leather stain?
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leather stain?
I got a 04 from the dealer in Dec 06. I noticed a red stain on the leather center rear seat a couple days later. I did not see or notice it at purchase. I don't know if it is grease or paint or whatever. I tried a Mr. Clean pad but was afraid of being too aggressive. Would a chemical like goof off work with out any long term damages? What is good to replenish the leather after attacking it with chemicals? Neats foot oil or Tanners? I would appreciate any comments Thanks.
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You could try some Lexol leather cleaner. I use Zymol and it seems decent. Don't know if either will remove your stain though. Be careful not to really scrub too much or you'll remove the dye on your seats.
Lexol (and Zymol) also make conditioners specifically for leather auto interiors.
I had a couple spots that would not come off and I got a little too agressive with my thumbnail and removed some of the Gray off my leather seat. So I went to the parts store and found some SEM vinyl spray dye that looked like a close color match and gave it a few light coats and it turned out near perfect.
SEM actually has color matches for different factory interior color codes.
(The parts store just didn't happen to have the exact one for my truck in stock)
If you go that route get the color match and then lightly mist a little across the bad area and check for color match. If it looks good then do a few light coats as needed to blend it in.
You could also spray some of the dye on somthing else and hold it up to the seat or get a model type paint brush and brush a little of the dye on an Inconspicuous spot on the seat to check for color match.
Its pretty easy to do but you need to be a little careful until you get the hang of using dye.
I've done quite a few Interiors over the years (mostly vinyl) and they always turn out nice.
Lexol (and Zymol) also make conditioners specifically for leather auto interiors.
I had a couple spots that would not come off and I got a little too agressive with my thumbnail and removed some of the Gray off my leather seat. So I went to the parts store and found some SEM vinyl spray dye that looked like a close color match and gave it a few light coats and it turned out near perfect.
SEM actually has color matches for different factory interior color codes.
(The parts store just didn't happen to have the exact one for my truck in stock)
If you go that route get the color match and then lightly mist a little across the bad area and check for color match. If it looks good then do a few light coats as needed to blend it in.
You could also spray some of the dye on somthing else and hold it up to the seat or get a model type paint brush and brush a little of the dye on an Inconspicuous spot on the seat to check for color match.
Its pretty easy to do but you need to be a little careful until you get the hang of using dye.
I've done quite a few Interiors over the years (mostly vinyl) and they always turn out nice.
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Thats a great idea. Thank you. I never knew you could paint over leather. I think thats the way to go since I dont know what the base of the stain is. I will look into dyes and experiment. Then try paint.
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Originally Posted by oceanic64
Thats a great idea. Thank you. I never knew you could paint over leather. I think thats the way to go since I dont know what the base of the stain is. I will look into dyes and experiment. Then try paint.
What you want is the SEM dye in an aerosol can.
http://www.sem.ws/product.php?product_id=242
http://www.sem.ws/product.php?product_id=190