Picture this.... cream leather suite, 2 year old boy and a biro pen !!!?

any ideas on how to remove the marks!!!!Picture this.... cream leather suite, 2 year old boy and a biro pen !!!?
use hairspray and an eraserPicture this.... cream leather suite, 2 year old boy and a biro pen !!!?
This will only damage the leather and will then need repairing.....lot more expensive. Report Abuse

Remember that leather is actually skin, and it can be processed in many different ways. You should always test a hidden spot with any cleaning agent or liquid that you plan on using. Take some patent leather shoe cleaner (you can find this in a shoe repair store, or you can also try using plain old rubbing alcohol), put it on a cotton swab and gently wipe at the ink mark. It should start lifting the color off. After you have removed as much as possible, wipe the area with a damp cloth, and then dry. You may need to use some leather conditioner or saddle soap on the seat to recondition the leather. And remember to keep pens and markers out of the car!





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ooo unlucky


ive got a story a bit like that.....il tell u altho it may be quite frankly irrelevant lol





my bro is 19 (3 yrs older than me) and he was really really reallly drunk like a couple of weeks ago and came stumbling home and managed to go in2 the wroing room and have a wee all over the sofa :\





unfortunately we had 2 chuck the sofa out bcoz it was that drenched in p*ss that we really didnt want it (or the smell) nemor!!!





the moral of the story is....dont own a sofa.....





and just wait till ur boy is my bros age....good luck with that lol....





hope it get s clean....sory ***** help =D
try a little white spirit on a cloth.
This depends on what type of leather you have.





If the ink is on a pigmented leather then the first thing you should try is an ink stick (find one that is a professional product used in the industry). The fresher the ink the more chance you have of removing it.





You need to establish what type of leather you have as ink sticks should not be used on aniline style leather. (see below)





You should also be using a good quality leather protector on your leather. This will act like a 'scotchgard' and will make any more mishaps easier to clean off.


If an ink stick doesn't work a solvent based remover will need to be used and it may also remove finish and pigment so is best left to the experts.





Using hairspray/WD40 and all these other solvent cleaners is very risky as it can make the matter far worse as it can spread the ink over a bigger area and can sometimes then be impossible to fix.


Using alcohol can also be a little risky depending on how stable the finish is. If the finish is unstable this would remove pigment form the leather.


Nail varnish remover or any other solvents will also remove the finish and pigment which will need replacing.





DO NOT USE Baby wipes as they are about the worst thing you can use on a leather as they break down the finish and will eventually ruin it.





Please do not try milk or toothpaset these are silly ideas that will leave sticky residues on the surface which will help to break down the finish on your leather.





Old ink will be harder to remove than new ink and may mean resorting to solvents which will also remove the finish. This is probably best left to the experts.





Silicones/furniture polish are the worst thing to use on leather as they will form a coating on the surface of the leather which will not allow any moisture to get to the leather and will eventually break all the finish down and make it crack. Leather needs water and should not be protected against it.





Leather does not need conditioning it needs cleaning and protecting on a regular basis with water based products this will keep it rehydrated and supple. Oils will make things much worse.





Leather should be cleaned gently not scrubbed so 'elbow grease' will only do damage to the finish.





Hide food will not remove ink and will leave residues on the leather which will attract dirt and oils.





If your ink is on an aniline leather (one that is absorbent and mark easily) then you should not use an ink stick and it is highly unlikely that anything else will remove the ink as it will have re dyed the leather. It may fade over time. Best to leave this one to the experts.








Good Luck





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Alcoholic hand cleaning solutions work well on biro...but i don't know how it would affect the leather...test a small area round the back of the sofa first
my friend had the same problem and she used milk and it came off really easy hope it helps.
hairspray
baby wipes got myn off.
mechanics hand soap, make sure its the stuff without the grit though or it can scratch the leather.
If you deal with it as soon as it happens(in future) a baby wipe removes it immediately but if the biro's been there a while, try using milk and do it repeatedly, just work in with a cotton bud and wipe off. It might take a few attempts but it will eventually shift it.
On his ***????











Only jokin


washin up liquid and elbow grease
oh toughie try everything you can like the other answers, and a tip get the little bastard and beat his **** to hell, make him pay, and tell him santa isnt real and the easter bunny is dead, then go to his room and break his favorite toy, and take his ps2 and say your giving it to a starving 3rd world country, then tell him your going to send him to be looked after by auntie mcann