| castor |
Has anyone noticed that your Taupe seats have some blue color from your jeans?
Does leather cleaner remove this?
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| cougarcruiser |
Try the Mr. Clean magic eraser.
No joke, not only has it cleaned up a pen mark and blue streaks on our Lexus' cashmere leather (light) - it also works wonders around the house... and it's cheap.
Just get it a bit moist... erase the blue marks... and use some leather conditioner afterwards. |
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| Fabvsix |
| Lexol products are good once you have the marks removed to maintain your leather.... |
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| JPSilver |
Wear jeans every day.
Use the Zaino leather cleaner and conditioner on driver seat once a month or if I notice a little discoloration.
Seems to be working well after 5 months. |
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| castor |
| Thanks, everyone. I'll try the leather cleaner we have at home first. If that doesn't work, I'll try the Mr. Clean. |
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| ncelk |
I have tried Magic Eraser. It works great around the house and on hard plastic trim. Did not do squat for me with some stubborn stains on leather.
I did not want to use it too aggressively and risk damaging the leather, so I hope you have better luck. |
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| kingmdx |
| I paid the extra $300 bucks for a polyshield thing that came with the vehicle for interior and exterior....why ..because the acura dealer will remove all stains if you get them both on the interior and exterior and they will even paint the vehicle if they can't get out the road chips. Plus they will repair rips in the leather up to 1" etc. This is for 6 years for the $300. Well worth it since I know the price just to paint over a bumper is about the same. Check your dealer and see if they offer it.. then when you go for an oil change etc. you can just let them go through and remove any stains free :) ....did i mention free :p ...heh :) |
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| Needsdecaf |
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Originally posted by kingmdx
I Check your dealer and see if they offer it.. then when you go for an oil change etc. you can just let them go through and remove any stains free :) ....did i mention free :p ...heh :)
Not free, it cost you $300.
FWIW, I would not use magic eraser on the leather. Try Lexol cleaner. If that fails, use Leatherique leather cleaner.
Woolite and water also works. Seriously. Just make sure you put protectant on it RIGHT AWAY. |
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| STALKER |
I had this issue on my M3. The car had grey leather and the seats would look blue if I wore dark jeans.
I would stick to Lexol, Zaino, JW, or Mothers cleaners. Also, after using a cleaner, use a moisturising product too, because you can dry out the leather, then it will crack quickly. |
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| kingmdx |
quote:
Originally posted by Needsdecaf
Not free, it cost you $300.
True ...but you have to admit that 300 for anything from a paint chip to a rip in leather covered for 6 years is pretty decent IMO. :p |
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| Heat00 |
this has been discussed in another thread.
I cannot get the black marks off my seat from my belt. it has already permanetly stained my driver seat ( I can't get it out with anything yet).
anyways, they are re-leathering my seat on Monday and then I'm having seat covers made for the front seats.
It is the only solution that I can find to now. It was a big mistake getting the parchment color leather. It looked great the day I bought it and been downhill ever since.
My X is only 2 months old and I have these stains... can you imagine in 12 months what it would look like.
I also have a rip in the back seat about 1" long. what happened here Acura with the leather??
both of these items are being replaced and they are classifying it under warranty for me... told me not to worry, if the problem continues they will keep replacing the leather for me. |
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| castor |
Sorry to hear that. I hope it works out for you.
I finished using some leather cleaner/conditioner and it has removed all the blue jean stains from the front seats. |
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| vduc |
castor, what cleaner did you use? I tried Lexol cleaner with no luck.
Thanks,
Vito |
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| Fabvsix |
| Lexol cleaner or conditioner? two different products. You may need something more abbrasive almost like using bleach on clothes etc.....out of my league...... |
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| vduc |
| Cleaner. I use the cleaner followed by conditioner and it normally works well on dirt. I should have pushed the wife to get the ebony interior... :( |
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| Fabvsix |
| Bingo regarding Ebony! |
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| craniotes |
My past experience with light colored interiors (light gray in my father's Cadillacs and Mercedes, tan in my wife's Accord, and taupe in my brother-in-law's Taurus has pretty much made me a believer in going basic black for all my cars. Each one of the aforementioned cars looked like a$$ in no time at all -- replete with stains that simply wouldn't come out.
The same applies for the myriad of cars I've found over the years blocking my car in the garage where I park. Since I'm on good terms with the attendants and they're usually quite busy, I tend to move the offending autos myself. In this capacity I've driven pretty much every car you can imagine from Porsches and Bentleys (okay, only one Bentley, but man...), to beater Hyundais, and pretty much every light colored interior I've seen manifested visible wear and discoloration to some degree. Whether or not these stains were permanent, I couldn't tell you, but still... As such, I can't help but wonder if these issues with the leather in the MDX are exceptions to the rule or par for the course. Also, is there a Scotchguard-like product for leather that one can use to treat light colored leather to prevent staining in the first place?
Anyway, I think it's great that Acura is replacing the leather for customers without undue hassle. I wonder if other manufacturers would be quite so gracious in addressing an issue that could reasonably be chalked up to normal wear and tear?
Regards,
Adam |
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| castor |
quote:
Originally posted by vduc
castor, what cleaner did you use? I tried Lexol cleaner with no luck.
Thanks,
Vito
I used some cleaner/conditioner my wife had for the couch. I just tried it and it cleaned all the blue stains off both sides of the front seats. I used a terry cloth as the applicator. |
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| Needsdecaf |
quote:
Originally posted by craniotes
My past experience with light colored interiors (light gray in my father's Cadillacs and Mercedes, tan in my wife's Accord, and taupe in my brother-in-law's Taurus has pretty much made me a believer in going basic black for all my cars. Each one of the aforementioned cars looked like a$$ in no time at all -- replete with stains that simply wouldn't come out.
The same applies for the myriad of cars I've found over the years blocking my car in the garage where I park. Since I'm on good terms with the attendants and they're usually quite busy, I tend to move the offending autos myself. In this capacity I've driven pretty much every car you can imagine from Porsches and Bentleys (okay, only one Bentley, but man...), to beater Hyundais, and pretty much every light colored interior I've seen manifested visible wear and discoloration to some degree. Whether or not these stains were permanent, I couldn't tell you, but still... As such, I can't help but wonder if these issues with the leather in the MDX are exceptions to the rule or par for the course. Also, is there a Scotchguard-like product for leather that one can use to treat light colored leather to prevent staining in the first place?
Anyway, I think it's great that Acura is replacing the leather for customers without undue hassle. I wonder if other manufacturers would be quite so gracious in addressing an issue that could reasonably be chalked up to normal wear and tear?
Regards,
Adam
My Volvo R has "Gobi" leather, which is a fairly light tan. It does tend to pick up stains, but in general cleans well for as soft as it is (far softer than the X's leather). My biggest problem isn't jeans, it's actually my brown leather belt that makes the biggest mark. But overall it resists dirt pretty well. I do use lexol on it on a VERY regular basis, and I'm sure that the protectant also protects the leather from getting dirty, as I've seen Gobi interiors in other cars in far worse shape with less mileage.
Also, as I said above, use woolite and water. Works well. |
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| Heat00 |
| me too. got Acura to re-leather my front seat under warranty and have seat covers on the way. |
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| craniotes |
quote:
Originally posted by Heat00
me too. got Acura to re-leather my front seat under warranty and have seat covers on the way.
Let us know when the covers come in, and be sure to take some shots and post them. Even though I've got an Ebony interior, I'm gonna be flogging this beast for another 10 years, so every little piece of protection helps.
Regards,
Adam |
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| Heat00 |
but of course.. should be ready by monday and they will have the pattern/template done so they can probably reproduce and send them to you.
actually, they just called me now and they're done, on my way now to pick them up. only took 2 days, sweet.
If they come out good, I'm going to have the back seats done too.
like you said, especially with this dam parchment color, any extra protection doesn't hurt. |
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| Heat00 |
Well, they did for me but I think it depends a little on the dealer too but I can't see how they would refuse to help. Mine was only 3 months old and the "belt" stain, would not come off, not with normal cleaning methods and I wasn't going to try and ridiculous chemicals because then maybe the seat gets ruined and Acura doesn't replace, who knows.
I also had a 1.5"-2" tear in the rear seat, where my 4 yr old does NOT sit, in fact no one sits there. They re-leathered that one too, at least the face, the part facing up where your but goes lol.
that is why I'm considering covers for the rear as well. the X leather, at least in parchment, does not seem very durable/strong etc. In the loaner I had which had black int, aside from not showing the stains because of being black, also seems to me at least to be a different kind of material. Maybe I'm crazy but the actual leather seems thicker/stronger/more durable if that makes any sense. the parchment, maybe because of the dies or something, seems a lot more flimsy. you all with parchment know what I mean.
this is the first and last time I take advise from the wife regarding anything to do with a car purchase lol. she fell in love with the black ext and parchment int and somehow convinced me to get these colors and it has been a disaster.
black outside is the pitts, spider web scratches everywhere and all the problems in the int color!!
I wanted the reverse, white outside and black int LMAO
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Originally posted by craniotes
Anyway, I think it's great that Acura is replacing the leather for customers without undue hassle. I wonder if other manufacturers would be quite so gracious in addressing an issue that could reasonably be chalked up to normal wear and tear?
Regards,
Adam [/B]
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| SandyD |
I've had my 2008 MDX less than two weeks and I have the leather seat discoloration problem..........My MDX interior is Parchment.
I've not had this problem with any of the Acura's that I've owned, and that's been since 1986!!
Has anyone called Acura Customer Service? If so, I would be interested in their comments.
Acura of Memphis dealership told me their Acura rep will be in town next week and they will get his input with this problem.
Are any of the other Acura's having this problem or is it only on the MDX? |
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| Heat00 |
well.. go to the dealer, mine replaced 2 seats, re-leathered.
it should and was in my case, covered by warranty.
remember, dealer likes doing warranty work becuase they charge Acura $$$$$. |
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| ductman |
My main reason in having an ebony interior was not the seat issue
but why would Acura have only a black steering wheel in only the
ebony interiors, I knew that any other color wheel would end up
with black marks and various other stains, anybody with either
parchment or taupe have a discolored steering wheel, I had an
X5 with a tan interior, same problem with seat discloration, but black
steering wheel. |
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| LionSpeed |
| Ebony interior rules. :7: |
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| SandyD |
| How has the leather held up on the seats that were replaced? |
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