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SoftTex cleaning

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by MJR, Nov 27, 2022.

  1. Nov 27, 2022 at 12:49 PM
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    MJR

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    Have 2023 almost leather. What is the best way to clean SoftTex?
    Thank you
     
  2. Nov 27, 2022 at 12:59 PM
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    hossler1788

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    Won't any leather cleaner/condition work?
     
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    TN_FunRunner

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    Yep
     
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    Burnt Taco

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    Mild soap and H2O.
     
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    kmeeg

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    I use the same leather conditioner on softex as well.
    Screenshot_20221127-164811_YouTube.jpg
     
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    4runningMan

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    A small pail of warm water with a drop of dish soap is perfect for a general wipe down of the seats… if water alone doesn’t do the trick.
     
  7. Nov 27, 2022 at 5:05 PM
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    PVT Pablo

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    Keep in mind that any of the "leather" in the non-limited trims is fancy feeling/looking plastic seats (softex). You can use any cleaner on them, doesn't have to be leather specific.

    Limited models have actual leather and will need leather-centeic cleaners.
     
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  8. Nov 27, 2022 at 5:14 PM
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    suaveflooder

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    I just use a wet microfiber
     
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    wet microfiber works for me also
     
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    Regarding the dish soap… I grabbed this from another thread. It’s about the lanolin in dish soap.

    “I learned this "tip" from an old guy that re-upholstered a chair for me. He's had a vinyl biz for decades. Figured he knows what he's talking about. He said the lanolin will keep vinyl looking new for many years. And it only takes a drop of soap in a bucket to provide the lanolin.”

    Kind of anecdotal, but it can't hurt anything.
     
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