Removing LOTS of set in leather cleaner from back seat

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Glossequation

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Long time no post...I recently acquired an '03 M Sport 540i/6M and on one of the back seat bottoms is what appears to be about a 1/4 bottle of leather cleaner/conditioner that has left a white spot on the seat. Should I try to steam clean it out? Other suggestions?
 
Use another leather/vinyl cleaner but try using a DA to help agitate your MF to help work it out (if its not coming out by hand). Next step past that would be maybe a mild/diluted APC or degreaser, however I have no experience using APC or degreasers on leather so I am unsure of how it would act on leather.
 
Thank you for the suggestions. I tried lightly scrubbing with diluted Simple Green and it had no effect. To the touch it feels soft but putting some pressure on the spot, the leather has firmed up a bit I presume from the product penetrating all the way through then drying.



I will certainly try the PC/microfiber with another cleaner then perhaps a diluted APC. Just don't want to start removing the dye in the leather though I think that'd be difficult to do...
 
Make sure to test whatever you're going to try on an inconspicuous spot so you're not going to harm the leather. There is a detailed writeup somewhere on here about certain places re-dyeing leather a cheap way that causes it to turn milky and run off all the dye when you clean it. Just take your time and treat it like polishing, least aggressive approach first and work your way up until its the way you want it, you're gonna have that leather for the rest of the car's life so spending an extra day on it will be worth it!
 
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