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Does using these conditioners help the leather avoid the shiny look when it’s older, or does that just come inevitably as a result of touching it and sitting on it and smoothing it down?
It definitely reduces the shiny look, as that is caused by the presence of body oils and other contaminants. I was able to prevent the steering wheel on my previous car from becoming permanently shiny by regular cleaning and conditioning it. You have no idea how grimy the steering wheels becomes until you clean it with a white towel.
If wrinkles in leather bother you, however, you should avoid buying the leather interior, as wrinkles are unavoidable. I use a set of high-end leather treatment products for both the protected and unprotected leather furniture in my house and they keep the leather looking almost new for years. As Nikon mentioned, reducing exposure to UV rays is also critical for maintaining leather long-term.
It definitely reduces the shiny look, as that is caused by the presence of body oils and other contaminants. I was able to prevent the steering wheel on my previous car from becoming permanently shiny by regular cleaning and conditioning it. You have no idea how grimy the steering wheels becomes until you clean it with a white towel.
If wrinkles in leather bother you, however, you should avoid buying the leather interior, as wrinkles are unavoidable. I use a set of high-end leather treatment products for both the protected and unprotected leather furniture in my house and they keep the leather looking almost new for years. As Nikon mentioned, reducing exposure to UV rays is also critical for maintaining leather long-term.
In Canada we are forced to get the full leather seats on the S5. I’ll try maintaining it monthly like you. For my B8 A4 steering wheel it still looks really good and I’ve never used special products, I just regularly wipe it with an Armor All wipe to get all the hand oils off, then a damp microfibre cloth to wipe whatever that leaves behind. My wheel feels clean to the touch after that and it looks fine to me, I don’t put leather products on it since I don’t want to get it on my hands.
In Canada we are forced to get the full leather seats on the S5. I’ll try maintaining it monthly like you. For my B8 A4 steering wheel it still looks really good and I’ve never used special products, I just regularly wipe it with an Armor All wipe to get all the hand oils off, then a damp microfibre cloth to wipe whatever that leaves behind. My wheel feels clean to the touch after that and it looks fine to me, I don’t put leather products on it since I don’t want to get it on my hands.
I would suggest some research on Armour All on leather. Unless all of my info is bad, Armor All uses plasticizers that are harmful to leather over the long run. The only positive comments I have found on Armor All , are from Armor All ads. I stopped using it using it years ago. I use Griott's or Lexol products with excellent results.
Day 1: Driver’s Education at Audi Club NW in Monroe WA. I was careful to drive the car only in Comfort throttle / engine.
It was great to find the limits and, get the shine off those new DWS tires!
I love my RS5 SB... Part Deux
1) Every instructor at DE wanted a ride in my car. "The acceleration!" I had to explain I was in "Comfort", and not "Sport"... so not fully unleashing the beast.
2) Killer looks
3) Drivers assistance is da bomb. See below. Ate up the miles from Portland to Seattle and back. Over 600 miles on the clock after the first weekend.
4) Never thought I'd get suckered into / wowed by the LED Ambient Lighting package... but I am digging "impulse red".
5) DE days are fun! Grown men (and women and some kids) grinning like kids.
Pro tip:
6) when trying to re-activate your pre-sense / drivers assistance equipment after a DE day... REMEMBER TO REMOVE THE (DE Group) STICKER you put on top of the camera. :-)
Help needed:
7) when people say, "That'll buff right out"... How, exactly, is the process to buff? I came too close to a couple of cones, and need to buff out a scrape on each door. Well, broke that in! I have some turtle wax and will (when the car is clean and dry again) work the entire door? Or just the spot area?
Future "mod's"
8) Winter front and rear floor mats, cargo mat, cargo net (yeah, really, I have to pay for these! And, anyone notice the inflation between the A5, S5, and RS5 front mats? :-) $50, $90, $99 hahah), and black rings front and back... And, Black RS5 logo for rear.
Loving every moment. SOOOOO happy to have finally found myself in an RS car.
Last edited by BlackOptic; 02-25-2019 at 02:48 PM.
I love my RS5 SB... Part Deux
1) Every instructor at DE wanted a ride in my car. "The acceleration!" I had to explain I was in "Comfort", and not "Sport"... so not fully unleashing the beast.
2) Killer looks
3) Drivers assistance is da bomb. See below. Ate up the miles from Portland to Seattle and back. Over 600 miles on the clock after the first weekend.
4) Never thought I'd get suckered into / wowed by the LED Ambient Lighting package... but I am digging "impulse red".
5) DE days are fun! Grown men (and women and some kids) grinning like kids.
Pro tip:
6) when trying to re-activate your pre-sense / drivers assistance equipment after a DE day... REMEMBER TO REMOVE THE (DE Group) STICKER you put on top of the camera. :-)
Help needed:
7) when people say, "That'll buff right out"... How, exactly, is the process to buff? I came too close to a couple of cones, and need to buff out a scrape on each door. Well, broke that in! I have some turtle wax and will (when the car is clean and dry again) work the entire door? Or just the spot area?
Future "mod's"
8) Winter front and rear floor mats, cargo mat, cargo net (yeah, really, I have to pay for these! And, anyone notice the inflation between the A5, S5, and RS5 front mats? :-) $50, $90, $99 hahah), and black rings front and back... And, Black RS5 logo for rear.
Loving every moment. SOOOOO happy to have finally found myself in an RS car.
So, I think what you’re saying — please correct me if I’m wrong — is you really embrace your car. . . Right?
I love my RS5 SB... Part Deux
1) Every instructor at DE wanted a ride in my car. "The acceleration!" I had to explain I was in "Comfort", and not "Sport"... so not fully unleashing the beast.
2) Killer looks
3) Drivers assistance is da bomb. See below. Ate up the miles from Portland to Seattle and back. Over 600 miles on the clock after the first weekend.
4) Never thought I'd get suckered into / wowed by the LED Ambient Lighting package... but I am digging "impulse red".
5) DE days are fun! Grown men (and women and some kids) grinning like kids.
Pro tip:
6) when trying to re-activate your pre-sense / drivers assistance equipment after a DE day... REMEMBER TO REMOVE THE (DE Group) STICKER you put on top of the camera. :-)
Help needed:
7) when people say, "That'll buff right out"... How, exactly, is the process to buff? I came too close to a couple of cones, and need to buff out a scrape on each door. Well, broke that in! I have some turtle wax and will (when the car is clean and dry again) work the entire door? Or just the spot area?
Future "mod's"
8) Winter front and rear floor mats, cargo mat, cargo net (yeah, really, I have to pay for these! And, anyone notice the inflation between the A5, S5, and RS5 front mats? :-) $50, $90, $99 hahah), and black rings front and back... And, Black RS5 logo for rear.
Loving every moment. SOOOOO happy to have finally found myself in an RS car.
Hmm great tips and input. Am envious and slightly curious on your thoughts of your RS5 SB vs what looks to be a 991.2 Carrera T in your stable. I have a 2013 991.1 which I am thinking of selling as well as my daily driver SUV for a 2019 RS5 SB soon. Could use the 991.1 as a daily driver but was going to let the Audi handle that duty. Would you keep both if you could? Interesting in your comparisons of the two.
02-18-2019, 05:40 AM
