Dye transfer on white leather-ette material?

13 years ago

At our Thanksgiving celebration yesterday, my sister sat on our white pleather/leather-ette banquette with brand new brown leather pants. Unfortunately, the dye in her leather pants rubbed off and stained the banquette cushion. I didn't notice the stain until this morning, and I've tried everything on it...Magic Eraser, OxyClean, Windex, etc. and the stain is not budging. The stain is about the size of a small pillow. Does anyone have any tips on dye transfer on leather-ish material? Thanks!

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stacieann63
13 years ago
Hi, I hope by now you were able to remove the dye. If not, have you tried rubbing alcohol?
brickeyee
13 years ago
Excess plasticizer meets poorly fixed dye.

Soap and water, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol (isopropyl), denatured alcohol, paint thinner, naphtha.

Test in a hidden spot since some of the petroleum solvents can damage "pleather/leather-ette" depending on what it is made from (typically plastic).

This post was edited by brickeyee on Fri, Dec 14, 12 at 13:44
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andrelaplume2
13 years ago
old post but recently I found something that I was amazed took spots out...got it at the craft store...little bottle near check out with an old lady's face on it...works about 80% of the time...even on old stains. Called Grandma's something or the other as I recall..
duvetcover
13 years ago
It is called Grandma's Stain Remover- you can find it
on amazon.com