How to Remove a Grease Stain From a Leather Garment

Remove a grease stain from leather with talcum powder.

Leather comes from the hides of animals and makes a long-lasting, durable fabric. When a stain, such as grease, occurs on a leather garment, use leather-specific processes to remove the stain, since washing the material is not an option. After stain removal, condition the leather garment to restore oils removed during the cleaning process.

Things You'll Need

• Paper towels
• Talcum powder
• Rags
• Cloths
• Leather cleaner
• Leather conditioner
• Lint-free cloth

Instructions

1. Blot excess grease from the leather garment with paper towels. Avoid rubbing the grease stain, as you it will force the stain deeper into the leather.

2. Cover the remaining grease with talcum powder. Allow the talcum powder to remain on the leather garment overnight. The powder extracts the grease from the leather.

3. Brush the powder from the leather garment with your hand the next morning. Wipe the remaining talcum powder and grease from the leather garment with a damp rag.

4. Pour 1 tbsp. leather cleaner onto a clean cloth, and wipe over the leather garment. Wipe cleaner from the leather garment with a clean cloth.

5. Spray a leather conditioner on the garment. Allow the conditioner to soak into the garment for five minutes. Wipe the leather clean with a lint-free cloth.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not allow the leather garment to become overly wet when cleaning, use damp rags only.

References

• Mrs. Clean USA: Leather Stain Removal