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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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My driver side seat has become somewhat stained due to my shirt being on it everyday, I must wear the same color shirt every day and now my leather has become a little blueish due to my shirts being in contact with it every day. I've tried cleaning it with leather cleaner but to no avail...Does someone out there know a home remedy?.....and no...I'm not changing my job or driving naked ...right now I have an OEM seat cover but I want to restore the leather to it's original color...please help
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by minispider
My driver side seat has become somewhat stained due to my shirt being on it everyday, I must wear the same color shirt every day and now my leather has become a little blueish due to my shirts being in contact with it every day. I've tried cleaning it with leather cleaner but to no avail...Does someone out there know a home remedy?.....and no...I'm not changing my job or driving naked ...right now I have an OEM seat cover but I want to restore the leather to it's original color...please help
My seat has the same problem. I've never been able to remove it. I've tried the Meguiar's leather wipes and the the Megiuar's leather conditioner/cleaner that comes in the squeeze bottle.

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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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Good luck. I've tried everything over the last 3 years of having the frost interior. It's to the point now that I am going to just get my seats redone and change the color.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by vo7848
My seat has the same problem. I've never been able to remove it. I've tried the Meguiar's leather wipes and the the Megiuar's leather conditioner/cleaner that comes in the squeeze bottle.

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The leather wipes are very mild and are to be used as a maintaince product. It is not strong enough to remove much soil from the leather.

Try useing a dedicated leather cleaner like Gold Class Rich Leather Aloe Cleaner



This is great stuff. If this stuff does not fix it you may need to try some saddle soap or simmular. Be sure to follow the cleaner up with some Gold Class Rich Leather Aloe Conditioner



*Note: I do not work for Meguiar's. I am a professional auto detailer by trade and use this products very often.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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you could always put like a white t-shirt over the seat..its not gonna be the pretiest but it will help keep down the staining and not get in the way too much.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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I 've tried a lot of leather cleaners and cond. but to no avail...the die is inside the leather.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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ask a drycleaner
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Your in Miami, There has got to be some leather cleaning specialists in the Yellow Pages. Where theres Money, theres Leather.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Eazzzzzzy
Your in Miami, There has got to be some leather cleaning specialists in the Yellow Pages. Where theres Money, theres Leather.

and where there is money in Miami, there are old folk with white leather shoes. Someone is cleaning those shoes.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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Yeah I'm starting to see that problem on my seats as well.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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use lexol it seems to work great
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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I've had good results with 1 part Woolite to 5 parts warm water. Use one of the gentler Mr. Clean magic erasers to go over the leather. I was amazed with the dirt/stains that it removed from light colored leather.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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^that sounds like a good idea, but be sure to put conditioner on after cleaning to replinish oils
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