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Old 09-09-08, 12:01 PM
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long story short, I'm an idiot and left some used tires in my back seat for a couple of weeks in the hot Cali sun. The tire logo is now "baked" onto my black leather seats and I can't seem to scrub it off. What's the best stuff to use that won't harm the leather?
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Originally Posted by S1aristo
long story short, I'm an idiot and left some used tires in my back seat for a couple of weeks in the hot Cali sun. The tire logo is now "baked" onto my black leather seats and I can't seem to scrub it off. What's the best stuff to use that won't harm the leather?
i use sprayway no. 985 citrus crazy clean on the interior of every car i detail, even my own. i'd say spray that on there, let it sit for a little bit then wipe it off with a good clean microfiber. if that doesn't work i'd say a good leather cleaner like lexol should do the trick. normally i'd suggest wd-40 and wipe it off quick but this seems too intense and letting wd40 sit on our seats since theyre sealed with a polyurethane material and wd40 can break that coating down if left to sit for too long.

sprayway 985 is about $4 a can and the lexol cleaner i think is about the same price.

good luck!
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i've never seen the sprayway 985 before, but thats worth a shot. I've tried the basic stuff at autozone. thanx jcat....
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wd40?!? wow never knew that can work!
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