Try hairspray! I had a blue pen and the ink went on my fingers. I went to push the stool in and it went on the stool. I tried Jif, bleach and alcohol, they all didn't work. When it came to hairspray, it came straight off with just one wipe down.
So if you have any leather that has been marked with ink, don't stop and think that it's a scar for life. Let me tell you that hairspray was the best product I ever used!
By Olivia from Bexley, NSW
Editor's Note: Be sure to test the hairspray in an inconspicuous place first. It may remove the color from leather, depending on the quality of the dye and the deepness of the color. White or cream seems to have the best results.
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I also have blue ink on my beautiful leather seats in my van. I tried magic eraser, hairspray, and even brake cleaner. Nothing worked. I had ChapStick in my hand as a last resort to let it sit for 3 days, then I read about Nail polish remover. I only have non acetone pads but I used them and IT WORKED!!! I'm so grateful for everyone's advice. If I were you and had this problem please try each tip a little at a time
Thank you!!!!!! All I had was nail polish remover with acetone and this was purple ink on a light grey faux leather. Tried everything else suggested. Nothing worked!! The Polish remover did the trick!! Amazing and did not damage the fabric!!
DO NOT USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER ON COLOURED LEATHER. THIS RUINED MY BEAUTIFUL RED LEATHER TRAVEL MIRROR MY MOM GAVE ME YEARS AGO.
I tried hairspray and not only did it NOT WORK, it took the color out of my light green leather chair. DO NOT USE HAIRSPRAY ON COLORED LEATHER. it might work on white leather but not on colors! My chair now looks awful!
Thanks for letting us know. I'm sorry it was not successful in your case. I added an editor's note to the post to warn people about your experiences.
Used a dye kit and re-dye it(amazon.com). See YouTube DIY tutorial.
I used alcohol wipes, had blue ink marks on my gray leather arm rest. Tried the wipes and it came right off with no discoloration of the leather
White is a colored leather
I had blue ink on my beige leather purse it did not work at all
Be careful when using hairspray started to lift dye from sofa. Ink still not removed.
I had a large black ink mark on my brand new white leather Zagg keyboard. I used the hairspray on the ink spot, and saw that the ink start to loosen immediately, I applied it several times and everything came off.
I also tried hairspray on my tan leather handbag, it removed all of the dye of the leather where the hairspray was and the ink remained. Now my expensive bag is in a much worse state and I hve been told by a leather shop there is no repair possible.
Thank you Olivia, Lisa here from WA. I just tried the hairspray on my leather purse and it worked! You're FAB!!!!
Omg, that was amazing thank you so much I thought my sofa was ruined
I got black ball point ink on my purse in 2 spots. It had been setting for a couple of weeks now. I got tired of seeing it so I googled for a remedy. I found this site. I tried magic eraser, but it didn't even touch it. I tried hairspray, but still no luck. So I tried using rubbing alcohol and it greatly faded it, but it did not come out completely.
HAIRSPRAY! worked a treat to remove pen ink from my cream leather couch. Tried 4 different things before Google-ing it.
In following your tip I tried hairspray on my Brahmin wallet. I sprayed hairspray on a cotton ball and rubbed the ink line and didn't let it dry resulting in my color of my handbag being lifted and removed but the ink still remains.
LOL you can just use baby wipes. I rubbed the ink with baby wipes for a short while and it disappeared from my leather sofa without a trace. No need for all of these hairsprays and things.
Just tried it on my taupe leather bag and it worked. Thanks so much.
I used hair spray on my new Michael Kors white leather pocketbook to remove a FINE ink mark. It took the white color right off down to the original dark leather. I'm NOW wondering WHAT TO DO...to get that spot white again. Any suggestions???
Maybe white shoe polish? You might want to take it to a shoe repair place for suggestions.
Good luck!
I just sprayed hairspray on 2 ballpoint ink scribbles on my light tan purse... and viola' they came out immediately!!!
I had a truck with leather seats and my husband pen broke in back pocket and a friend told me to get a baby suppository and rub that into the ink and it will lift right off. I tried it and it came off but you really need a lot of elbow grease to do it.
Never worked for me this time! It worked on freshly added ink marks , but I just tried it out on my leather purse and it never worked. I'm thinking that "HAIRSPRAY" mus'nt work for old ink markings, Anyone know? Pls help Desiree a stressed out lady!! Lol thank you in advance, y'all.
Hairspray is primarily used because it has a high alcohol content. Did you try isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol? If that doesn't work, you will need to go in a different direction, or maybe contact a shoe repair or drycleaner for advice.
Good luck!
Thanks so much. The leather bag (sentimental more than expensive) I picked up while in Italy came back to life after I removed the ink spot. Great advice.
Hairspray didnt work for me either..but the magic eraser is the greatest invention...ink gone and not even a trace with no damage whatsoever..it is a beige purse
WHAT KIND OF HAIRSPRAY!
Instead of hairspray, I would use isopropyl alcohol. That is what does the cleaning. The old fashioned aerosol hairspray (like Aquanet) has a high alcohol content and was often used to clean up ink stains at the office. But today's hairsprays are often alcohol free so won't work in the same way. And even the hairsprays containing alcohol have other ingredients that you will then have to clean off. I buy spray bottles of isopropyl alcohol at Walgreens or you can always fill up any clean spray bottle.
My purpose is a soft lather in a green color
Hairspray is not working:( I tried 3 different brands with no luck. Its just a small ink spot, but on a brand new wallet that is light gray:(
Try straight isopropyl alcohol. It is the ingredient in hairspray that removes the ink.
Good luck!
Thank you so much! I just salvaged my coach leather handbag with hairspray! I followed your advice and tried it in an inconspicuous area and when it did not damage the leather, I went for it. I was amazed by how quickly the spots disappeared!
Ive tried every method to remove pen ink markings from my leather bag theyve been there along time your methods say to do it quickly but I found marks awhile latter
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