Scuffed/scraped leather seat repair - Grey Dakota in 2007 BMW 335i

[andrew b]

Yeah, nice catch.

I did clean them with DP interior cleaner, but didn't have a brush. In the light I had, they looked ok, then the photos showed the grime still stuck in the grain.

The areas to be treated were clean though, went over them multiple times with the DP, and then with IPA (per the instructions for the color flex).

Update - after three days, I can't even see the lines where the color flex is blended into the surrounding color. This stuff is pretty cool. And I think I've used about 4 ml...have enough left I could probably over an entire seat LOL.

So I looked at the photos again and it bugged me - surely my seats aren't *that* dirty.

Must have been the flash/light when I took the photos. In daylight the seats don't look like that at all (dirt-wise), although a couple places could use a good cleaning with a brush.

[slickooz]

You can use IPA on leather seats?

[andrew b]

You can use IPA on leather seats?

It's not really to clean, it's to remove any residue from cleaning or conditioning. Pretty much like an IPA wipedown after polishing. I don't think I'd make a practice of it, though.

The instructions tell you to clean the seats first, and then:

Preparation:
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!Open one of the alcohol pads (included with kit) and
wipe over the area that you are going to repair, just as if you were cleaning it.
If you are repairing a large area, you might need more alcohol than is supplied
with our kit. You can use common rubbing alcohol (70%Isopropyl alcohol) on
a lint free rag, a premium paper towel or blue shop towel. This
will make sure that there is no residue left from previous conditioners or cleaners.

I didn't get the full kit, which includes the alcohol wipes, so I just used my normal IPA solution (20%).

Link to full instructions.