Biro on leather disaster.....

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Without going into the finer details apart to say Christmas is now cancelled for darling daughter......whats the best way of getting biro off of leather ?

Yours hopefully !

Ross

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PJ S said:

Mild soap non abrasive, not too wet.
Clean and remove thoroughly, then dry and condition with a leather conditioning product.
Most recommend Gliptone, but there's Leatherique, Einszett, LeatherMaster, and Lexol.
I've just got hold of some Tanner's Preserve Cleaner, and Conditioner to test and report on - so more as and when I get a chance.

Cheers, tried already but hardly made a dent. More drastic action required !

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GreenV8S said:

Google says that ethanol or isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alc) is the best stuff to remove it.

Righto ! Next question, where the feck do I get some from ? Local pharmacy or such like ???

Worse case scenario is darling daughter is getting a second hand, heated electric recaro out of our S4 for Christmas and a new one is being purchased from her piggy bank.....5 year olds, why did no one warn me ????

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AndyMI16 said:

Turtle Wax Leather Cleaner/Conditioner. Worked on red leather Merc seats with an almost whole Bic refill emptied on them. Available from your local Halfords.

Tried and failed......onto the brake cleaner now, heard it from a couple of places.

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teamHOLDENracing said:

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AndyMI16 said:

Turtle Wax Leather Cleaner/Conditioner. Worked on red leather Merc seats with an almost whole Bic refill emptied on them. Available from your local Halfords.

Tried and failed......onto the brake cleaner now, heard it from a couple of places.

and........?!

Nice grey marks on the black leather replacing the biro but far more obvious....excellent ! Maybe I should recolour it in with a black biro ?

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Well after what seems to be a combination of all of the above in various ways, its seems to be gone, hardly any marking of the leather either, just in the process of giving it a few good feeds to blend it back in.

Wife's under strict instructions not to leave a pen in the centre cubby whole again, daughter has been threatened with a doll's house on bonfire incident if it happens again !!