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JuneBillie 11-15-2015 12:58 PM

Rubbing Alcohol.

Pudge 11-15-2015 02:14 PM

If you service your car at a particular dealers site, you could try there. The service folks have the proper cleaning materials for leather. I personally would not use Windex.

GEMRM 11-15-2015 04:34 PM

Our boat canvas/leather place told us to use shave cream.

Rose_P 11-15-2015 06:07 PM

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions. I knew I could count on this group! After some thought I've decided that probably the suggestions to let the pros do it, or at least get their advice is probably the one I'll go with. At least it gets me off the hook, and I'm extremely leery of making the situation worse. At my age, perhaps the message is I shouldn't be wearing jeans out in public anyway. Sigh.

Maybe all need to make beautiful quilted slip covers for our cars.

quiltingshorttimer 11-15-2015 09:15 PM

oh! I like the idea of quilt seat covers!

mjkgquilt 11-15-2015 09:53 PM


Originally Posted by ctrysass2012 (Post 7376864)
Try Windex or I have read hair spray mentioned here often. You might also try a Mr. Clean erasure. Not to scrub but just get wet & gently wipe over the spot.

I'd avoid Mr. Clean erasure because it removed the color from my car seat. Cost to replace leather $200.

pahega 11-16-2015 05:45 AM

I had the same thing happen to me--beige leather seats and the dye from blue jeans was rubbing off on them. I just used a leather cleaner on the seats and had no problem getting the blue off.

Sdwill 11-16-2015 05:50 AM

The leather cleaner sample that came with my car worked on getting the blue from jeans off of the seat. I told my son when he takes it in for the 1st oil change to purchase me a bottle from the dealer.

Sewnoma 11-16-2015 07:29 AM

Wow, how strange! My car has 2-tone leather seats (dark & light grey) and I wear jeans all the time - never had a problem. My car is about 1-1/2 years old now. I tend to wear lighter colored jeans though, not the really dark indigo. Interesting!!

You're never too old to wear jeans in public, though, is my opinion! Of course, I'm 40 and dye my hair black and bright purple and wear Chuck Taylor sneakers, so maybe I shouldn't be listened to for fashion advice. ;-)

sassysews2 11-16-2015 07:55 AM

recently had an ink pen break in my car, before I knew it I had ink EVERYWHERE, door panels, seats, hands, clothes, every where I looked I had ink. Alcohol wouldn't touch it neither would vodka. lol I was miles from home. I went to NAPA, an auto parts store, and they sold me a bottle of cleaner that works on leather and fabric items. Can't remember the name but it worked like magic, cleaned the car, me, my clothes, leather coat and everything it touched. Had a slight lemony odor for a while but it worked. Try an auto parts store, they can help.


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