Well, those of you with kids can probably relate to this. I picked my 11 y/o daughter up from an after school event in my 05G35C one night and let her sit in the front seat. We had a good discussion about all the activities going on at the Center and she mentioned they got to make some cool t-shirts....

Well, when I got home I found out that the cool t-shirts included painting them....AND SHE WAS WEARING HERS!!!!

Anyway, because it was dark out...I did not get a good look at the damage til morning and it turned out to not be that bad. My question is how can I remove the light smear of white paint on my front passenger seat (black leather)? I tried leather cleaner and other "soap and water" solutions but it still there. Don't want to try any thinner cuz I am afraid it will ruin the seat. Any advice you all can give me will be GREATLY appreciated....and save my daughter from military school (just kidding).

 

did the leather cleaner help at all? If so, I would go through the grueling task of repeating the wash until it was gone. I am thinking anything else would be too strong and discolor the seat. (all of this theoretically speaking of course)

 

it might come down to thinner... obviously try it first on a spot nobody would ever see... maybe the bottom of the headrest. If you do it there, you really have nothing to lose and everything to gain if it works.

good luck.

 

Find out the type of paint it was from the school and go to an art store and ask them for cleaning products that aren't harsh...they should have something for you. Just make sure you test any cleaner on a hidden part of the leather to make sure it doesn't harm it.

 

First you will need to know the type of paint, water based or oil based. Then call a local leather shop or shoe repair shop and ask their advice. I did a quick google search on leather "paint removal" and got over 10 pages of info...

 

likely a shirt paint was plastic/rubber/poly based (I did this with my daughter many years ago)

Cleaners you might try

1) rubbing alcohol (90% vs 70% if possible)
2) acetone not as nasty as thinner, but meaner than alcohol
3) thinner

key is to have the leather treament product right there

if you use thinner or acetone to get it off,
use alcohol to clean off the thinner

Then go at it with the leather treatment

be careful you don't lift the dye out of the leather
(i.e. blot, loosen, remove.... DON"T rub it in like crazy)

 

I've heard toothpaste is worth a try. its a very mild abrasive. Use a wet fingertip, dont press hard, circular motion. I would think the baking soda type would be good, dont use the peroxiode whitening kind. Never tried it myself, but heard it works on some leather problems.

 

"goop off" wont hurt or discolor leather and will get that paint out for sure, used it to get tar off my moms leather....