biro on upper

[Lee]

Does anyone know any tricks for removing Biro off of a very matt leather or a tan nubuck leather?

 

Lee

[kobblers]

i gleaned this for you from the web:

 

Remove Ink Stains From:

Leather, Suede

 

On leather, apply a cleaner, Tannery Vintage Leather Cleaner & Conditioner. On suede, try gingerly applying a dry-cleaning solvent. Dab it on with a clean cloth, after testing on a hidden seam. Allow to air dry. On leather only, follow with Tannery Vintage Leather Cleaner & Conditioner or Fiebing's Saddle Soap to condition the leather. Caution: There is no guaranteed way to remove this stain from these materials.

 

you could try white vinegar too but test it on a hidden area first.

[Hugh-Candoit (ENG)]

the dry cleaning agent is Tricoethelene, I think that is how you spell it, I use it for oil stains and is available, or was from the chemists and car spares shops as the garage trade use it in large quantities.

 

There are many different types of Ink and each one needs a different treatment.

 

Biro is best removed with a cotton bud being twirled over the line to draw the ink out, soak the cotton bud in Methalated spirits, renew tyhe cotton bud as it gets the ink out or it will spread to another area.

 

Thank god we have got somethinbg to get our teeth into for a change instead of bickering.

[kobblers]

do you mean trichloroethane hugh? the stuff that used to be given with lady esquire as a cleaner?

[Hugh-Candoit (ENG)]

Yup, that's the stuff, good for cleaning your machine pior to painting also.

[kobblers]

yeah but can you imagine the smell that would float out of my garage

[Hugh-Candoit (ENG)]

You would not know because you would not get out of the Garage

[Guest k@lsb]

HERES THE BEST TRUE TIP YOU GUYS will ever read for removing biro pen from leather

 

 

LADIES HAIRSPRAY

 

 

make sure you give the hairspray a good shake, have a 100% clean cloth in youre hands ,spray the biro so its soacking in a short blast ,then straight away before it gets a chance to think about drying wipe it hard fast and quick.i guarantee if this does not remove the offending mark...nothing will.............i had a customer come in with a 5000 pound sofa.had tried everything to get biro of this pure white sofa.i told them to do this...........came back the next day and gave me a good drink...............AND SAID IT WAS FANTASTIC , I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO KISS ME SHE WAS SO HAPPY.....................lol a very old polish cobbler named tony god bless his sole, he died about ,10 years ago,a very lovely and skillfull man.i always remember him gave me this tip and now i share it with you.the best tip this year and one of my many secrets lol god bless you all.and this forum is getting better all the time well done lee and helpers.

[Hugh-Candoit (ENG)]

Yes it works quite well on other things too, it has to be held quite close or the solvent/propellant will atomize before it gets onto the surface. If this happens you just get pure laquer and that will not fetch the mark out, it is the solvent /propellant that removes the mark WD40 spray also works on some materials, as will many spray cans. worth remembering though k@lsb good tip.