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My 09 Eos was delivered with the above colour interior. I have always tried to wear lighter colour trousers or very faded jeans when driving. It is now 10 weeks old & I noticed that the seats were becoming quite dirty & discoloured, despite me avoiding wearing new jeans when driving. I think StephB had a similar problem.
I was wondering what to clean the seats with when my wife suggested that I try a leather cleaner from Betterware that she had just bought. I set about the cleaning today & I must say that the Betterware cleaner seems to have removed vitually all traces of any dye transferral from trousers to seats. I have attached a (not very good) photo of before & after treatment. The 2 panels on the right have been cleaned as has the side support at the bottom of the photo. The panel on the left & the side support at the top of the photo have not been treated.
I used a clean white lint free cloth (an old pillowcase) & it was amazing how much dirt came off. After cleaning, I sprayed the seats with Dasco leather protector which claims to prevent leather staining - we'll see. The photo does not really do justice to the improvement.
The PVC coated footwells, which were pretty mucky after all the weather we have been having, I scrubbed with soap & water & these now look as good as new.
It looks as though this will have to be a regular grooming exercise to keep the Eos looking good. The outside of the Eos, Reflex Silver, is currently covered in a fine coating of red Devon mud which will have to be removed this weekend but that should not be a problem for a bucket or two of soapy water & a hosepipe.
Hope the above may help any other cornsilk nappa leather owners.
I have absolutely no connection with Betterware or Dasco.
I was wondering what to clean the seats with when my wife suggested that I try a leather cleaner from Betterware that she had just bought. I set about the cleaning today & I must say that the Betterware cleaner seems to have removed vitually all traces of any dye transferral from trousers to seats. I have attached a (not very good) photo of before & after treatment. The 2 panels on the right have been cleaned as has the side support at the bottom of the photo. The panel on the left & the side support at the top of the photo have not been treated.
I used a clean white lint free cloth (an old pillowcase) & it was amazing how much dirt came off. After cleaning, I sprayed the seats with Dasco leather protector which claims to prevent leather staining - we'll see. The photo does not really do justice to the improvement.
The PVC coated footwells, which were pretty mucky after all the weather we have been having, I scrubbed with soap & water & these now look as good as new.
It looks as though this will have to be a regular grooming exercise to keep the Eos looking good. The outside of the Eos, Reflex Silver, is currently covered in a fine coating of red Devon mud which will have to be removed this weekend but that should not be a problem for a bucket or two of soapy water & a hosepipe.
Hope the above may help any other cornsilk nappa leather owners.
I have absolutely no connection with Betterware or Dasco.
