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how to get biro off leather

tessie_bear
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i went mad and purchased a maze leather bag for £3 in a charity shop. It has 2 small biro lines on it any ideas how to shift them ?

many thanks
onwards and upwards
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  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    Given the low initial investment, I would suggest nail polish remover but test on a small and discreet area of the leather first!

    ETA: believe it or not, ink does fade. I had a leaky biro accident on my new phone case (admittedly pleather) about three months ago and despite looking like a total disaster at the time, it's nearly gone now.
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  • jamanda
    jamanda Posts: 968 Forumite
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    A squirt of hairspray and quick wipe off should do it.
  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 9,345 Forumite
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    Stain devils make a biro remover. Worth buying a bottle in case you get biro on anything else. It seems to last for ever, so it will get used eventually.
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • tessie_bear
    tessie_bear Posts: 4,898 Forumite
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    thankyou all x

    have started with a glasses wipe...it has shifted a bit will work my way through your tips...thanks again
    onwards and upwards
  • squiggles
    squiggles Posts: 1,635 Forumite
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    Alcohol hand germ gel takes ink off desks but I don’t know about leather.
  • caronc
    caronc Posts: 8,593 Forumite
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    Hairspray, alcohol gel or a baby wipe usually work though they might need a few goes.
  • FluffityBunny
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    Baby wipes, hand sanitiser gel, neat washing up liquid
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,157 Forumite
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    I've said it before, but given how baby wipes get touted for removing so many stains, why would you trust them on a child's skin?!
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £617.02, Octopoints £5.20, TCB £398.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £26.60, Everup £24.91 Zopa CB £30
    Total (4/9/25) £1573.21/£2025 77%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44
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  • euronorris
    euronorris Posts: 12,247 Forumite
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    Kim and Aggie suggest Milk for getting out ink stains.
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  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,157 Forumite
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    tessie_bear wrote: »
    i went mad and purchased a maze leather bag for £3 in a charity shop. It has 2 small biro lines on it any ideas how to shift them ?

    many thanks


    Love the name by the way, my childhood bear was called Tessie
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £617.02, Octopoints £5.20, TCB £398.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £26.60, Everup £24.91 Zopa CB £30
    Total (4/9/25) £1573.21/£2025 77%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44
    Total £1410/£2024 70%

    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023  128.8%




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