Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

[car fanatic]

I was cleaning my interior leather and i notice that i saw the leather was stained. I was using APC diluted to 10:1 so i dont know why it stained because i did not let it sit. Is there anything i can do.

[Nappers]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

Is the area still wet? it may be that the part you cleaned has not fully dried.

can you snap a picture and post it?

keep us updated

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

What do you mean by stained? Did it make it lighter? Darker?

Regardless, I would try and get a warm, damp wash cloth and wipe it down for now.

[Ryan L.]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

Did it stained where you spray it...like dots here and there, kinda like the spray pattern? I have noticed this before and it dries up.

Ryan

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

At this point, wipe the effected area down with a cloth that is damp with water and then stop working on the effected area.

[car fanatic]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

It is lighter and looks like i spayed the area and it sat and ran down the seat. It is now dark outside so i cant get a good picture so i will try tomorrow.

[Ryan L.]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

It is lighter and looks like i spayed the area and it sat and ran down the seat. It is now dark outside so i cant get a good picture so i will try tomorrow.

Have you tried applying a leather cleaner and/or conditioner yet? Try that and see how that works.

Ryan

[Murr1525]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

Lighter? What color is the leather, those arent clean spots?

[Heatgain]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

What kind of leather? Coated? Uncoated?

[miahjohn]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

how dirty are your seats? sounds like the "stain" is actually clean leather and you may have to clean the rest of the seat as clean as the "stain" when i clean leather seats i clean one section at a time, that is i devide the seat into the sections created by the stiching seems. while i clean that section i cover the other area of seat with a towel or wipe off cleaner that sprays over. also spray your cleaner on the seat uniformily.

[barrman]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

how dirty are your seats? sounds like the "stain" is actually clean leather and you may have to clean the rest of the seat as clean as the "stain" when i clean leather seats i clean one section at a time, that is i devide the seat into the sections created by the stiching seems. while i clean that section i cover the other area of seat with a towel or wipe off cleaner that sprays over. also spray your cleaner on the seat uniformily.

I think that's it. You mentioned that you applied the APC directly to the leather, and noticed 'run' marks. The areas that ran or that had more APC on them cleaned up more, so you're seeing the clean leather streaks. You can avoid this by applying the APC to a terry or mf, then applying it on the leather from there.

[car fanatic]

Re: Help!!!!!! APC Stained Leather

I think that's it. You mentioned that you applied the APC directly to the leather, and noticed 'run' marks. The areas that ran or that had more APC on them cleaned up more, so you're seeing the clean leather streaks. You can avoid this by applying the APC to a terry or mf, then applying it on the leather from there.

I think this might be the case, my leather is a gray color. So tomorrow i will try and get some picture and try and apply APC again. Also when you guys use APC do you use the Foam sparyer or the regular one.