dchang81

just wondering if there's anything anyone does for upkeep on sport-tex seats. have them in my T, and plan on keeping the car for years (my wife rolling her eyes). Usually am pretty good about leather cleaning and conditioning my cars, but does anyone scotchguard the cloth at all, or do anything so it doesnt get ratty? Also any specific alcantara cleaner that works well for the steering wheel or shifter?

Penn4S

There is always this option from the 70's. Sorry I could not resist.

dchang81

I'm guilty of that. Still have the yellow corner plastic bit still on the screen. Perhaps too much time with my great aunt who managed to use her tv remote still in the plastic. Never understood how she got the batteries in.

alex_c

You can actually peel off the yellow triangle off the screen while leaving the protective plastic on the screen. Ask me how I know...

Porsche_nuts

Now you tell me!

Rennolazine

Subscribed. I bought the scotch guard but didnt have the ***** to try it.

MDJAK

My problem, and I have many but my wife has more (lol) is in the summer on sunny days, if I'm going to be hiking or just out and about, I need to put sunscreen on as I'm a whiter shade of pale (Procol Harum) and it then gets on either the leather of my F150 or the sport tex of my T and it's damn hard to get off. Perhaps seat covers are the answer.

dchang81

Sheepskin seats it is

911-TOUR

I just scotch guarded mine (and the red seatbelts for good measure). Have been lathered up in sunscreen all summer - wipes right off. Also good for making sure your seats don't get smelly from being a gym rat.

It's already saved one mishap (wife spilled her tea on our roadtrip).

Rennolazine

just straight up scotch guard or any porsche fancy stuff?? What about the leather trim on the sides?

Penn4S

Scotchguard won't hurt the leather and will also protect it. Will make it difficult to apply and creams or polishes to the leather. Scotchguard is good stuff.

Cyberbug

TAch Miami

G99x.y

Ha Ha - that was the first thing I did too when I got in the car.

G99x.y

I used a leather softener I got from Danner Boots. I use it on my dress shoes, my leather chair, gloves ...

Second weekend I applied it worked till it seemed to disappear and then let it sit over the weekend in the garage (i was out of town). When I came back on Sudnay night I wiped it all down with a towel. took it for drive with a t-shirt to make sure none of it came off on my clothes.

This'll help reduce, in a few years, the chance of deep wrinkles and cracking leather. It also darkens the leather a touch since its black cream.