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#118 of 122 Re: jjd345 [jjd345] by bolivar Apr 08, 2009 (12:25 am)
Replying to: jjd345 (Apr 07, 2009 7:15 am) Ace Hardware online.   Google is your friend.
#119 of 122 Leather Seats & Windex by bigdan1 May 25, 2009 (2:56 pm)
My car has leather seats. Today, I drove about 4 miles with a container of Windex on front seat. I had planned to clean windows of car. Windex tipped over and unscrewed and about 1/2 cup of windex was on front passenger seat. I immediately wiped up with paper towels. As I wiped up gently, I noticed that leather appears to be peeling off, in much the same way a snake looses its skin, or a person's skin peels off after a sunburn. I stopped wiping immediately, and just dabbed up all Windex. I have car windows open to help dry. Car is not in sunlight. Any idea what happened or what I can do to fix front seat? Not sure if this matters, but car is a 2006 Ford 500. Thanks. Replies to this message: kiawah (May 25, 2009 4:22 pm) tallman1 (May 25, 2009 6:16 pm) obyone (May 26, 2009 12:22 pm)
#120 of 122 Re: Leather Seats & Windex [bigdan1] by kiawah May 25, 2009 (4:22 pm)
Replying to: bigdan1 (May 25, 2009 2:56 pm) Buy replacement leather covers, do internet search and find companies who sell replacements.
#121 of 122 Re: Leather Seats & Windex [bigdan1] by tallman1 May 25, 2009 (6:16 pm)
Replying to: bigdan1 (May 25, 2009 2:56 pm) You may want to check with a detail shop to see if there is anything you can do. Is it still peeling? If you have any leather treatment products, you might try using that right away. I'm guessing that whatever is in the Windex (alcohol or ammonia) really dried up the leather and you would need to replenish it ASAP.   Not that it has anything to do with your current situation but you may want to switch to a different glass cleaner in the future... something that is a bit gentler and without ammonia.   Good luck!
#122 of 122 Re: Leather Seats & Windex [bigdan1] by obyone May 26, 2009 (12:22 pm)
Replying to: bigdan1 (May 25, 2009 2:56 pm) Ammonia is used to remove window tint. With that in mind it sounds like you've removed some type of protectant installed either by the dealer or manufacturer. Does that area seem to absorb moisture easier than the surrounding area? If so, that's what probably happened.

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