What was the leather cleaner David? If it contains any alcohol then that is quite aggressive for a cleaner. If it was a standard leather cleaner then it was the pure action of rubbing that would have removed that colour because of it being unstable. In any case its good to remove any failing colour - you don't have to go mad but removing loose colour actually makes it more stable for when you re-colour. So don't panic! You can use fine sandpaper to gently remove that excess too.
This is why there is lacquer on these to help prevent wear and issues relating to cleaning. But once that lacquer starts to wear away then the only thing usually holding the surface structure is grease and grime that gets buffed to a false shine. On our leather in the 75's the finish is a mat.
So in your case David:
1). Clean it again then wait for it to dry out.
2). Then sand gently to get a smooth finish.
3). Then use some alcohol (isopropyl) to wipe over it all.
4). Apply lacquer sealer to the worn areas
5). Recolour as advised earlier and use hair dryer.
6). Apply 2 coats of lacquer and use a hair dryer.
Enjoy your new looking long lasting repair 
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Done:
New leather & walnut steering wheel, headlight restore, new badges to rear & engine, walnut facia trims, full size spare wheel, timing belts, Plenum spy hole, DD head unit.
• This vehicle was the 67,855th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381
• This vehicle was the 2,457th 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,671
Last edited by KevF6; 24th January 2017 at 20:46..
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