[paul.g]

Hi everyone, What is the best way of removing ink from a leather suite and dye from jeans.

[gort]

you could try hair spray but make sure you test it out first on a part at the back corner etc. It has worked well for me in the past. 

[Joe H]

Can be a difficult one.

LTT  http://www.lttsolutions.net/

and Furniture Clinic http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/

 do ink removers.

Go back to your profile and fill in more detail about yourself and you may get a better response.

[LTT Leathercare]

Ink and dye transfer are 2 seperate problems (although the 5 step process for removing has some cross overs). It is crucial to identify the type of leather finish you are dealing with and understanding that these type of problems are harder to resolve the longer the ink or dye has been on there.
Neither are 'cleaning' problems as in both cases the ink and the dye have recoloured the leather so they are technical problems which may in the end require a recolouring process.
There is no 'magic' solution for removing these (despite what some people may say) but a process of increasing strength products and processes that need to be followed.
Hairspray is not recommended as this can lead to further more serious problems depending on the type of leather you are trying to clean.

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

i read spme where that vasaline works or shaveing from but ive never tried it

[Shaun_Ashmore]

It's the alcohol in it that removes the ink but why mess with something that's quite weak in comparison to a product that is made for the job? try a professional product it's easy enough to buy and not expensive although you can't guarantee removal.

I've seen pictures of Roger Koh's removal techniques and applies his product and leaves a long dwell but if not removed will use hydrogen peroxide to bleach it out but a recolour may be needed.

Shaun

[The Great One]

Hi

On the other side of the coin, why use something more expensive than something that's as 'cheap as chips'.

As long as it does the job and the customer is happy, more for the bottom line.

Regards

Martin

[Roger Koh]

#1 Remove dye from Jean - use d’Ink7.7™ > clean3.8™ > rinse3.0™.


#2 Dwell and agitate.


#3 Extract


#4 Finished.


#5 Permanent Marker removed by either d’Marker10.5™ or d’Ink7.7™.


#6 d’Ink7.7™ in action


#7 Optional bleach10.3™.


# 8 After bleaching


Roger Koh
Leather Doctor® System

[LTT Leathercare]

Just give us a ring Paul if you need any further advice on this

[The Great One]

Hi

For anyone else who is having trouble getting out any kind of pen ink from  cream or white leather here is another tip.

Rubbing Alcohol, take a Q-tip or cloth and apply rubbing alcohol gently rub (or leather may be destroyed) on selected area. Keep rubbing the selected area for about 10 - 20 min. If the stain is still not out keep rubbing for about another 10 - 5 min. Once the stain is gone, take another Q-tip or cloth and apply some Dove soap. Rub the Dove soap on the selected area for about 5 min.

 Now wipe off the area with a wet cloth. Finally you can dry it. This is a simple trick that works on almost ALL leathers.

Hairspray also works on removing ink from Light or Cream leather.

For darker colours these may bleed out the colour.

Regards

Martin

[LTT Leathercare]

Sorry Martin but rubbing alcohol should not be used unless you are certain that you can recolour/refinish if necessary as in some circumstances it will remove the finish on the leather particularly with excessive rubbing over this period of time.  Rubbing alcohol should not be used on aniline style leathers as it is likely to leave a residue which cannot be cleaned.

Hairspray is also likely to damage the finish on the leather so should only be used again if you are prepared to reinstate any finish that has been damaged.  It may also remove top finish/colour on two tone leathers (not always obvious if not checked with a microscope) and these can be a problem to fix for the untrained.  Hairspray could also seriously damage micro pigments (often pale colours). Just fixed one for a lady who read on the internet that you can use hairspray and she completely ruined a very expensive micropigment jacket which cost her £120.00 to have repaired.