Ink on leather removal?

[marlie]

Anybody know how to get pen ink out of leather? I have a white leather wallet that has pen ink on it from an uncapped pen that snuck it''s way into my purse. I''ve tried rubbing alcohol but that doesn''t work. Anybody have other ideas? The leather is pebbled if that makes any difference to you.

Thanks in advance!

 

[MishB]

Windex. It gets just about everything off leather, I have white leather seats in my car and I often use Windex to get stray marks off, I''m pretty sure I''ve used in on a light colored handbag to remove a pen mark.

 

[iluvcarats]

I was thinking rubbing alcohol. Maybe try nail polish remover on a qtip.

 

[jewelerman]

cheap hair spray...auqa net or white rain... spray,let sit for a little bit then dry whip with soft cloth.

 

[marcy]

Good question. I have a couple of purses I need to get ink marks off and will try these suggestions.

 

[sap483]

Date: 8/18/2009 1:25:50 AM
Author: jewelerman
cheap hair spray...auqa net or white rain... spray,let sit for a little bit then dry whip with soft cloth.

Ditto. I have a white pebbled leather bag that also got ink on it a few years back. This worked for me.

 

[gemgirl]

I do know that the department stores routinely use hairspray to take all types of marks off of clothing, but it can be drying and damaging. (There''s alcohol in hairspray) If you value your leather things, if it''s an important piece to you, I''d try something more natural like Goo Gone. It''s base is orange oil and it removes adhesive, crayon, marker, chewing gum, and a lot of other hard to remove common pesky things. I bought a spray bottle of it in Home Depot for $6.- It really can come in handy.

As an alternative to Goo Gone, I''ve always used Quick & Brite to remove the tar and asphalt bits from my rugs that my husband brings home on the bottom of his boots from work. This stuff is really incredible. It got Sharpie marker off of my cream colored kitchen counters years ago. It''s completely natural and biodegradable. It''s just pink gel goo but it works and it doesn''t damage anything one bit. They have their own website.

If you don''t want to buy anything, and in the case of leather since you want to keep it''s natural moisture in the grain, try a lanolin rich hand lotion like Lubriderm. I couldn''t get the adhesive stickers off of the bottoms of new drinking glasses and I squeezed some Lubriderm on the labels and left if for a few minutes and the oils neutralized the adhesive gum. Hand cream will keep your leather soft too.

 

[marlie]

Thanks everyone! I''ve heard the hairspray theory but thought it was a myth! I''ll test all the remedies out and will let you know what worked!!

Thanks again for your responses!

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 8/18/2009 10:45:17 AM
Author: marlie
Thanks everyone! I''ve heard the hairspray theory but thought it was a myth! I''ll test all the remedies out and will let you know what worked!!

Thanks again for your responses!

be careful about using this method on dark colored items...if they are not color fast dyes then you could have fading or spoting...white or bone colors should be okay,but try in an unseen spot first!