Hello everyone! My 2 year old son got a hold of a pen and "colored" on our tan leather couch. We have tried soap and water and all purpose cleaner and can't get it off. I don't know what else to try that won't harm the leather. Can anyone help me get the pen out of the leather??
I know that Mr. Clean Magic Erasers work on ultra suede, and I have used them to get pen off of my own tan leather sofa. It may leave a faint discoloration, but I can't even find the place where the pen used to be on my couch, so the discoloration must not have been too bad.
I bought a leather cleaner for a leather coat I had in High School. Whenever I get something on my leather couch that doesn't come off with the regular cleaners, I've used it and it comes right off. I've tried it with pen too, works like a charm!
aerosol hairspray--works every time! Just clean it off with a warm damp wash cloth afterwards.
I have used rubbing alcohol to remove ink from various surfaces and it does a pretty good job.
Have you tried hairspray? Hairspray should take ink off anything. Spray a little hairspray onto the ink spot and then wipe with a warm cloth.
Try WD40, I've seen it take dried paint out of a leather coat.
Is it ball point pen? Your could try hairspray. It dissolves the ink. However, I've never been able to entirely get rid of ink with it. Also, how about magic eraser?
I just used one of those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers on a stone table that my daughter used as a blank canvas with her box of crayons one day. The crayon came right off!
I know ink on leather might be a different story, but it might be worth checking next time you're at the grocery store; you can find them in the aisle with cleaning supplies.
Good Luck
Use hairspray and a soft cloth...it should come right off! (I've had LOTS of experience with this one.)
HI!
I have found that hairspray works. (I think it is the alcohol content in it.) However, I would recommend trying it first on an area that you can't see to make sure it doesn't ruin the pigment on your couch. However, it did work great for us when our daughter did it. Good Luck!!
my daughter did that to my sister's light leather couch when she was little. I used aerosol hairspray and it worked for me.
We also have tan leather couches and with 2 kids we have had our share of pen marks on them. What has worked for us is alcohol. Just put some on a cotton ball and it rubs right off. You might want to try it on a hidden spot first, but we haven't had any problems with it discoloring. I hope this helps!
i have heard using rubbing alcohol (applied with q-tip) will work, but have not tried myself. also, i have removed pen from several other surfaces with one of those magic eraser things (mr. clean is the brand name... i think).
I'd do a test spot with either before you commit to it though, just to make sure it doesn't bleach it out, etc.
good luck
Oddly enough, try a little bit of milk. This usually takes ink right out.
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Hi,
I had the same problem, tried hairspray and alcohol and all it did was bleach the color out of my leather, and the pen mark stayed there!
Marci
