1985 745i leather seats staining

hi I am looking for a way to clean and restore the leather seats in my 745i
they are tan and in excellent condition (no rips or wrinkles) car only has 87k
miles .however they are badly stained from what I do not know any suggestions?

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"pistol" > wrote in
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> hi I am looking for a way to clean and restore the leather seats in my
> 745i
> they are tan and in excellent condition (no rips or wrinkles) car only has
> 87k
> miles .however they are badly stained from what I do not know any
> suggestions?
>
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>
>

Try Saddle Soap as the first option. Anything more aggressive will tend to
damage the leather.

If this does not work then you could try coloured [shoe] polish, which will
effectively re-dye the leather, choosing a shade darker. You will need to
polish this well, otherwise you will stain your clothes when you sit in it.

If you can work out what the stain is you might be able to try some of the
milder removal agents (e.g. white wine to remove red wine stains).

R. Mark Clayton > wrote:
>"pistol" > wrote in
>message roups.com...
>> hi I am looking for a way to clean and restore the leather seats in my
>> 745i
>> they are tan and in excellent condition (no rips or wrinkles) car only has
>> 87k
>> miles .however they are badly stained from what I do not know any
>> suggestions?
>
>Try Saddle Soap as the first option. Anything more aggressive will tend to
>damage the leather.
>
>If this does not work then you could try coloured [shoe] polish, which will
>effectively re-dye the leather, choosing a shade darker. You will need to
>polish this well, otherwise you will stain your clothes when you sit in it.
>
>If you can work out what the stain is you might be able to try some of the
>milder removal agents (e.g. white wine to remove red wine stains).

Where is it staining? Are you sure it's not light damage? Is it stained
and rubbed down in the area where the driver is sitting or is it uniform
or splotchy or just at the seams?

The good news is that this is real leather, so you can have an upholstery
place re-dye it.

What have you been using on it over the years? Lexol? Neatsfoot? Something
else?
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"pistol" > wrote in
message roups.com...
> hi I am looking for a way to clean and restore the leather seats in my
> 745i
> they are tan and in excellent condition (no rips or wrinkles) car only has
> 87k
> miles .however they are badly stained from what I do not know any
> suggestions?
>
> --
>
>

An upholstery shop, or an automotive detailer.

If you were going to clean this, you would not be here. Since you are here,
the upholstery shop or the detailer is the place to have your seats cleaned.