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Old 08-29-15, 06:03 PM
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Help. I've had my baby for about a month now. She has beige leather. I've noticed discoloration due to my jeans I guess. How do I resolve this
Old 08-29-15, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Chaseui14
Help. I've had my baby for about a month now. She has beige leather. I've noticed discoloration due to my jeans I guess. How do I resolve this
You can ask this in the detailing forum too but I recommend Leather Masters products to clean and protect the leather
Old 08-30-15, 03:59 AM
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Found this: While we’d like to be able to offer a home remedy for jean stains on leather, the only safe way to remove these stains is by using a leather cleaner, such as Turtle Wax® Renew Rx™ Luxe Leather Deep Cleaning Interior Kit which is an advanced cleaning system that includes a rich 2-in-1 Leather Cleaning & Conditioning Lotion with powerful Stain Erasers.

From a previous post; I'd recommend Leather Masters Strong Leather Cleaner followed by Leather Master Protection Cream. The protection cream will resist future staining from blue jeans and leather belts.

I have used Leather Master Car Interior Leather Cleaner 200 ml Pump to remove the stains. Below is a link to it and the Leather Masters dye transfer cleaner.

http://www.autogeek.net/leathercare.html

If all else fails, I have used this products and matches the parchment interior perfectly. Great for filling in the cracks on the side bolsters or any stain that can not be removed. EL384 is the match for parchment. Use very thin multiple coats.

http://www.leatherworldtech.com/Lexu...ors-s/1855.htm
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I did a quick search of this board and found several threads where the topic being discussed was blue jean dye transfer onto the parchment interior. Here are links to 3 of them, but there are several others.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...-interior.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...parchment.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...-interior.html

The product that seems to come up in most of the threads is Ultima Interior Shampoo. Gel.

http://www.autogeek.net/ultima-inter...m_campaign=CSE

I've had my 2013 ES with the parchment interior for over two years. I wear jeans virtually 100% of the time, and I don't have a hint of dye transfer onto the seats. It makes me wonder if the cheap Wrangler jeans that I buy just don't have enough dye in them to transfer.
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Second Les' info. I asked these same questions after I got my Parchment interior. Started getting dye transfer along the edges of the driver's seat. A member recommended Ultima Interior Shampoo. I got it and never looked back. It works perfectly removing all traces of blue indigo dye. I've not seen it in stores, only online.
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I had the same problem with the flaxen interior in my 2014 GS 350, my jeans left marks on the seat. Thats why i went with the black interior on the ES.
Old 08-31-15, 08:41 AM
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I have Meguir's leather cleaner. Every 2- 3 weeks I just wipe down the edges and that removes the blue marks from jeans. Thats in our GX with the light interior. Issue I have on the ES with black interior is the scuff marks... Good luck either way, I know the leather or lack of on the outside edges on our GX for the price point was disappointing for us.
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