Leather Dye Transfer Issue

[Greg Nichols]

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

[imported_JoshVette]

How about steam??



That`s a toughy.



I`d at least tell them to use a white towel next time?



Josh

[imported_Jakerooni]

woolite 10:1 and a steamer might give you some decent results.

[imported_JoshVette]

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

[razr007]

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.

[DetailAddict]

try some commercial cleaning supply shop. They would have special cleaners just for red. I am lucky to have one very near by my shop. They have something for synthetic as well organic red stains.



Central California Cleaning Supply (http://www.cccsupply.net/)



best of luck!



Leo

[Greg Nichols]

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

[JohnKleven]

Magic Eraser should work on this.

[imported_JoshVette]

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

[Mindflux]

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









I say kill it with fire. :bigups

[Greg Nichols]

LOL you guys brighten my day................ Must be that texas humor;)

[David Fermani]

Ouch Greg - Alot worse than I thought. The video made my skin crawl when it panned in on the lower front section.

[Dan]

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.

[Quality Leather]

The sky isn`t falling. If alcohol doesn`t remove it, then it would be a simple job to refinish it.

[Greg Nichols]

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