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      09-11-2011, 09:15 AM   #1
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Bird dropping on leather seats!

I had the top down and noticed a speck of yellow-acid bird sh*t on my high shoulder panel of the driver's seat
When I noticed it (probably didn't stand on the seats too long) I luckily had a single pouch wipe of Turtle Wax Ice all interior care detailer and cleaned off the dropping. It left behind a yellowish orande dot about the size of a BB pellet.
(Pics are coming)

I scrubbed as hard as anyone could with more advanced stuff that I could quickly find. I wasn't @ my home during incident , so I just had Lexol leather cleaner to work with. It looks like the leather stained the "leather" coating of the leather.. It's appears to have stained.

I'm not even sure the Swissvax leather cleaner or even Leatherique leather cleaner will be able to remove this.

I've thought that more scrubbing can possibly wear away some microns of the leahter top coating because it looks like that (the coating ) is stained.

-- Anyone have any advice or info about something like this?
We'll see what I can do now...
I'm trying to be very optimistic about this somehow being removed completely.

I came up with Temporary solution I performed miniutes after my last efforts to clean/scrub off the dropping/stain
-- I used 2 pastel sticks: light grey and bright white as a cover up (blended-to-match my grey seats). Now it's almost not noticable.
Again, this is only temporary. The Pastel blend will come off everytime I apply any leather treatment product.
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The acid will have etched the urethane coating, use 1z Plastic Cleaner (Plastik-Reiniger) to remove the stain and then use 2000 grit finishing paper to provide a ‘key’ for Color Plus Clear-Cote
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Wow! Thanks. Any advice coming from you...I know it's the best.

Also, I've used color-plus products and own the conditioner oil. I toured their home office and met the family(husband & wife--nice people) who owns the company years ago when our BMW CCA chapter hosted a event there.

I'll be sure to get both of these products along with a professional masking tape to avoid scrubbing/rubbing wear on the seam which is adjacent to the stain.
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Is this the sand paper I should get?

http://www.langka.com/ws2000-paper-p-37.html
Sand Paper.

-Should I get this OR should I get a Meguiars 2000 grit sanding block?

-Also here's the Color+ "Clear Cote"
http://www.langka.com/ws2000-paper-p-37.html

*Photos will be coming in a few hours after I upload them...they will do the real justice as to the severity of this "etch" or "stain".

I've managed to clean/remove most of the stain with OTC interior cleaning products, but as known by most..they won't remove something like this.

Anticipation of the future outcome: I don't want to cause further damage.
After going thru with this...Then I have to worry about the "clear cote" blending into the seats finish/texture.

Oh, boy it sucks being a detailing novice.
(and I thought I wasn't!)
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I've been placing what I like to call a "glob" of leather cleaner/conditioner Gel on the affected area and then just walking away for a day or 2...and I've been noticing that the stain, aka orange speck on my grey leather seat is fading. I believe that this is due to the leather conditioner/cleaner absorbing into the leather.

Now of course I wipe and lightly buff off the product when I'm back into the car after a day or so...but it looks to be working somewhat.
I don't drive my car often, so I have been just trying this method.

I'm still on the debate to get the 2000 grit sand paper or block...but I'm confused on that and ruining my leather seat.
I know i need pictures but I haven't payed my photo hositing company to renew my yearly subscription. I can't upload photos untill the day I decide to renew, so I'll probably do it soon. Untill then I'll follow up weekly with this leather gel absorb method.
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