Friends,

I enjoy caring for my cars interiors myself. On my LS 500 I've noticed what appears to be 5 different materials:

- Leather: on the seats and armrests
- I'm going to use Leather Only to treat these. Pretty straight forward.
- Vinyl (?): On the top of the dashboard?
- (I need help here, I'm not sure what this is and how to care for it. It's not real leather is it?)
- Wood: Accents on doors and steering wheel
- Is there any preventative maintenance I need to do other than keep it clean?
- Ultrasuede: headliner
- Ditto
- Some kind of fabric (?): In the doors, behind the arm rests.
- I dont have the fancy pleated cloth, I have the standard stuff. What is it? It has a nap on it like suede. How does one care for it preventatively .


I specifically need help on the red question marks, but welcome any thoughts or insight for the other bullets!

 

I use this on the wood, leather, plastic, vinyl/leather. I believe the same brand makes another spray with protective properties as well

 

Thanks for the reply Lex.

Does anyone know what material the soft part of the dash is made out of? The dealer couldn't tell me ...

 

I use a moist towel on the seats and dash and any other leather surface on the doors. There is a thin clear coat on the seats (at least the semi aniline seats) and leather care products won't penetrate it. My car is garaged and I don't use any products with UV blockers, etc. I've been doing this on all my LSs going back to 2002 and the interior has looked brand new when I went to replace the cars.