Nasty Stain on Leather Seats

[gizlaroc]

I put off buying their kit for ages, then when I did buy it I wondered why I had put it off for so long.

[bad company]

Well it turns out that Furnitureclinic don't have a local operation and I don't fancy doing the job myself so I have booked Mark at Trim Tech as recommended here:-

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=107...

I will report back when the job is done.

[shep1001]

bad company said:

Thanks Guy. I will speak with them.

Have you tried one of those flash/JML 'magic' sponges? They clean anything off leather. I take my 5 series on st works & quarries everyday, never failed to clean whatever crap I get on those beige leather seats that looked great in the showroom but were hugely inappropriate for the job I do and the general disregard I show for the car.

[bad company]

shep1001 said:

Have you tried one of those flash/JML 'magic' sponges? They clean anything off leather. I take my 5 series on st works & quarries everyday, never failed to clean whatever crap I get on those beige leather seats that looked great in the showroom but were hugely inappropriate for the job I do and the general disregard I show for the car.

I thought about it but the sponges look a bit of an aggressive solution to me.

I do not disregard my car.

[gizlaroc]

I don't see what you have to loose really, it is going to be refinished anyway and you may avoid it.

I would just get the furniture clinic kit, you will be able to sponge that on, it really is so easy.

[shep1001]

bad company said:

I thought about it but the sponges look a bit of an aggressive solution to me.

I do not disregard my car.

You don't need to rub hard with it, just wet it a little and use the edge of the sponge, they are not as aggressive as you think. I have used it on the new leather in my TVR too it was absolutely fine.

[bad company]

Mark has quoted £100 for the job, I am comfortable with that.

[berlintaxi]

bad company said:

Mark has quoted £100 for the job, I am comfortable with that.

Mark will now go and buy a magic sponge and spend 5 minutes doing the job.

[bad company]

berlintaxi said:

Mark will now go and buy a magic sponge and spend 5 minutes doing the job.

No he will dye the leather back to the original colour. Otherwise I may as well have used a solvent.

[gizlaroc]

The magic sponge is worth a try, it is abrasive, but you are just taking the top coat off, in the same way you would detail the marks out of the body work, you have quite a bit of depth to play with before you get passed the top coat.

[bad company]

Job done using DYE. Looks as good as new.

[RC1]

Did he dye over the stain or remove stain first?

[bad company]

RC1 said:

Did he dye over the stain or remove stain first?

Don't know but there is no sign of the stain now or any damage/wear.

[markda]

It's likely to be your belt marking the seat, I used to have the same problem with my old E90 330d with Lemon Dakota Leather. I'd go careful cleaning it, I had a go with a few high end leather cleaners and made it worse. My dealer replaced under warranty, but the wear returned in a relatively short period of time.

[bad company]

markda said:

It's likely to be your belt marking the seat, I used to have the same problem with my old E90 330d with Lemon Dakota Leather. I'd go careful cleaning it, I had a go with a few high end leather cleaners and made it worse. My dealer replaced under warranty, but the wear returned in a relatively short period of time.

Thought I would bump this thread as a year later I now have the same problem again but this time on the other front seat.

As you say the cause is almost certainly my belt but surely there must be some fault or weakness with the seats for this to happen again?

[anonymous-user]

bad company said:

markda said:

It's likely to be your belt marking the seat, I used to have the same problem with my old E90 330d with Lemon Dakota Leather. I'd go careful cleaning it, I had a go with a few high end leather cleaners and made it worse. My dealer replaced under warranty, but the wear returned in a relatively short period of time.

Thought I would bump this thread as a year later I now have the same problem again but this time on the other front seat.

As you say the cause is almost certainly my belt but surely there must be some fault or weakness with the seats for this to happen again?

As you say it's likely your belt. Must you wear it? Maybe get black upholstery next time?

[bad company]

REALIST123 said:

As you say it's likely your belt. Must you wear it? Maybe get black upholstery next time?

Err, if I don't wear a belt my trousers may fall down when I get out.

I just don't like black interiors. I have had beige / coral red and even white leather seats in the past with no problems. I can go back 25 years to my last company car when I last had black seats. The 20 + cars I have had since have all had lighter coloured leather with no problems.

The repair is only £100 but bloody annoying.