i need a vehicle to haul stuff. nothing special just something cheap that i really don't care about. but being the person i am i still want the truck or suv to look good. i am currently looking at a 1989 jeep wagoneer, low miles in pretty good shape and not to bad a price either, although has been pretty well maintained, has a spot of rust. is this something i should try to do my self or should i forget about it. it is very small, and i don't want to spend a lot of money on it.
Leather Doctor Leather Ink & Dye Stain Removal Kit Review
- Thread starter RayPaula
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A temporary solution is to sand the area with medium grit sandpaper then move to a fine grit sandpaper. Wipe the area clean with some rubbing alcohol. Now, lay down a coat of primer (~$4, touchup size bottle from any auto parts store) and let it sit a few hours. Follow up with another coat of primer. The next day, lightly sand the area again with some VERY fine grit sandpaper and put a coat of touchup paint (<$5, available from your dealer or auto parts store) on it. Repeat in another day. Add some clear (~$4) if applicable. After things are set and dry, seal the area with a quality wax or sealant.
If you want to go a step further, you can use a rust converter before the primer. Still sand, but leave light surface rust for the converter to react with. After doing this a couple times, put on the primer and follow the rest of the steps.
If the rust is perforated through, it is time to replace the panel.
If you want to go a step further, you can use a rust converter before the primer. Still sand, but leave light surface rust for the converter to react with. After doing this a couple times, put on the primer and follow the rest of the steps.
If the rust is perforated through, it is time to replace the panel.
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Leather Doctor Leather Ink & Dye Stain Removal Kit Review
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The problem started when a passenger who was wearing a brown colored leather belt sat in the rear seat of my clients Rolls Royce Phantom. This caused the color (dye) from their belt to transfer off the belt and onto the seat cushion of the Rolls. I tried everything possible (Leather Masters/ multiple APCs/Spoil Shield / Hairspray) to remove the dye transfer on the cream colored leather seat. All without any luck! That is until I tried Leather Doctor?s system that is specially created for removing these types of problems. I originally heard great things about this system from another forum member (Greg Nichols) and my client and I thought we?d have nothing to loose at this point. If it didn?t work, we would have been forced to resort to re-coloring the seat, which realistically was pretty frightening to say the least. The instructions were pretty straight forward and broke down treatment in 5 Phases. After discussing options with Roger Koh (the Leather Doctor), he suggested that I start with Phase 2. This is also the phase that Greg Nichols used as well.
Befores:
Here?s how it went:
I applied the LD Prep 7.7 via a foam paint brush onto the whole area where the stain was embedded. This product is somewhat sticky and stays wet for extended periods of time. After about 2 hours of dwell time, I used a Q-Tip to see if any transfer was starting to lift, but it didn?t. At that point I became a little discouraged with this product and a little hesitant in its ability. But, I remembered both Roger & Greg telling me that this product needs a lot of dwell time to do its thing. It basically penetrates the dye transfer, starts suspending it and keeps pulling it off the substrate until it?s totally removed. This product is totally leather safe and cannot create damage to healthy leather.
I then reapplied an additional thin coat of Prep 7.7 and left it alone to do its thing for a total of 9 hours. All the work btw was done inside an air conditioned garage meaning that heat was not required for this product to do its thing.
I came back to check on things and found that the stain was completed dissolved and was gone!!
I then wiped the sticky Prep 7.7 residue away with generic paper towels to inspect. Again stain was gone. I then sprayed LD Cleaner 3.8 to neutralize the Prep 7.7. Wiping with paper towel. This made the leather surface feel squeaky clean, which as the Doctor claims that ?the leather is now healthy?.
After final satisfactory results were obtained, I used LD Leather Scent B which is a rub resistance protector that has an incredible natural leather smell to it.
Afters:
Final thoughts: This product is amazingly easy, powerful and is a life saver. I highly recommend it to anyone with grease based ink stains like ballpoint pens, water based ink stains like stamp pad ink, dye transfer stains like blue jeans, ink prints and newsprints. They types of problems can now be corrected with this amazing product.
Just to document that I paid for this product:
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The problem started when a passenger who was wearing a brown colored leather belt sat in the rear seat of my clients Rolls Royce Phantom. This caused the color (dye) from their belt to transfer off the belt and onto the seat cushion of the Rolls. I tried everything possible (Leather Masters/ multiple APCs/Spoil Shield / Hairspray) to remove the dye transfer on the cream colored leather seat. All without any luck! That is until I tried Leather Doctor?s system that is specially created for removing these types of problems. I originally heard great things about this system from another forum member (Greg Nichols) and my client and I thought we?d have nothing to loose at this point. If it didn?t work, we would have been forced to resort to re-coloring the seat, which realistically was pretty frightening to say the least. The instructions were pretty straight forward and broke down treatment in 5 Phases. After discussing options with Roger Koh (the Leather Doctor), he suggested that I start with Phase 2. This is also the phase that Greg Nichols used as well.
Befores:
Here?s how it went:
I applied the LD Prep 7.7 via a foam paint brush onto the whole area where the stain was embedded. This product is somewhat sticky and stays wet for extended periods of time. After about 2 hours of dwell time, I used a Q-Tip to see if any transfer was starting to lift, but it didn?t. At that point I became a little discouraged with this product and a little hesitant in its ability. But, I remembered both Roger & Greg telling me that this product needs a lot of dwell time to do its thing. It basically penetrates the dye transfer, starts suspending it and keeps pulling it off the substrate until it?s totally removed. This product is totally leather safe and cannot create damage to healthy leather.
I then reapplied an additional thin coat of Prep 7.7 and left it alone to do its thing for a total of 9 hours. All the work btw was done inside an air conditioned garage meaning that heat was not required for this product to do its thing.
I came back to check on things and found that the stain was completed dissolved and was gone!!
I then wiped the sticky Prep 7.7 residue away with generic paper towels to inspect. Again stain was gone. I then sprayed LD Cleaner 3.8 to neutralize the Prep 7.7. Wiping with paper towel. This made the leather surface feel squeaky clean, which as the Doctor claims that ?the leather is now healthy?.
After final satisfactory results were obtained, I used LD Leather Scent B which is a rub resistance protector that has an incredible natural leather smell to it.
Afters:
Final thoughts: This product is amazingly easy, powerful and is a life saver. I highly recommend it to anyone with grease based ink stains like ballpoint pens, water based ink stains like stamp pad ink, dye transfer stains like blue jeans, ink prints and newsprints. They types of problems can now be corrected with this amazing product.
Just to document that I paid for this product:
RustyBumper
New member
Nice review. Thanks for posting this. Is there a web site where I could view his products?
You mentioned that the seat felt squeaky clean. Did it still retain its suppleness or did you have to apply some sort of conditioner?
Also, belts are worn around waists...how is it that there were several belt stains on the seats and not the backs? X_X
You mentioned that the seat felt squeaky clean. Did it still retain its suppleness or did you have to apply some sort of conditioner?
Also, belts are worn around waists...how is it that there were several belt stains on the seats and not the backs? X_X
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Thanks Rusty - Check the link at the top of the page for product assistance.
Yes, the seat was 100% soft and supple, but squeeky clean as well. I did apply a protector (Leather Scent B). Took a little bit of the squeekyness away.
Teenagers wear their belt line really low these days!
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
I don't see why not, it's very gentle and works through dwell time.
I'd ask Roger (the Leather Doctor) to make sure as he might have specific instructions based on your application.
I'd ask Roger (the Leather Doctor) to make sure as he might have specific instructions based on your application.