how do i remove pen from a leather sofa

MIMI123_2

hi any ideas how to remove a biro pen mark from a white leather sofa thanks in advance

maypole

I think I remember reading another thread about this and hairspray is the answer if it is a biro pen, BUT check this out on a small area first.

jacklink

i dont know how true it is but ive heard, read or listened to an old wives tale about milk removing ink .

Tigerlilley1980

I'm not sure if this will help but when I bought my leather sofa I got a cleaning kit with it which included a stick that removed pen. Maybe if you go to a sofa shop they will have the kit, although I am not sure how much it will be. They even showed me in the shop how it worked by putting pen on one of the leather swatches and it did take it off.

shaven-monkey

http://www.tellmehowto.net/question/remove_biro_stains_23

Says pump action hairspray, the hairspray solvent is likely the active ingredient. Same stuff as is sold in leather stain removal kits.

Best to test on a non visible part of the leather first to make sure it doesn't crack the leather or take out the leather dye though.

baby_bronagh

Tigerlilley1980 wrote: »

I'm not sure if this will help but when I bought my leather sofa I got a cleaning kit with it which included a stick that removed pen. Maybe if you go to a sofa shop they will have the kit, although I am not sure how much it will be. They even showed me in the shop how it worked by putting pen on one of the leather swatches and it did take it off.

I got a leather cleaning kit with my cream leather suite which included a lipstick sort of tube for removing ink. 3 days after it arrived my son sat on it with a burst pen in his back pocket!! It took about an hour to get it removed with the tube of ink remover but it did work!!

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vale46_2

i have removed pen and felt tip pen with nail varnish remover.but try on a small area underneath out off the way etc.first
if you can use the same pen put a small mark underneath out of the way first where it wont be seen.
then you could try to remove this new pen/mark to check it don't damage/mark your leather with the nail varnish remover and it does remove the pen before you try it on the main mark

mazza111

Hairspray is good for material, i wouldn't advise it on leather tho, milk and gentle rubbing action should b enough.

My son was colouring in - ended up with ink on his hands, i ended up with blue hand prints on cream leather sofa, tried hairspray first and it took some of the leather off the surface, got the rest off with milk and patience.

VfM4meplse

Biro can be hard to shift but will dissolve eventually in an alcohol base. Try white spirit (but test very carefully first). Alternatives: leftover Christmas gin / vodka may do the trick but the same caution re: testing applies.

paul_connolly

please can anyone recommend a cleaner for my leather sofa,its cream and i bought brown throws to go over it i was shocked when i removed them to see all the brown dye from them on the sofa is there anything out there that can remove the dye safely ????

daveyjp

Baby wipes worked on getting ink off ours - constant use of these may wreck it, but one use in five years will hardly cause planet meltdown. We did do it straight away though.

Try diluted Stardrops on your 'brown' sofa.