Caulk on leather seats. Help

What might get a small spot of caulk off my leather seat? Black leather, white caulk. I know laquor thinner will get it off but, will discolor the leather. Any ideas? Thanks

 

U got a pic?

 

Warm water, a fraction of Dawn and a washcloth. Do not use goof-off of thinner on stained(colored) leather.

 

A wet rag should work

 

I'll have to get one in the morning. It's a small spot that got smeared into the leather

 

The wet rag trick didn't do much

 

Leave it there until it becomes so dry and brittle that you can crack/rub it off

 

pretty small spot

 

3M makes a caulk remover that is safe on most surfaces but should probably be tried in an inconspicuous spot. You can get it Home Depot, Menards, Lowe's and many hardware stores. Northwoods Trapper should take it off too and it's all natural but again, try it in an inconspicuous spot first. Trapper is great stuff.

 

If the caulk is latex based (which it appears to be), success with a wet rag would be certain until it dries...then, you're pretty much screwed. You can add Dawn to the mix, but I doubt that will be completely successful either now that it's dry. It will rub off a hard surface, but yours in down in the leather grain.

You may have to start with hydrocarbon solvents, mildest first...lacquer thinner should absolutely be the last resort. Alcohol, paint thinner (mineral spirits), lacquer thinner...maybe even WD40 after the alcohol. Wet a cloth (just damp) on the tip of a finger, and stroke the caulk stain LIGHTLY until you determine if it's doing any good. If it does't seem to be removing the stain, or appears to be affecting your leather for the worse, stop stroking! Move to the next stronger solvent if no harm seems to be done. Try all solvents before using in a less visible location first.

Silicone, you can just start getting used to it's ugly face...unless you can rub it off.

 

Thanks for all the input fellas. I had to ask because, this is probably not going to be the last time this happens. I have a crew of guy's and working on windows and doors all day it's inevitable. I have seat covers in the back but was wanting to keep the front uncovered.

 

I would use mineral spirits

 

Good looking out....I had an old man tell me to freeze the area with an ice cube then try rubbing it off with just my dry finger. I am not going to have time to address the problem till next weekend but, will report back with the outcome. Thanks again my fellow Tundra peeps

 

OK....so...warm damp rags with soap does nothing. Alcohol did not do much. What worked for me was Lexol leather cleaner first. This got most of it. I then dabbed a small amount of mineral spirits just on the caulk that was left followed by more Lexol cleaner. Not to shabby