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May 09, 2023 Last reply: 3 years ago 4 Replies

Some years ago an arm and back of a pale leather settee exhibited blue stains. My blue dressing gown was assumed to be the culprit by SWMBO.



Recently we had some other chairs covered in a pure white faux leather (plastic) fabric. Today, we found the same blue stains. Except they are known to have come from dark faux leather pocket patches on my wife's dress. She is recovering from surgery and has to sit for long periods.



She wants to try and remove the patches with every cleaning agent that we have.



We have tried the gentlest preparations without success. My feeling was that we should find out what we are dealing with before taking risks.



Has anyone any experience of similar problems and solved them?



TIA



Sure it's faux leather? Chrome tanned leather is actually blue until it's dyed (and some inner layers may stay blue)

I was going to say that. Its interesting because I've never seen this colour come off on anything, well up until I stopped being able to see that is. Maybe its just soft or maybe the material of the chairs has something to do with the mechanism. False leather is usually based on pvc or vinyl, and I cannot see how that could do very much. Brian

Try a decent leather cleaner - Autoglym do one for cars.

I used it on the light tan leather seat in a car where my black leather belt stained it. It took a few applications but, eventually, it was as good as new.

Thanks for that. Looks promising.

Alan

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