Thread: removing overspray from leather

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What can I use to safely remove overspray from the leather seats? Apparently the guy whom painted this thing prior to me buying it didn't do a very good job of covering the seats It's an acrylic based paint.

Ouch. Is it true leather, or vinyl? How much overspray is on it? If the upholstery is in good condition, I would take it to a pro who works with the stuff and pay to have it done right. I have heard something about leather having the ability to be lightly sanded, but that is something I have never seen done or confirmed.

Good luck.

Don

Ya ain't gonna believe this, but I bought a used 91 eldo with white leather seats. Well, the yahoo had painted thefront seats white( they were already white) with krylon apparently to cover some staining rather than cleaning them. The pros said " get that outta my shop" Well, I took to them with saddle soap and a brillo pad an It came off with a lot of elbow gease an careful scrubbin. I was constantly checking to make sure I wasn;t scrubbing off the original dye. Looked good when finished, A year later, the leather disintegrated an 1500$ later I had new white leather seat covers. Live an learn.

yep, true leather All the chrome pieces have the overspray on it as well, so had to polish every piece of that as well Oh well, I'll keep looking...the overspay is real light, if it wasn't for one spot where it is obvious something was sitting on it, you would hardly notice it.

well, you might try 3-m adhesive cleaner in a small area. moisen the rag and let it set a few seconds before you swipe it. if that works( in a less conspicus place of course) then use Zymol leather conditioner on it. Good luck that is a tough one for sure. on;y one I've seen worse is good old felt markers >>> argg

Try goop or one of the hand cleaner(Non abrasive) they usually lanolin in them so they should not hurt leather. Other choice would be Mink oil, can get @ most saddle/leather shops. I have used for many things, (secret out) on fading pastic door panels , let sit 2-3 days , wipe off. You will not belive the differance. Tried as last resort on 85 Chevy truck with out of production blue panels -just re-apply every 4-6 months still look great.

There's a product available at most paint and hardware stores called "Goof-Off". I have absolutely no idea how well it would work on old paint that has cured, especially on leather, but it may be worth a shot. Same caveat as everyone else's suggestions... try it out in an inconspicuous location on the leather first as a test to make sure it doesn't damage the original dye.

Thanks for the suggestions guys...I'll give one of them a shot