jpanamera

jpanamera

LexVan

This needs to be moved to the 991 Forum.

You need a decent leather cleaner like Lexol in the orange bottle. And a quality, small, leather cleaning brush from Swissvax.

You can also experiment with the leather cleaner and a shop vac, while still damp.

V999

Well damn. I just spec'd leather seat centers w/ventilated seats in my GTS over the Alcantara because of my perception that the leather would be easier to clean.

Porsche_nuts

You want a hack, well here is a hack. Well, maybe not a hack, in fact, its a lot of work, but an OCDers paradise.

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1054...ted-seats.html

Bob Z.

I laughed out loud when I originally saw that thread and just did the same again. Leather is better than Alcantara so you made the right decision V999. As said, use a thin conditioner like Lexol and wipe it on gently. If it builds up over time you may want to try to use a warm/damp rag, which may help but I have yet to experience that and never did in past rides with similar seats, and my wife has not had any problems with perforated seats in SUV so I have no clue how people are getting their seats so dirty.

okbarnett

first a vacuum, then hot water and a terry cloth towel, scrub and vacuum. If somethings stuck use a brush or paint brush and scrub it

Dkk16

I have the same seats. The ventilation is awesome, especially here in Phoenix, however they are a PAIN to keep clean.

I know you said you tried a lint roller. I bought a 4-pack of lint rollers from Costco. They work 100 X better than the store bought ones.

I had a small tear repaired on my seat & asked the tech dozens of questions on the seat & interior care. He said vacuum, then use a lint roller, then a damp microfiber cloth (not the cheap ones) on the seats. NOT too wet! Maybe 2X per year use a water base (not oil) conditioner...lightly.

I have a nice 6 Gal portable Ryobi cordless 80 CFM vacuum I use as well for debris in the webbing.

Cheshi143

Lint roller pulls the dust/stuff out of the ventilation holes.

JW911

Wow you guys are really overthinking this. All the special cleaners and brushes are not going to pull that stuff out of the perforation holes. That is the problem he is trying to solve.

Stick a wooden toothpick in the clogged hole and you are done in 1 second for each clogged hole. That rubber gum massager tool also looks like it would work. Yeah it pushes a little speck into the seat. But really, so what. It is invisible and minuscule.

shammerman

StormRune

This is what I've done for some time and it works quickly like JW911 says... maybe an extra 5 minutes during an interior cleaning. Done gently and with a rotation, the wood seems to clean out the hole nicely with no enlargement. A couple of times I've had to dampen the toothpick with leather cleaner to better "wash out" whatever it was in the hole. You can first dull the sharp tip a little if it worries you, but I've never had a problem with harming the surrounding leather. Heck, they are safe enough to jab in your mouth around the gums, so they can't be that sharp.

Monetthecat

I spec'd leather w/ ventilation over alcantara in my GTS and couldn't be happier. Once every 2-3 months a quick clean with Griot's 3-1 leather cleaning and no issues.

StormRune

I don't think you need to worry either... in my case I think I "had" to do the toothpick trick twice in 3 years or so. One of those was from someone getting in with excess sunscreen on the back of their legs and it dried in the holes before I noticed it.

V999