Leather Dye Transfer Issue

Greg Nichols

Greg Nichols

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Okay I've got this client, called me in a total panic. They used a towel to cover up the "white/bone" leather seats so they didn't get blue jean transfer. Somehow a red blanket was used and now the seat is pink! I spent quite a bit of time trying to clean it, to get ANY kind of reduction. Used just about everything from Leather Masters to Leatherique. I have one more option, I'm going to try. What do you Leather gurus think?



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I have NEVER had to tell a client I couldn't make an improvement, this really kills me.



cheers,

GREG
 
Have you tried alcohol? tell your clients to drink a lot of it and they won't even notice the pink leather.... :laugh:



seriously though rubbing alcohol used cautiously could help. I've gotten red ink out of leather with it.



Josh
 
The only luck i had when had to clean white leather on a lambo. was the vapor steamer a friend let me use.

Since then that is all i use went brought one and never looked back it took the black an gray dye marks right out no chemicals needed.

Down fall i spent like 3000.00 on the steamer but hey think what the leather would have cost lol hope this helps.
 
I tried Steam at the end with a cleaner, no go.



Inks and Dyes are different and this dye has been on the seat for about a month. Red dyes are small in size, and I fear this is going to have to be restored, and re dyed.



Detail Addict: Interlink sells Leather Master, I used all of LM cleaners with no luck



Josh: I was about to use the Alcohol method, as I was bummed!



Jake: Woolite just made the leather smell good.......



Razr: I tired steam/chemical combo, nothing. I tired steam on last as heat usually sets dyes. I also only did it on a very small area as a test.



Cheers,

GREG
 
Have you tried using a knife yet?? :laugh:



seriously though, sorry to hear of the bad news, I'm trying to lighten up the thread a little as I've had issues with cars like this that I couldnt' fix and it makes you feel like crap.



Josh
 
Where is Roger with his aqueous solution? LOL. I'd actually ping him as he seems to know stain removal better than anyone when it comes to leather.
 
Yakky: I've made Contact with Roger Koh and am getting some stuff to try.



Quality Leather: I fear that will be the end result, but I want to try Rogers ideas. Do you know of anybody in Utah I should seek out? This is a world class client and I want to help them.



Cheers,

GREG
 
I Have Experienced The Transfer,but Never Quite At That Level. I Recently Detailed A Range Rover With White Leather. It Had A Mild Transfer Of Blue. I Found A Cheap Product In Big Lots. A Foam Spray Product Called Lifter1. This Almost Removed It Completey.
 
My wife has an Acura MDX with beige leather. She got blue jean trasnsfer I was able to get it out with Ultima Interior Shampoo. It may be becuase I sealed it when new with Ulitma's interior guard. I hope you get it out. Before I got it out I felt like I was going to have to live with this staining forever!



Lots of luck. I have never tried leatherique but I have seen some amazing results posted on this site. Try a search and good luck.
 
Pretty sure nothing from LTT would address it as i've used their stuff.



Good luck with Roger's stuff and let us know either way as i'm still dealing some dye transfer as well.
 
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