tan leather....

[caterham_lad]

Found an XC90, spec is good, but it has tan/beige lesthrr seats. Am i going to get lots of blue denim in no time?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

caterham_lad said:

Found an XC90, spec is good, but it has tan/beige lesthrr seats. Am i going to get lots of blue denim in no time?

Any light leather is at risk of dye transfer. Always make sure new jeans have been washed a few times before you sit on it, and never sit on it with wet denim of any age. There are good dye transfer removal kits out there, EG LTT.
I'm a leather restorer FWIW.

[recordman]

I've got light ivory seats and find that jeans of any age or quality leave marks. I clean them frequently with leather upholstery cleaner and don't allow the stains to build up otherwise they're more difficult to remove.

A bit of effort is required, but not enough to make me not buy a car with light coloured seats.

[Beanbob]

caterham_lad said:

Found an XC90, spec is good, but it has tan/beige lesthrr seats. Am i going to get lots of blue denim in no time?

I have MY18 V40 with the "blond" (very light cream) leather as I dislike dark leather.

Blue denim does rub off on it, but I use a leather wipe (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112591898351) every other month and the seats are as good as new.

[MrF193]

Use Gtechniq L1 leather guard. It chemically bonds to the leather to stop dye transfer and wear. Really great stuff and not too expensive.

[TooMany2cvs]

I took my XM from 60k to 140k, with pale tan leather - mostly wearing jeans. The only mark the leather ever picked up was a bit of red and blue ink from a fish'n'chip bag.

[TR4man]

My Z4 Coupe has champagne nappa and it seems to need cleaning with Dr Leather wipes a couple of times per month. The next car I buy will not have light coloured leather.

[Shaw Tarse]

If you like the car don't let light coloured leather put you off.
I will now avoid dark coloured interiors

[Basil Hume]

I had tan leather in a V60 back in 2012 - it was absolutely fine. It's the lighter (Blond in Volvo-speak) colour I'd watch out for.

[Willy Nilly]

Another reason not to buy a car with leather seats. Jeans mark them FFS