Help - waterproof sun cream on leather seats!!

[Nick981]

My wife has managed to make great big milky white smears of waterproof sunscreen on the leather seats and door panels of my 5 month old 981BS!!

Apart from filing for divorce, can anyone give me some practical advice on what to do? Is there anything that I can get that can remove these marks, do I need to get the leather pressional cleaned/dyed - or am I stuck with these marks for good?

[stuno1]

Have you tried a leather cleaner/feeder? Try mguires gold class. Very good cleaner/feeder that doesn't take the oils out of leather. Can be bought at halfords.

[Nick981]

Thanks! I haven't tried anything yet as still away on holiday with the car. I'm worried about driving the sun cream deeper into the leather, but will try Mcguires when I get home next week. It certainly hasn't come off wiping it with a dry cloth. Does anyone know if Porsche treat the leather with anything to protect it? As this was a waterproof lotion that you remove from your body just using soap and water, might this work or would it just make it worse and damage the leather?

[kilarney]

Get some leather cleaner like Autoglym and a std wooden or plastic nail brush. Dont be afraid to give it a good scrub a couple of times then wet sponge wipe down. Do it to mine all the time - not alcantara obviously. Cant you get this stuff while your away as you dont want to work it in through use. Short term fix is baby wipes.
If none of this works then brake cleaner but need to be really careful trying a small non viz area first.

[geeks]

"Sun cream" uh huh

[supersport]

Just trey some mildly soapy water first,or just a very wet cloth.

[stebbo]

I had a similar issue with Lady Stebbo leaving some suncream on my passenger seat. I use a damp sponge and some Citrus type APC.

Came off a treat. I also immediately wiped over with a clean damp cloth then some Dr Leather wipes.

[The_Doc]

stebbo said:

I had a similar issue with Lady Stebbo leaving some suncream on my passenger seat. I use a damp sponge and some Citrus type APC.

Came off a treat. I also immediately wiped over with a clean damp cloth then some Dr Leather wipes.

Yeah, suncream was it?

Of course Sir, Yes Sir, Suncream.

[Nick981]

Definitely sun cream - too much of the bloody stuff to be what you're suggesting!

[Nick981]

OK - held my breath and took the plunge with a wet cloth and a bar of Dove soap - and it seems to have worked!
Thanks for all the suggestions. Seats look fine again, marriage saved, and holiday still being enjoyed.
Wife looks a bit odd sitting there swathed from head to toe in bath towels though....
😉

[Sparkyhd]

Nick981 said:

Definitely sun cream - too much of the bloody stuff to be what you're suggesting!

Bloody stuff? You didn't mention this in your initial post.

Anyhow my daughter got hand cream all over the leather steering wheel. Couldn't get it off but fortunately it was only a Polo so I sold it.

[Boxbrownie]

Just make sure if she gets Suncream on the paint work to wipe it off immediately, it can really be a bugger on bodywork.

[griffter]

Boxbrownie said:

Just make sure if she gets Suncream on the paint work to wipe it off immediately, it can really be a bugger on bodywork.

Agreed! Weirdly it doesn't just wash off. But autoglym super resin polish (very mildly abrasive) shifted it from one of mine.