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Cleaning Leather Interior - Help!

Cleaning Leather Interior - Help!

Postby FLASH » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:42 pm

I need some extreme help ASAP...whats the best way to get your standard ball point pen ink out of leather seats!?
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Postby jephry2000 » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:07 pm

pen is hard my friend.......I too have had no luck removing pen.....
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Postby impactX » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:57 pm

Just like how you would remove pen mark from hand.

Soup and water and lots of scrubbing.
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Postby tiredolddog » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:28 pm

I was able to get ball point pen ink out of the leather seats in my Jeep Grand Cherokee with a product called Lexol. It is a leather cleaner. It did require lots of elbow grease.
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Postby Missay » Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:58 pm

try hairspray (the "flexible hold" kind, not aerosol type)

I'd probably try using an old, soft toothbrush..but wouldn't press down really hard..just lots of circular/back-forth motions to try to get into the crevices of the leather
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Postby Jai_Jai_Binks » Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:37 am

Haha...Missay is right. On my camry, i had PEN mark on the arm rest that i could not get out.....my wife took care of that, when i inquired....i learnt of the many uses of hairspray! :o (I had tried tufstuff and that works wonders...but the pen mark was lightened..but not removed....hairspray works)..just don't forget to use a leather care wipres or cleaning/conditioning kit afterwards!
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Postby rnsmelody » Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:02 pm

hey!... i have a sharpie blue pen mark on mydash.. between passengr air bag and the glove compartment,., how do i get rid of it? i see it every day and it annoyes me :T
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Postby Hsakuragi » Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:03 pm

try goo gone..not sure about leather, but it should be ok on dash..
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Postby Jai_Jai_Binks » Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:25 am

rnsmelody wrote:hey!... i have a sharpie blue pen mark on mydash.. between passengr air bag and the glove compartment,., how do i get rid of it? i see it every day and it annoyes me :T


First try "Tuf Stuff" and see if it lightens, and then try hair spray!
Just remember to clean the surface later.
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Postby Ian » Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:49 am

Hate to bump this old thread, but since it is old I was wondering if anyone has found any new way to remove ink. If not, then I will try the cleaner and hair spray.

A girlfriend of mine had ball point pen ink on her hand and shut the door. In doing so she put a little ink on the interior door handle. Couldn't believe I got that pissed about it. That is the first interior stain on my car. Sheesh! If I can't get it off, she may never ride in the Solara again.
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