kokohead Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 My daugther wrote on the leather back seat using a PILOT pen. How can I remove the ink safely? Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 oooh... I'm not so sure you will be able to. Ballpoint pen will come out but I don't know about straight ink pens. I would find a detailer in your area that specializes in stain removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnie1 Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Go to a store that sells a lot of leather furniture. They have kits that can get most ink out of leather seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgriffith Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Others might be able to tell you for sure if I am wrong (which is possilbe), but I have heard some use the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser & get out lots of stuff. This might be beyond the capabilities of the eraser, but it might be something to consider. SWO, do you think this would help any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93LSOwner Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Mr. Magic Eraser cleaner might help but like on everything else try it in a very small corner of a seat or something. Because I used it on a Taupe Leather of an Acura Legend and it made some lines of the seats light green or have light green tint in them. I would go to a pro for this because I won't want to mess up my brand new leather. :whistles: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I definately reccomend letting a pro do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOGWT Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 ~One man’s opinion / observations ~ Ink stains: Some ballpoint ink stains can be sponged clean using 303™ Cleaner & Spot Remover. If this doesn't completely remove the stain, the other alternative is to use Isopropyl alcohol (or hairspray) With all cleaning products, always test a small, indiscrete area first to ensure it won’t discolour or stain the surface, and ensure that the pH of the product is suitable for the material. ~Hope this helps~ Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/ Jon justadumbarchitect * so I question everything * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokohead Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 Thanks TOGWT! I did what you suggested. Isopropyl alcohol (First Aid alcohol)with Q tips, gently dubbing the ink stain did the trick. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Cool, glad it came out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossyoak Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 did the same thing to mine, however, as a final step I used a tan colored shoe polish to fad in the lines. Looks completely gone. If yours is completely gone now obviously leave alone, but if you can see the lines, the shoe polish is what pro's use to cover. Ferd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviej Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 if you do use alcohol based products to clean the leather, definately condition the leather afterwards. The alcohol will dry that area of the leather out. steviej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 My daugther wrote on the leather back seat using a PILOT pen. How can I remove the ink safely? Help! ← This is amazing. I just put up a post about my daughter who also did some drawing on my leather seats with an ink PILOT pen. What's the deal with daughters, leather seats and PILOT pens anyway? I happened to be at my Lexus dealer yesterday for routine service and inquired about how to deal with it. They told me to use Denatured Alcohol. He said that's what the pros use. He just warned me to be very gentle with it as hard rubbing would take the dye right out of the seats. Sounds like based on your experience the alcohol worked. Thanks, Victor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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