN INHERENT CHARACTERISTIC.

AS FOR CLEANING, PREFERRED SUEDE IS A
100% MANMADE MICROFIBER PRODUCT SO NATURAL SUEDE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

BASIC INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO TREAT AS YOU WOULD ANY FINE FABRIC.


SPECIFIC CLEANING PROCEDURE:

BLOT EXCESS SPILLAGE USING AN ABSORBENT CLOTH.

USING WATER AND A MILD DETERGENT, CLEAN STAIN BY BLOTTING OR IN A GENTLE CIRCULAR MOTION UNTIL STAIN IS LIFTED.

RINSE SPARINGLY WITH FRESH WATER TO REMOVE ANY SOAPY RESIDUE.

ALLOW TO AIR DRY OR VACUUM EXTRACT.


AGAIN USE WATER SPARINGLY OR FOR BEST RESULTS, DRY CLEAN ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS WITH "CAPTURE"(R) BY MILLIKEN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT HOME DEPOT, LOWE'S, ETC...

Remember that the Preferred Suede is already
treated with a protectant during the manufacturing process, so DO NOT APPLY ANY
FABRIC PROTECTANT such as SCOTCHGARD(R) which is not even recommended to be used on any type of Suede.

Rick