GRRR: I spilled some bbq sauce on my leather seats, how to clean?

[CoolTech]

I have leather seats and I spilled bbq sauce on them, I wiped all of the sauce from the surface and in the middle of the seats, but my seats have those tiny pourous holes in them, so you can see some sauce when you look at the seats from an angle. Is it possible to steam clean them or can I take the seats out and get to the sauce from the bottom? ideas?

 

[feralkid]

Brand?

 

[MichaelD]

Damn, that's a good question. I dunno. Sucks though!

Bump for you. Good luck.

 

[compnovice]

Change your angle of view....

 

[nakedfrog]

Undiluted bleach? Brake fluid? Lighter fluid and a lighter?

 

[Ika]

did you try leaving some damp paper towels on the spot? it might absorb the bbq sauce, especially if it's good paper towels.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Put a hot pan of cheese on the stain.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Put a hot pan of cheese on the stain.

Yeh, that's supposed to lift out the BBQ sauce, right?

 

[CoolTech]

Originally posted by: feralkid
Brand?

subaru legacy 2005

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Put a hot pan of cheese on the stain.

Yeh, that's supposed to lift out the BBQ sauce, right?

No, but I like hot cheese.

 

[CoolTech]

no real answers for getting the gunk out of my leather perforations?

 

[kirkaptain]

Originally posted by: CoolTech
no real answers for getting the gunk out of my leather perforations?

Nope.

 

[oogabooga]

the damp paper towel is probally the best one posted.

if you're really anal you can try getting a thin object the size of the pores and try to scoop each pore clean. But i'd go with the paper towel absorbing thing.

 

[Nebor]

Jesus christ, what kind of fat ass eats BBQ in their car?

 

[Baked]

Your leather seats have holes? LMAO. Steam vacuum ftw.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Jesus christ, what kind of fat ass eats BBQ in their car?

Say that in Texas.

 

[spaceghost21]

Irony FTW.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Put a hot pan of cheese on the stain.

Yeh, that's supposed to lift out the BBQ sauce, right?

No, but I like hot cheese.

So then you're saying just mask the problem with the delight of hot cheese?
What happens when all the hot cheese is gone? Did you ever think of that?
Then he'll just have to eat another pan, and another pan, and before you know it he's too fat to leave the bed under his own power!


I guess that would solve the problem.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Baked
Your leather seats have holes? LMAO. Steam vacuum ftw.

Yeah, my Acura has the same type of "perforated leather." It's just something they do to cheap crappy leather to dress it up.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: Nebor
Jesus christ, what kind of fat ass eats BBQ in their car?

Say that in Texas.

I live in Texas!

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: Nebor
Jesus christ, what kind of fat ass eats BBQ in their car?

Say that in Texas.

I live in Texas!

Must be new?

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Undiluted bleach? Brake fluid? Lighter fluid and a lighter?

bleaching leather is like bleaching cotton and will often lighten the dye

dont do it

steam cleaning is a good thought, but the high temperature can ruin some leather, particularly if it was stretched alot

id get it moist for a bit to loosen it up and then try a wetvac on it. dont move it around, just set it over a spot and let it run a bit.

be gentle with the leather, car leather isnt quite like the stuff i usually clean at work (jackets mostly) but i still wouldnt get too rough with it.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: Nebor
Jesus christ, what kind of fat ass eats BBQ in their car?

Say that in Texas.

I live in Texas!

Must be new?

Nah I'm a lifer.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Don't eat in your car FTW!

Seriously though, you might try a vacuum. Get to it ASAP though before the sauce hardens in there. A warm damp cloth might help loosen it up.

Good luck.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: Nebor
Jesus christ, what kind of fat ass eats BBQ in their car?

Say that in Texas.

I live in Texas!

Must be new?

Nah I'm a lifer.

That explains it. Too much time spent inside. I got my lifer status in MA, so I'm actually better off for it.