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Weird tip of the day for the white nappa owners among us...

It has to be seating position, is the seat too high? The belt does not touch the top of the seat when in use or stowed.

Here's mine.. I've never cleaned the alcantara.

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Just drove the car earlier and noticed the wife has the seat up very high tilted almost forward and belt rubs on seat in this position. She drives it daily to work (30mile total journey). Shouldn't really happen no matter the position of seat.
Pain in the erse to clean!!!!
 
Hi shambolic,

I have the same problem with the seat belt rubbing against the alcantara. How are you cleaning it?

Does anyone know if the JML magic eraser will work on the alcantara too?

Thanks in advance

robbee
 
great tip will certainly give it a try my dream red seats are really dirty and never found anything to clean them. Was reading all about the magic sponge... interesting http://home.howstuffworks.com/magic-eraser.htm they reckon though it contains toxic properties reading the comments below so perhaps be careful then again we seem to live in a health and safety world at present... theres prob sod all wrong with it... this guy has it right
 
yeah just read on another forum on it with regards to using it on leather apparently it will take a tiny layer of clear coat of the top of the leather with gentle use ... i guess trying it on red leather in an area not seen you will immediately see red on the sponge if it goes past the clear coat.

Perhaps do this only once then keep the leather clean after with regular weekly auto glym leather products etc
 
any further experiences with this?

my nappa is a little dull, really looking to go to town but worried about damaging the leather
 
Hmm, I've been trying to find something to sort my Champagne nappa, nothing major (probably just my OCD lol) but a few areas that I think could be better.

Maniac said:
This you mean?

Can't see mention of leather, but yes someone mentioned abrasiveness. All I can say is that they work for me, they've removed a huge amount of dirt, and the leather seems just the same... just cleaner! I'll likely use it once a year as it takes that long to dirty the seats, so I'm not too concerned. GIven I've found nothing else that works, I've little option.

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Someone mentions on that link about it stripping the colour from the hide of the leather... not sure, but I'm tempted to try it
 
Its not removed the colour or protection from mine. I had some bolster wear recently and I patched that up with liquid leather anyhow. Over time they get dirtier and no amount of cleaning gets it all out. Plus the grime wears off the coating and colour anyhow over time, so liquid leather is inevitable. My car is nearly 4 years old now and the leather still looks really good, because I've cleaned it monthly and re coloured any areas of wear.
 
If you're asking me...
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Its crap.
 
Oh - I thought you were singing its praises, used with the magic sponge. Must have misunderstood.
 
Been using JML Magic for abit now in the house but never thought of using it on leather. I use an old dovet cover on drivers seat when going to and from work. Last thing I want on the seats is dirty grease and crap.
 
I have now tried this on my red leather. It certainly cleans effectively but definitely takes a small amount of the surface off as the sponge turns slightly red. This results in darker colours appearing to reduce in colour depth. It looks kind of faded if that makes sense? Undeterred, I then applied a helping of AG Leather Balm which resolved the faded effect but makes the leather look a bit shiny.
 
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