Leather seats

stevestrat · 23rd June 2015, 15:16

The black leather sports seats in my 260 have tiny spots of what appears to be white paint on them. They weren't the original seats in the car, they were retrofitted by the previous owner and I suspect the picked the spots up while sitting in someone's garage. I had the car valeted a few weeks ago and the guy mentioned he couldn't shift them.

Would the solution be as simple at to touch them over with a black leather paint or has anybody got any other suggestions?

Jordan Apex · 23rd June 2015, 16:39

Don't paint over them, you will still notice them, a magic sponge should rid them

stevestrat · 23rd June 2015, 16:47

I'll give it a try Jordan but I'm not convinced it'll work, I can't shift them with my fingernail.

Jordan Apex · 23rd June 2015, 17:00

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Originally Posted by stevestrat

I'll give it a try Jordan but I'm not convinced it'll work, I can't shift them with my fingernail.

Really?! Try soaking them with leather cleaner and then picking them

clf · 23rd June 2015, 18:26

I had a couple of stains on mine, apparently paint that had been cleaned off before it dried, and some kind of dye used by local police for motorcycle leathers. was on for at least three years, I was told. wiped with gliptone leather cleaner and it was gone. very impressed because it didn't need much effort. won't do any harm. failing that could try, autoglym tar remover.

stevestrat · 24th June 2015, 15:06

I contacted a leather restoration place, they wanted me to spend £90 on a restoration kit, large enough to do all the seats . . . . bit OTT to say the least! I am having some success with leather cleaner and a scotchbrite pad (rubbing gently), although its going to take a while.

aguy · 27th June 2015, 11:25

Be REALLY careful with the Scotchbrite.

I use a sponge with leather cleaner but it's a sponge with the scrubber back and I sometimes use the scrub just to gently wipe ( no pressure) if the stain is localised and bad.

Harry

stevestrat · 27th June 2015, 12:57

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Originally Posted by aguy

Be REALLY careful with the Scotchbrite.

Don't worry I am. Leather cleaner and a cloth won't shift them, needs something with a bit more "bite".

aguy · 27th June 2015, 13:48

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Originally Posted by stevestrat

Don't worry I am. Leather cleaner and a cloth won't shift them, needs something with a bit more "bite".

Good luck Steve, you'll get there in the end. Lousy job but worth doing.

Harry

Mike24 · 27th June 2015, 15:13

Have you tried the vanish bar? I haven't used it for paint, but it seems to shift just about everything else!

23rd June 2015, 15:16	#1
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,543 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Leather seats The black leather sports seats in my 260 have tiny spots of what appears to be white paint on them. They weren't the original seats in the car, they were retrofitted by the previous owner and I suspect the picked the spots up while sitting in someone's garage. I had the car valeted a few weeks ago and the guy mentioned he couldn't shift them. Would the solution be as simple at to touch them over with a black leather paint or has anybody got any other suggestions? __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

23rd June 2015, 16:39	#2
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23rd June 2015, 16:47	#3
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,543 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	I'll give it a try Jordan but I'm not convinced it'll work, I can't shift them with my fingernail. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

23rd June 2015, 18:26	#5
clf This is my second home MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: carrick Posts: 7,859 Thanks: 3,494 Thanked 2,657 Times in 1,973 Posts	I had a couple of stains on mine, apparently paint that had been cleaned off before it dried, and some kind of dye used by local police for motorcycle leathers. was on for at least three years, I was told. wiped with gliptone leather cleaner and it was gone. very impressed because it didn't need much effort. won't do any harm. failing that could try, autoglym tar remover. __________________ It is not gloss primer .............. it is duct tape silver!

24th June 2015, 15:06	#6
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,543 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	I contacted a leather restoration place, they wanted me to spend £90 on a restoration kit, large enough to do all the seats . . . . bit OTT to say the least! I am having some success with leather cleaner and a scotchbrite pad (rubbing gently), although its going to take a while. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

27th June 2015, 11:25	#7
aguy I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5 V6 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: CLEETHORPES Posts: 2,108 Thanks: 833 Thanked 748 Times in 511 Posts	Be REALLY careful with the Scotchbrite. I use a sponge with leather cleaner but it's a sponge with the scrubber back and I sometimes use the scrub just to gently wipe ( no pressure) if the stain is localised and bad. Harry

27th June 2015, 15:13	#10
Mike24 Loves to post Rover 75 CDTI Auto Saloon Connoisseur SE Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Coventry Posts: 358 Thanks: 166 Thanked 67 Times in 56 Posts	Have you tried the vanish bar? I haven't used it for paint, but it seems to shift just about everything else!