Wear white jeans.

 

Woolite mixed with water works wonders.

 

Do you happen to know the ratio of woolite to water? I need to clean a light gray leather sofa, and this might be a good method as I don't want any strong foreign smell.

 

The UltraSuede is not leather, it’s a microfiber fabric. Clean it like any other cloth. Here’s the manufacturer’s instructions: https://www.ultrasuede.us/support/care.html

 

I am getting the RX with macadamia interior next month. Do you guys recommend getting any leather protection or is regular cleaning enough (I am presuming the leather is factory sealed)?

 

I have the Macadamia interior and in 8 months and nearly 8,000 miles it still looks great. I haven't done any cleaning other than vacuuming twice during this time. Quite frankly, I really don't know which parts of the seats are actual leather and which parts are UltraSuede, so I have not used any leather cleaner/conditioner yet. I also don't know what the "semi-aniline" leather is and where exactly it is used in the vehicle. Any clarification on these points would be greatly appreciated!

 

Had very light parchment in four previous Lexus's Now polomino and macadamia and never had a dirt problem. About every four weeks clean with either leather cleaner or interior cleaner. Takes four minutes a vehicle. I do it this often not for cleaning but cleaning it the most important thing we can do to keep our seats looking new not cracking or buckling.

 

Having learned from personal experiences, I never go with black interiors. After 5k, our macadamia is still looking great.

 

Agree 💯 %. If my Lexus dealership had the exact RX350h I just bought with black interior 50% off would not even consider it. Color is a personal choice. Sure some would say the same about macadamia and bamboo.

 

Yup, color is always very personal... but the last 20 years, all but one of my vehicles have been silver (almost always looks clean), and all but one of my vehicles (same one) have had neutral interiors. Black shows every spec of dust, dirt, and scuffs. It's clean for about 2.5 Airborne Seconds, then it's immediately nasty.

 

Well said. Plus hot makes interior look smaller and when you open the door and look inside looks like a black hole.

 

Sorry I took so long to respond, I use a 10 or 15 to 1 ratio, (Woolite to water).

 

Also recommended by Lexus. Spray on Woolite works great.

 

I think having ventilated seats helps. When I had my 4 series convertible, BMW was treating the black leather in verts with a reflective coating which prevented the seats from getting hot. To my surprise it worked quite well. I am not sure if they still do that, but wonder why all cars leather are not treated with the coating. It can't be that expensive.

 

Most are already "coated".