Oil paint on leather seats

[Ali]

Old boy leaned on a freshly painted door and then jumped in the car! Doh!

White spirit ok to use on leather, not something i've considered before?!?

 

[yellowbelly]

Re: Oil paiint on leather seats

I have read that Olive Oil works, please don't quote me on this as its not something i have tested myself. My worry with White Spirit or the like would be the smell thats absorbed into the leather, yes it may get the paint out but what are you then going to use to get the smell out?

 

[LIL B]

If its dry, scrape it off really gentle and dab it with a dampened a sponge with hot water and add a small amount of a soap solution. Then treat as per normal with leather cream etc.

 

[Daniel]

I'd seek some proper advice Ali.

Your dad is minted, therefore i imagine his car is quite expensve?? Fcuking up a leather seat will be costly. (I fcuked up some leather when using tar and glue remover on them. Thankfully it was a crap car s didn't really bother me)

 

[Ali]

APC/G101, White spirit smell dissipates with time. I was more worried about the effect to the leather...

 

[Ali]

If its dry, scrape it off really gentle and dab it with a dampened a sponge with hot water and add a small amount of a soap solution. Then treat as per normal with leather cream etc.

If it was waterpaint that would be my approach...But water+ Oil doesn't work mind.

 

[Cliotoby]

IPA not do it?

 

[Ali]

IPA being?

 

[Goodj]

Greene King IPA?

 

[richy22]

Really???

Isopropanol Alcohol

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/cgi-bi...ropanol_cleaning_fluid_1.html#aISO01L#aISO01L

 

[JD]

A decent foaming leather cleaner, Northerner. That would be my first stop. Use the age old "least aggressive first". Then move up to G101 diluted on a small test area.

 

[Ali]

He reversed it into a wall y'day too, new bumper and light required!! lol Not a good weekend or so it seems.

 

[JD]

What has he these days, the .:R?

 

[Ali]

Touareg & .:R. The latter doesn't get driven, still on 21k!

 

[JD]

And still has my name on it when he sells!

 

[Ali]

If, he'll probably be buried in it!

Wheels need refurbed, mothers to thank for that! And also needs a good clean, i was the last person to polish it and that was 4yrs ago!!! Then again it's only done a couple of thousand miles since then!

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2556887.htm

(Will not find one on lower mileage.....Oh yeh!)

 

[JD]

Shame about the gay lights and colour!

 

[Gally]

Crazy to think how dated that interior looks now with the MK5, and to think it's the same price as a higher mileage MK5.

 

[Ali]

I had a blast with a Mk5 last nite...Oh so slow! Launch control was mint tho! Like a rocket ship!!

 

[JD]

Th'Audi is pissing me off something rotten at the moment, so I'm shopping again

 

[Ali]

God help us! Just be done with it and buy the R8 off papa!

 

[JD]

He's selling up. Spyder V8 en route! Manual. R Tronic is farking gay. Clutch slip after 14k miles? FO Audi UK.

 

[Ali]

Aye? Nae good!

 

[JD]

Yeah pretty rubbish to be honest. Really jerky when changing gear, even with a few software upgrades. Porsche being onboard now, they've taken a leaf out of their book and gone with an "S tronic" for the future versions.

 

[Ali]

Right, didn't know it was that bad, especially given how good the DSG system is on their 'lower' models!

 

[JD]

Separate system unfortunately. This system is just as good if not better when you are gunning it, but for 2-3k gear changes, it really lurches. You almost have to catch it pre change and take your foot off the right pedal for a few seconds.