Dye transfer onto leather

[JLTSX07]

Hello,

I'm just curious if anyone has ever had dye transfer from their jeans or other type of pants transfer onto the leather seat of your car? If so, what is the best method to remove this? I think I have a little bit on my seat, and I'm not really sure what the best way of removing it would be. If anyone could help me out, I would appreciate it!

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Dye transfer onto leather

There's a bunch of threads on this forum that deal with this topic, not sure what search words would bring them up the best but you might try,

ink

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/search.php

While your problem isn't ink, the remedy might be similar as stains are stains...

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Dye transfer onto leather

Here's a few to skim through...

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9376

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20292

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19083

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13397

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4852

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4101

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1325

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2111

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=277

[Derrick]

Re: Dye transfer onto leather

Leather is a very delicate thing to work on so you cant be to aggressive with it. I have had alot of success with APC and even better results with believe it or not a orange powered degreaser when working with real bad stains on leather but i recommend using APC for it is alot safer. But you can only remove so much of some stains before you start removing the clear coat and coloring from the leather itself especially if the stain has soaked into the leather. My method with the degreaser has been able to remove 98% of the stains i see but it is very dangerous because the degreaser can stain the leather if it sits for to long as well as eat through the clear coat and start removing coloring if scrubbed incorrectly with a aggressive brush. I perfected my method on old worn down seats from a junk car that was abandoned behind my house. Fortunately what you are seeing from your jeans or pants is usually easily removed using APC but always remember to condition the leather often and after heavy cleaning to restore the oils that will be removed with some of the cleaning products and to also aid in protecting the leather from future spills and conditioning it so it doesn't dry out and start cracking

[JLTSX07]

Re: Dye transfer onto leather

If my Navy Blue suit were to transfer dye onto my ebony interior in my 2007 Acura TSX, how would I even be able to tell? Is there a good way of telling on dark leather?

[Derrick]

Re: Dye transfer onto leather

If my Navy Blue suit were to transfer dye onto my ebony interior in my 2007 Acura TSX, how would I even be able to tell? Is there a good way of telling on dark leather?

Not that i know of but you sill still want to give them a wipe down with some APC and condition them on a regular basis just to help maintain them. Also if there is dye on the seat the APC will remove it so then you wont have to worry if it is there or not.

[JLTSX07]

Re: Dye transfer onto leather

Just out of curiosity, what kind of APC do you recommend for the leather? Also, do you mix it with water, or do you apply the APC directly to the leather?

Lastly, I didn't think that APC would remove dye transfer from clothing? I thought that trying to remove dye transfer was like trying to remove pen ink from your leather?

Please let me know your thoughts.!

Thanks!

[Derrick]

Re: Dye transfer onto leather

Megs has a good APC that i like to use that is also usable on leather. Yes you will be diluting it and depending on what you are using it on you will want to make it around 4:1 but i think it says on the directions a list of dilution rate for different materials

Lastly, I didn't think that APC would remove dye transfer from clothing? I thought that trying to remove dye transfer was like trying to remove pen ink from your leather?

While this is mostly true you have to remember that ink is usually in a liquid form therefore when it gets on things and something like leather it tends to soak in making it near impossible to remove and then you just have to repaint the leather. When you are talking about dye from your pants this usually just rubbs off and stays on the surface of the leather ( the leathers protective clear coat ) which was designed to help protect the leather from things like this so it is usually alot easier to remove.