Pen removal from leather sofa
Discussion
CO2000 said:
Reids furniture do a kit that has a ink remover (looks like a white lipsol tube)
Or try cif (Jiff) carefully on a cloth (on a bit not normally seen first)
Thanks for the suggestions folks. I am at work just now so haven't seen the damage, will have a look when I get home. Or try cif (Jiff) carefully on a cloth (on a bit not normally seen first)
The suite is from Reids and we got that kit when the suite was purchased - it has got that lipstick-thing but the Mrs said she's tried it and it's not shifting.
I will try the CIF on an unseen area later on/tomorrow.
The other difficulty is the Mrs now wants to lynch the MIL as the damage occured during babysitting while we were out. Great!
It depends on the pen, but going for something that disolves the pen ink may well affect the dye in the leather too.
When my 2 year old drew on ours with a biro, I found just gently rubbing with water and sop was the best, it took forever, but eventually the biro "faded" enough that is is not noticeable now, and the leather was pretty untouched.
BUt so many leather dyes, I even found my expensive Zymol leather car seat conditioner and cleaner did a great job of removing the brown leather colouring from my expensive sofa!
So I'd say be gentle and persistent!
When my 2 year old drew on ours with a biro, I found just gently rubbing with water and sop was the best, it took forever, but eventually the biro "faded" enough that is is not noticeable now, and the leather was pretty untouched.
BUt so many leather dyes, I even found my expensive Zymol leather car seat conditioner and cleaner did a great job of removing the brown leather colouring from my expensive sofa!
So I'd say be gentle and persistent!
Ok, now home and seen the damage. Confined to approx. 8" square patch, not thick marker pen but a blue gel-type biro.
Tried:
Nail polish remover
Cif
The lipstick-type ink remover stick that came with the pack from Reids furniture.
Marks have faded maybe 20%, scared to try rubbing any harder or for longer incase it removed the dye (a chocolate brown) and end up with a lighter streak.
Tried:
Nail polish remover
Cif
The lipstick-type ink remover stick that came with the pack from Reids furniture.
Marks have faded maybe 20%, scared to try rubbing any harder or for longer incase it removed the dye (a chocolate brown) and end up with a lighter streak.
My nephew did similar to my cream leather sofa many years back.
Removed usng the (at the time) GF's nail varnish remover wipes - folded several times to create a 2mm wide edge and gently wiped along the line of ink, wiping straight over with a Huggies wet wipe.
I took a bit of time but had a satisfactory result
Removed usng the (at the time) GF's nail varnish remover wipes - folded several times to create a 2mm wide edge and gently wiped along the line of ink, wiping straight over with a Huggies wet wipe.
I took a bit of time but had a satisfactory result
oobster said:
Ok, now home and seen the damage. Confined to approx. 8" square patch, not thick marker pen but a blue gel-type biro.
Tried:
Nail polish remover
Cif
The lipstick-type ink remover stick that came with the pack from Reids furniture.
Marks have faded maybe 20%, scared to try rubbing any harder or for longer incase it removed the dye (a chocolate brown) and end up with a lighter streak.
did you try the oil?Tried:
Nail polish remover
Cif
The lipstick-type ink remover stick that came with the pack from Reids furniture.
Marks have faded maybe 20%, scared to try rubbing any harder or for longer incase it removed the dye (a chocolate brown) and end up with a lighter streak.
I hope the nail varnish remover was acetone free?
get yourself one of those magic erasers i have used mine countless times on walls and the leather seats on the db9 as one of mine had smuggled a pen in car ....kids will be kids ...need eyes in the back of your head lol
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8...
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8...
callyman said:
did you try the oil?
No, not yet. Got one of those daft Next ceiling lights (Mrs picked it) that is next to useless so I am waiting until there is some decent daylight. callyman said:
I hope the nail varnish remover was acetone free?
Lol, no idea. Obviously I am not an expert on all things related to nail polish I shall need to check with the Mrs!subsea99 said:
get yourself one of those magic erasers i have used mine countless times on walls and the leather seats on the db9 as one of mine had smuggled a pen in car ....kids will be kids ...need eyes in the back of your head lol
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8...
Thanks, might give that a try. We checked last night though and realised we took out some sort of 5 year cover when we purchased the suite that is supposed to include stains etc so I might end up calling the cover provider today.http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8...
Similar here few years back, young daughter, new cream sofa and blue biro. Tried all sorts, but eventually got it off using some cheap old aftershave. Don't be tempted to scrub too hard, put it on, let it soak in, gently wipe away, reapply etc.
Worked a treat, and thankfully the smell didn't linger too long either.
Worked a treat, and thankfully the smell didn't linger too long either.
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