Remove Body Oils from Leather 

The Ford King Ranch is a unique vehicle in that it is the only production automobile with unfinished (unprotected) leather. In this regard it is treated differently than any other vehicle as the rest of production cars and trucks have a finished (pigmented coated) leather. For normal maintenance we recommend our SG - 50 conditioner/protector. In the event it is heavily stained, faded, body oils, etc. then we recommend restoring the leather with a full finish to conceal the ugliness, rendering the leather back to like new.

A quality leather cleaner like our Advanced Leather Cleaner should do the trick for you. (www.advleather.com/product-list.html). If there is a residual stain, then the solution requires coloring over the stain with a matching color. A qualified leather repair technician can certainly do that for you, if necessary.

Did the wax penetrate or is it just sitting on the top? Please send photos of the problem to Kevin@AdvLeather.com, I'll evaluate and offer best advice.

@@KevinGillan thanks, I've sent pictures over email

+The Kings Bay --- it is a correctable condition, but it won't go away by itself. The real fear is that the contamination may actually be damaging the leather as there is usually a pH differential between the leather and the oil. The pH differential gets neutralized as the 2 pH elements come in contact. Depending on the degree of differential determines the degree pH damage the leather suffers. If you don't see any damage to the leather, then you'll have to live with it.

The Kings Bay I've just done this on 2 Ekornes Recliners.Quite easy and veryy effective.

+Eric Brandenburg - Oils can be extracted from leather because of their migration attribute. However, salt deposits were drawn in typically dissolved in water. When the water evaporates away, the salt and other mineral matter is left behind. These are now permanent and cannot be removed.

Thanks for your response

I'm sorry Donna, this process does not work on woven material of any type, including microfiber. Its designed for leather only.

Ok, thank you , you guys are good though!

The coloring agent of ink is a dye. The concentration of dye in the ink is an important variable. For example, a permanent marker has far higher concentration of dye than a cheap ball point pen. Assuming the worst --- to resolve you leach the ink out with a solvent like denatured alcohol. This will also pull the leather color causing a bleaching effect. Then, match the leather color and with an air brush, apply the matching color over the offended area. Follow up with a top coat that matches the existing sheen.

If you spray the color, then you have to be aware of overspray considerations so you would protect the surrounding area. We also provide color that you can apply with a wipe-on strategy. This eliminates and overspray issues.

Thank you very much for the reply

What you are dealing with are oils from the chocolate that have migrated into the leather. The solution is to pull the oils out first and then see that's left to correct via color restoration. Our oil extractor will pull the oils out. I do expect a residual stain that can be colored over once the oils from the chocolate are removed. www.advleather.com/professional-products.html#oilextractor

Acetone is an aqueous (water friendly) ketone solvent. It is the wrong chemistry. It will simply drive the oils deeper into the leather (oil and water don't mix). If you can't get Naphtha, use Odorless Mineral Spirits. It will be effective, its just slower than Naphtha.

It is our own creation. We manufacture it in our factory in California. You can order it on-line here: www.advleather.com/professional-products.html#oilextractor

Awesome thanks. Would it be effective on other types of oils (spillages etc), and do you ship to New Zealand?

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You couldn't be more WRONG on multiple levels. 1. Our oil extractor IS available on our web-site found here: www.advleather.com/professional-products.html#oilextractor 2. We create systems that are wipe-on based. They do NOT require an airbrush. Look in the DIY section of our web-site here: www.advleather.com/diy-home.html 3. When coloring leather you can use a dye or a pigment based coloring system. In the world of leather repair and restortation, pigment based systems are almost always used for their covering power, not DYES. To learn more, read our blog entry on the subject of dyes vs. pigments found here: advleather.blogspot.com/search?q=dye+vs+pigment If you want to learn more about the world of leather repair, read my book: The Comprehensive Guide to Leather Repair and Restortion. With a PayPal account you can downolad it from here: payhip.com/b/gFqd . Or pay by credit card from our website here: www.advleather.com/professional-products.html#fieldguide After you've read the book, if you still have questions, you can contact me directly at... Kevin@ADVLeather.com

Our Oil Extractor will draw oil from any porous material. Leather soles are porous so yes it will. One client was delighted that it pulled the oil stains from his concrete garage floor as concrete is also porous.

Our oil extractor is available directly from Advanced Leather Solutions web-site. Here's the link: www.advleather.com/professional-products.html#oilextractor

I recommend to my clients a very simple strategy. Put a drape, towel, throw blanket, anything, any kind of barrier, behind your head for prolonged sitting. Remove it when company arrives. You'll never have the problem again.

+ray1love1 We do not recommend this procedure on anything other than furniture or automotive grade leather.

+Kevin Gillan hey thanks

It is rendered smooth by gentle sanding and application of our primer coat that ties down and residual fibers that create that gritty or rough feeling. Then apply a color coat to conceal any residual stain.

In automobile?

Depends on paint type. Water based, - use a light amount of Oderless Mineral Spirits on a Q-tip or like type device. ALWAYS TEST FIRST IN A NON OBVIOUS AREA!!

Kevin Gillan What if it is acrylic, oil or silycone base? It is a construction pickup, but I want to remove it

Your original question was how to "safely" remove paint... Acrylics are generally water based, so I would suspect it would respond well to Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS) which is not an aggressive solvent, so therefore is safe if you use it carefully. Oil or Slilcone based paints require a more aggressive solvent like Naphtha or Toulene. However, these are aggressive stripping agents and will no doubt effect the color coat on the leather. So then the solution is to strip, and then re-apply the correct, color matched leather coloring agent. ADV Leather, Inc is a great source for leather colors that can be used to re-apply the correct color after any paint stain is stripped from the leather. They are expert at color matching leather colors. You supply the color sample, they match it.

Thanks for the information, Do you recommend using an air brush to paint leather? How can I know the color of my leather?

Advanced Leather Solutions stil manufacturers and sells oil extractor/degreaser. Here's the link: www.advleather.com/professional-products.html#oilextractor

@@KevinGillan thanks I think the link in the description is broken as it took me to a blank page

the oil extractor we manufacture will draw oils from any porous material. We engineered it for leather but it will work on other porous surfaces as will like concrete. In any event, it may also pull the color so when we use it we are prepared to apply the missing color to cover over any residual stain or color loss as a result of the oil extraction procedure.

Cost depends on the full scope of the project and whether we do it for you or provide you with the products and know-how and you take it on as a DIY solution.