Leather/Softex maintenance products?

[Lauren28]

Hello! I’ve had my 2025 Land Cruiser Premium for a week now and love it. Big change from my ‘21 TRD Off road rav4 but super happy so far.

In my rav, I had just regular softex with heated and ventilated seats and kept them wiped down with just a damp microfiber. For the LC Premium I seem to get mixed info for how much “leather” I actually have in the interior and how much is softex. Point is, I know the actual leather would benefit from occasional conditioning, I’d just like to know how much leather there actually is. My questions are:

1) what is recommended for the leather to keep it well maintained?

2) are there product recs that will benefit both the leather and the softex if the premium is a blend of the 2?

3) is there a regular interior cleaner anyone would recommend for routine cleaning?

Thanks for the help!

 

[uraniumrich]

I use P&S Express Interior Cleaner on just about anything that isn't glass or clear plastic, including both leather and softex. But, Griot's Garage Interior Cleaner should be just as good or better. I've used the P&S cleaner for more than six years. I'll probably give the Griot's a shot when I run out of P&S.
For leather, the P&S has been my go to cleaner and has kept my leather in excellent condition through the years. Once a year I'll typically give the leather a deeper clean using ColourLock Mild Leather Cleaner. Colourlock is second to none when it comes to cleaning leather. Long story short - I used the Colourlock to clean some very dirty gray seats in a used car my daughter bought, and the difference was stunning, even after a single cleaning (pic below.) The only thing I clean more regularly with the ColourLock is the steering wheel. I use the Gyeon brush to work the cleaner into the steering wheel (or any leather surface) and remove the residue with a clean microfiber towel.

You can use both the P&S and the Griot's Garage on Softex, as well. The only difference for me was that I used the ColourLock Artificial Leather Cleaner about once a year on the Softex in my last Toyota.

Yes, all of these products are an excellent value considering their quality. A single bottle of Colourlock has lasted several years for me, even though I used a lot to clean that used car interior shown below.

 

[kobyneal]

Did my leather interior (LC LC Premium) yesterday with Adam’s polish leather conditioner. Follow directions and I think it worked great/brought that new car smell right back to the cabin. Have the scented cleaner as well but haven’t got there yet.

 

[Lauren28]

I use P&S Express Interior Cleaner on just about anything that isn't glass or clear plastic, including both leather and softex. But, Griot's Garage Interior Cleaner should be just as good or better. I've used the P&S cleaner for more than six years. I'll probably give the Griot's a shot when I run out of P&S.
For leather, the P&S has been my go to cleaner and has kept my leather in excellent condition through the years. Once a year I'll typically give the leather a deeper clean using ColourLock Mild Leather Cleaner. Colourlock is second to none when it comes to cleaning leather. Long story short - I used the Colourlock to clean some very dirty gray seats in a used car my daughter bought, and the difference was stunning, even after a single cleaning (pic below.) The only thing I clean more regularly with the ColourLock is the steering wheel. I use the Gyeon brush to work the cleaner into the steering wheel (or any leather surface) and remove the residue with a clean microfiber towel.

You can use both the P&S and the Griot's Garage on Softex, as well. The only difference for me was that I used the ColourLock Artificial Leather Cleaner about once a year on the Softex in my last Toyota.

Yes, all of these products are an excellent value considering their quality. A single bottle of Colourlock has lasted several years for me, even though I used a lot to clean that used car interior shown below.

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Perfect!! Thank you! I’ve seen the P&S mentioned in other places and heard good things. I’ll check Griots out too. Thanks for taking the time to answer.

 

[Lauren28]

Did my leather interior (LC LC Premium) yesterday with Adam’s polish leather conditioner. Follow directions and I think it worked great/brought that new car smell right back to the cabin. Have the scented cleaner as well but haven’t got there yet.

Excellent, thank you!

 

[KND208]

Another vote for P&S. Both Express and Swift are great options. The later has a touch of protection.