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Forum: Clean and Clutter-freeReplies: 8, Views: 53
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grammarama
Blytheville, AR

July 31, 2007
1:45 PM

Post #3801478

My friend's little Grandson "decorated" her leather chair with a ballpoint pen. Does anyone know what will remove ink without ruining the leather?
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)

July 31, 2007
3:27 PM

Post #3801877

Maybe nail polish remover or something along those lines? I'd test it on a hidden corner of the leather somewhere first to make sure the nail polish doesn't damage the leather. The other thing that I'm pretty sure would get rid of it is the Mr. Clean magic eraser, but I'm not sure what that would do to the leather, again you could test it in a hidden area first and see if it damages the leather or not.
Yuska
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)

July 31, 2007
3:44 PM

Post #3801951

Ink stains can be removed from leather furniture by rubbing cuticle remover into the stain and wiping with a clean cloth. (Hint was seen in a website called Creative Homemaking.)
flowerjen
central, NJ
(Zone 6b)

August 1, 2007
12:45 AM

Post #3803927

Hints from Heloise says to use rubbing alcohol on a q tip or patent leather shoe cleaner you can find at a shoe repair shop.
grammarama
Blytheville, AR

August 1, 2007
1:44 PM

Post #3805674

Thanks everyone, I will pass these suggestions on to my friend.
Crista
Gilbert, AZ

August 2, 2007
12:31 AM

Post #3808275

There is also a product called Carbona, I believe, that has a stain remover specific to ink. Have had some success using hairspray on clothes that got inked.
vonny53
hanna, WY
(Zone 4b)

August 5, 2007
9:53 AM

Post #3819793

When my kids were little and they tried to write on walls,etc. all I did was spray hairspray on and wipe off. Its amazing. Same with grass stains on jeans, believe me there was plenty of that. Yvonne
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)

August 5, 2007
10:47 AM

Post #3820030

I think the newer hairsprays don't work as well as the old ones--they've had to take a lot of the alcohol out of them because of changing environmental regulations, and I don't think the newer low alcohol formulas work nearly as well for stuff like this.
vonny53
hanna, WY
(Zone 4b)

August 5, 2007
11:39 AM

Post #3820228

That could be. Its been years since I've had to use it. lol. Yvonne

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