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moscarv said
on 2/14/2009 My leather bag has hair spray stain on. how can I remove them?
victor1902 said
on 1/13/2009 How do i remove ink stains on my leather sofa? Please email victor1902@gmail.com with suggestions.
Thanks
chella said
on 10/15/2008 HELP! I was wearing a new shirt that has black and red dye patterns all over the sides and front. While carrying my very light beige leather purse around, the ink ended up transferring all over the side of the bag that was touching my shirt. It looks to be smeared red and black and is covering a very large area of the large purse. What is the best suggestion to attemp to fix this disastor? Thanks!
circlestar said
on 9/29/2008 I am thrilled to have found a rememdy to remove stains from leather..!!! My darling husband spilt apple juice on my expensive red leather hanbag ! I was distraught..thinking nothing would work...the stains were dark and had been left overnight..the next morning I found a method from a free internet site..
here goes ...gently rub the area with tepid water using a sponge..do this until it looks saturated..then rub the area with bread...repeat the process until you see the stain dispersing...water bread..water bread..let it dry naturally ..or you can use a hairdryer gently over the area...the stain is gone !
you might have to repeat this process a few times ...it took me over half an hour to remeove a pea sized stain..but I'm so happy with the results!!!
Hope this helps ...Good Luck
Yvonnemk said
on 9/13/2008 My son somehow got some white out on my leather coat.......how do i fix this? Doesn't look good at all........white on black leather........
sgc1976 said
on 8/20/2008 I just bought some tan leather western boots and paid quite a bit for them. I wore them with new dark denim jeans and now have blue transfer stains from the jeans across the vamp of the boot. what is the best way to remove the stains?
Thanks - pls email roccobear@hotmail.com with any suggestions. thanks so much!
Judyb said
on 5/26/2008 DO not use household products for cleaning leather as they will almost certainly damage the finish on the leather which will lead to long term problems.
Magic Erasers are fine sandpaper and will remove the finish.
Household prodcuts cause more damage than anything else on leather - always use a good brand leather cleaner and protector to keep your leather in good condition.
lovinmybags said
on 2/2/2008 For dye transfer stains LovinMyBags Luxury Cleanser removes it from most leathers including unfinished leather and without darkening.If you want to add waterproofing to the cleaning the Luxury Cleanser Plus is the product to use.
:-)
ChillyWilly said
on 9/30/2007 Purchased a pigskin couch/love seat, and chair set about 2 years ago, and now it is discoloured, and stained. I have searched online for an answer, to no avail. Anyone with expertise on cleaning pigskin furniture?
mfreda78 said
on 8/9/2007 comment to mrosen 78, I have the same problem with ivory back with stains from dark denim jeans, wondering if you found a solution?
mrosen78 said
on 8/20/2007 I had just gotten a new, soft off-white, leather bag and the dye from my dark denim's stained an entire side of it. I brought it to a shoe maker/leather repair store but they said there was nothing they could do. Any suggestions?! Im desperate!
candy said
on 6/11/2007 I have a Cole Haan brown leather Handbag and a pigeon pooped on my bag as I was walking. It is a large stein on my bag. How do I remove these stains?
melmystic217 said
on 12/20/2006 I have a leather skirt, left in the closet and some paint from the wall stuck on it? Is there anyway of getting it out?
gwmx said
on 10/22/2006 Tough stain - We had a red stain on our off-white leather sofa, originating from colored paper that had gotten wet. Somebody sat on it and rubbed it in. We tried everything: Soap, Alcohol, Cerabryte. Tried all of them in an innocuous spot first. Be careful: Aceton (Nail Polish Remover will damage your leather!). Finally we were able to get it off with bleach and quite a bit of rubbing. Be sure to try it out first, I thing it will discolor strongly dyed leathers.
Anonymous said
on 9/25/2006 Use a mild leather soap.
Rinse in 3 parts water, one part vinegar and add an egg yolk to the rinse water.
Let air dry.
The gloves remain supple due to the egg yolk.
I have used this on very expensive pigskin riding gloves from Germany with excellent results.