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When I bought my 2008 SC430 last year it had yellow staining on the leather door panel above the armrest. I kicked up a stink and the dealership worked some kind of magic and it all but disappeared.
Since then the stain has returned and whenever I use leather cleaner to reduce the yellow colour it seems as if it is taking the colour off. See photo:
Just used leather cleaner on it and the yellowing is not too bad but the leather is now darkening.
Any ideas? Has anyone replaced this piece of leather trim?
Do a search on painting the seats. There is a "paint" that is used to restore cracked and discolored seats. The same procedure can be used on the door panels. I'm not sure from the picture but which color leather do you have?
There is a product on the market called Leather Magic that I have used on my Allante with great results. Just Googled Leather Magic and it should come up. Good luck.
Like Moonstruck, I have also used LeatherMagic on my Allante. I've been very satisfied with the results. I have approximately 150,000 on it, so an occasional touch up and it still looks good.
Broomvies, I cut a small piece of the leather off where it folded behind the armrest on the Allante and sent it to Leather Magic, and they sent me back the product. It was a perfect match.
The panel looks light enough to be ecru but the armrest looks dark enough to be faded saddle in color. The ecru color has a perfect match with SEM's paint you can get here:
Not sure whether they have a replica for the saddle interior leather color if that's what it was originally.
I don't remember anyone even mentioning renewing their saddle colored interior, so I'm not sure if that color exists. (My saddle interior could use a little touching up.)
It's their Phantom White Color Coat. Not sure whether they have a replica for the saddle interior leather color if that's what it was originally.
If the SC is a 2008 Pebble Beach Edition (which it looks like it is with the dual-color interior), then the leather
color is Ecru (inside the armwell) and the darker color is Camel:
If the SC is a 2008 Pebble Beach Edition (which it looks like it is with the dual-color interior), then the leather
color is Ecru (inside the armwell) and the darker color is Camel:
NAmVet68 - Looking on the Leather Magic site they do not have a Camel color in their Lexus color chart.
It is directly under the yellow and black stickers, but on the surface that faces directly to the side of the car.
Try opening the door, then step back two paces, and you should see it.
05-11-15, 12:06 PM
Staining on leather door panel above armrest
