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      08-15-2019, 12:00 AM   #1
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clean ^& Maintain Sakir Orange interior ?

Hi Team, I'm picking up my AW M4 Vert tomorrow and it has the Sakir Orange interior, what do you use to keep it maintained soft and glossy? any recommendation on the leather cleaner and conditioner? any specific brands?
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You don't really need to do anything special. I have SO interior as well and it's held up pretty well (2015 w/34k miles). I'm starting to see slight wear on the bolster, but you have to look very close to see it.

You're going to get two answers here:
1) Leather conditioner/cleaner.

2) Warm DI water and MF towel off.

I just use a Chemical Guys cleaner/conditioner with a wool detail brush and MF towel and I think it's good, but I don't know any better. Consensus is that Leatherique is the go to brand for care.
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This is what I use. The best smelling product.
You can just use the cleaner.
Or for added soft shine use the conditioner.

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This is what I use. The best smelling product.
You can just use the cleaner.
Or for added soft shine use the conditioner.

You're drowning your seats in that stuff! I use about 1/10th of that.
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Just my personal opinion - people tend to overdo it with leather. Once a month I will wipe them down with Adam's Leather Cleaner and once a year I'll use leather conditioner on them. Less is more.

And the leather is not supposed to be glossy - it's more of a satin finish.
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^ Agree. I use a damp microfiber towel with a couple sprays of UV inhibiting interior cleaner and a couple sprays of Griots leather care like once a month. My sonoma beige seats look perfect. I really think cleanliness is the key... Removing dirt and oils pretty frequently.

If they ever start to dry out, I would do a high quality leather conditioner like leatherique, but that would be like on an annual basis at most.
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thank you everyone for the replies.
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Dude over a year later? lmao
Sorry man, been in and out and totally forgot about the thread.
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