MB tex - Dye transfer
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MB tex - Dye transfer
Macchiato beige MB tex seats - noticed some dye transfer apparently from a pair of jeans. Any clue how to remove? I've heard that that MB tex is supposedly the easiest to clean; only had the car for 6 weeks now. Thanks in advance for any help.
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I read on another forum years ago that a mixture of Woolite and water does an excellent job of removing jeans dye from leather. Unfortunately, I do not remember the proportions, although I am not sure that would be very critical.
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I bought my first MBtex car in 2016.
Within the first couple of weeks I noticed this issue with the dye. I thought how the hell am I going to deal with this when it's so bad after a couple of weeks.
Had that car for 4 years and cleaned seats a couple of times with ordinary kitchen cleaner and came up really clean.
Bought my current car this year with the same seats and again noticed the dye issue after a couple of weeks.
It seems to me that the new seats suffer from the issue but they then seem to get to a point and not get worse!!
Within the first couple of weeks I noticed this issue with the dye. I thought how the hell am I going to deal with this when it's so bad after a couple of weeks.
Had that car for 4 years and cleaned seats a couple of times with ordinary kitchen cleaner and came up really clean.
Bought my current car this year with the same seats and again noticed the dye issue after a couple of weeks.
It seems to me that the new seats suffer from the issue but they then seem to get to a point and not get worse!!
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Best For Jean Transfer So Far - Lexol Vinylex Protectant E301126000 which is a Cleaner and Protectant - do NOT use microfiber cloth or nylon pads, use a COTTON cloth only. Microfiber and nylon are harder than MBTex and over time you will get rub/abrasion damage - Cotton is softer than MBTex and non-abrasive and use cotton to work the product into MBTex and take the stain away
You can find it about everywhere since Energizer bought Lexol - 1215 was the "old" # - this is the best sh*t for what you need.
After cleaning - and before the next Jean Attack - do a 2nd application to help "protect" against deep staining.
You can find it about everywhere since Energizer bought Lexol - 1215 was the "old" # - this is the best sh*t for what you need.
After cleaning - and before the next Jean Attack - do a 2nd application to help "protect" against deep staining.
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Weird thing is that after looking closely, I think the side thigh bolsters are simply a different dye lot and the material also is a different texture which may give off the bluish looking tint. The actual seat itself doesn't have any evidence of dye transfer so I'm thinking there may not actually be an issue. I think dye transfer wouldn't be a consistent through that particular panel of the seat. Any thoughts on this?
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Weird thing is that after looking closely, I think the side thigh bolsters are simply a different dye lot and the material also is a different texture which may give off the bluish looking tint. The actual seat itself doesn't have any evidence of dye transfer so I'm thinking there may not actually be an issue. I think dye transfer wouldn't be a consistent through that particular panel of the seat. Any thoughts on this?
It is on these side panels that I see the discoloration in my car.
If I can find the thread I will post a link.
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Weird thing is that after looking closely, I think the side thigh bolsters are simply a different dye lot and the material also is a different texture which may give off the bluish looking tint. The actual seat itself doesn't have any evidence of dye transfer so I'm thinking there may not actually be an issue. I think dye transfer wouldn't be a consistent through that particular panel of the seat. Any thoughts on this?
