| Ink Stains on LeatherOne of the biggest | | | | ink stains from tan leather couches. |
| nightmares on expensive leather furniture, | | | | |
| shoes or jackets is ink stains. In fact this | | | | BABY WIPESYou may find this particularly |
| is one of the most common leather care | | | | useful in cleaning car leather interiors. |
| questions asked on the internet. One of the | | | | The cleaning ingredients help dissolve the |
| most common questions is: "how do I remove | | | | stains, the wipes are non-abrasive and they |
| ink stains from my leather furniture?"While | | | | also add some conditioning to the |
| quality leather creams will help prevent such | | | | leather.WINDEXA number of people have |
| stains from being so readily absorbed, what | | | | successfully used Windex to remove ink stains |
| do you do if it's already too late?The | | | | from their leather. We recommend trying the |
| following summary has been compiled from | | | | other methods first, but this method has been |
| users all over the world. They will help you | | | | used successfully to remove black dye from a |
| clean ink stains off of leather goods, | | | | beige leather couch and a cream leather sofa. |
| especially tan leather or white | | | | Spray on the windex and rub gently with a |
| leather.Important Note: Always test leather | | | | soft scrubbing brush. Rinse well and then |
| care products or cleaning products on an | | | | finish up with a quality leather |
| inconspicuous area such as the back of the | | | | conditioner.Keep in mind that any of the |
| chair, the inside arch of the shoe etc. Not | | | | above methods will usually rob your leather |
| all leather is the same.ALCOHOLUsing | | | | goods of much needed moisture. After |
| isopropyl alcohol ("rubbing alcohol") or | | | | cleaning the stain you should use a good |
| denatured alcohol you can remove most ink | | | | quality leather cream to condition the |
| stains. This type of alcohol is available | | | | leather and help protect against future |
| from most pharmacies and grocery stores. Put | | | | damage.Coming Soon: See Part 2 of this |
| it on a soft cloth and rub or dab the area | | | | article for more tips and ideas.For more free |
| gently and let it dry. Test first on an area | | | | tips and detailed information on all types of |
| that will not be seen to ensure the leather | | | | leather care, visit: |
| finish will not be affected. Follow up with | | | | |
| a natural leather conditioner if the leather | | | | Coleman is a freelance publisher based in |
| looks or feels dry.ANTIBACTERIAL GELRub a | | | | Toronto, Canada. With nearly 20 years in the |
| small amount into the stain. Let is sit for | | | | fields of Publicity & Marketing, he now |
| a few minutes and then rub it off. This | | | | publishes articles and reports on home and |
| method has been used successfully to remove | | | | personal care. |