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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jroberts on February 08, 2004, 11:13:58 am

Title: wondering if anyone can give me advice
Post by: jroberts on February 08, 2004, 11:13:58 am

Hi , i'm not a cleaning professional , just a general person with a bit of a problem , i have just purchased a cream leather 3 piece suite and my 4 yr old daughter has drawn all over the chair with biro and everything i have tried has not worked to remove it , please could some-one tell me what will remove the blue biro from the leather thank you

Title: Re: wondering if anyone can give me advice
Post by: keith b on February 08, 2004, 03:06:30 pm

Hi,

I did have a old housewives tales cleaning book once!
and i remember it saying to use Lemon juice mixed with olive oil to clean leather chairs?, apparently the mild acid of lemon cuts through the stain and the oil lubricates the leather, it might be worth a try!!.
Have you tried a shop bought general purpose leather cleaner??.
let me know if you have any success!!

Title: Re: wondering if anyone can give me advice
Post by: Les on February 08, 2004, 03:15:03 pm

Hi,
Sorry to hear about your problem. :(
I have a customer with ink on leather car seats. :'(
I located various specialist leather companies and got various options. However they all said that it is difficuilt to remove after about 48 hours.
You could try Judy at LTT ,( she contributes to this group) Tel: 01423881027. They supply a variety of cleaners for different kinds of leather. Just about to try out their products myself.
Hope it helps
Les

Title: Re: wondering if anyone can give me advice
Post by: Paul Lincoln on August 15, 2004, 03:38:47 pm

I'm no professional but, I have had this problem at home, and I found that Hairspray worked wonders to remove biro ink, it didn't in anyway damage the leather (Ivory colour), be carefull ! :-/

Title: Re: wondering if anyone can give me advice
Post by: LTT Leathercare on August 15, 2004, 05:07:18 pm

Hello

If you look at our website www.LTTsolutions.net you will find some help on ink removal and products that you might try.

Generally the quicker you get to an ink mark the more success you will have.  Beware of using products other than products that have been tested on leather, even if you cannot see any damage being done there is a chance that the surface has been damaged which will cause problems in the long run.

Feel free to ring us on 01423 881027 if you would like any further advice, we are in today if you need immediate help!!!

Regards
Judy