Help! OPC stained my leather!

ill try opc 3:1 next week on leather seats. i highly doubt it will stain. i bet it will clean the seats greatly!
 
its when they make the leather.They do a thing called tanning the leather this is how the leather is made.When they do this they also put in a die to get the color they are looking for.So when you are spraying the clean on and it runs it is taking off the die in the runs more then the rest of the seat.To fix it you will need to use more of what your using to get it to look the same.But you are changing the shade of the color and it will never be to same shade agian. If in the tanning they get any water on the leather before the leather is all dry its not going to hold the die in good.At the tanner they some times rush and put it in a pile of tanned leather when its still wet so from there on the leather is bad. good luck and if you need more help email me at [email protected] owner or master detailers in cape coral fl 239 878 0543.............................................................................................................................................................
 
Here's an idea. If the backs of your seats are made with the same leather and color, test a spot back there using the same OPC at 3:1. Most likely, that section of leather hasn't been nearly affected by dirt, sweat, and other grime. If you don't see blotches, it's probably safe to say that what you were seeing on the fronts of your seats was dirt being removed. Or, if you have a headrest, see if you can remove it and compare the back of it, where no oils from your hair have dirtied it, to the color of the front of your seats. I'm sure to the naked eye, your front and rear seats look uniform, but if you could put them side by side, you'd see the rear seats were much cleaner (assuming you don't haul people/animals around all the time).

Mark
 
Y2KSVT said:
Here's an idea. If the backs of your seats are made with the same leather and color, test a spot back there using the same OPC at 3:1. Most likely, that section of leather hasn't been nearly affected by dirt, sweat, and other grime. If you don't see blotches, it's probably safe to say that what you were seeing on the fronts of your seats was dirt being removed. Or, if you have a headrest, see if you can remove it and compare the back of it, where no oils from your hair have dirtied it, to the color of the front of your seats. I'm sure to the naked eye, your front and rear seats look uniform, but if you could put them side by side, you'd see the rear seats were much cleaner (assuming you don't haul people/animals around all the time).

Mark
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will do
 
dreamps said:
ill try opc 3:1 next week on leather seats. i highly doubt it will stain. i bet it will clean the seats greatly!
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This may well be the case. Different leathers can react differently to products depending on the finish and the dirt and wear that the leather has been subjected to.

Testing the products on the back of the seat while in theory is always good practice may not give a true indication of how it will react on the seat areas that have been subject to wear and dirt.

Hope this helps
Judyb
 
deS said:
pretty interesting how 8 pages in the majority is siding with the idea that the leather is not damaged, just dirty, while the "leather pros" are stating otherwise. I'm not really sure who to believe but I suppose it's worth giving OPC another shot. I'll use it on an unnoticeable area and will post results. Is it best to use a mf towel or a brush (I have both)?
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I betcha those "leather pros" haven't cleaned half the leather we have! lol

From my experience on this forum...there's a vast majority of skill and knowledge here. 9 times out of 10...majority is correct. Just sayin.
 
Judy and Roger, as the rest of the members on this forum know, Corey (CEEDOG) is a very objective reviewer. If he is willing to, how about you both send him samples of your products, and he can put them to the test against OPC on some dirty leather. He can do some spray and drip tests and we can see what happens. This ought to stop speculation and give us an answer based on facts.
 
Matt said:
Judy and Roger, as the rest of the members on this forum know, Corey (CEEDOG) is a very objective reviewer. If he is willing to, how about you both send him samples of your products, and he can put them to the test against OPC on some dirty leather. He can do some spray and drip tests and we can see what happens. This ought to stop speculation and give us an answer based on facts.
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I like it. :iagree:
 
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