stains on leather

[Elessar]

My lovely new leather cleans easily, but I have 2 problems already:

The admiral fell asleep with a ball point pen in her hand. Shows how boring suduko is. It has faded but is still visible.
I spilled a drop of tea when I left on Monday and didn't notice it. (black tea, I think it dripped out of the rubbish bag as I left). I wiped it off this morning but it has left a brown dot about the size of a penny, again it's faded but not gone.

Suggestions for cleaning or repairing these please and suggestions for sealing it to stop such nonesense in future.

 

[lisilou]

Aren't those magic sponges supposed to work on leather effectively too? Seem to remember someone telling me this recently. Don't hold me to it tho coz I've not tried it myself.
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[Elessar]

Aren't those magic sponges supposed to work on leather effectively too? Seem to remember someone telling me this recently. Don't hold me to it tho coz I've not tried it myself.
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tried

 

[PhillM]

Slightly un-boaty but jaguar do a great leather cleaner. I used to have the oatmeal (cream) leather seats and they used to get a bit stained from the "meal at the wheel" or weekend kid runs. One small bottle of jag leather cream cleaned almost anything off.

Give HA Fox a call, I am sure they keep it in stock.

Edit: Its called "Hide Food". There are various suppliers. Jaguar do a version, so do Bentley and there are some generic ones. Personally, for something as expensive as a seat I would always use the manufacturer branded or recommended.

 

[oGaryo]

Apply a good dose of Google .co .uk search engine: http://www.google.co.uk/#fp=5a2359cf96dc5f79&q=removing+ballpoint+ink+from+leather

looking at the first one, apparently hairspray works for the pen marks

 

[Drewster]

Again not boat related but I would use dinesse motor cycle leather cleaner and then the conditioner cleans my leathers a treat

 

[crazy4557]

How about 'Vanish' stain remover?

 

[David of Essex]

Give these people a call www.leathertradeproducts.co.uk
David

 

[Elessar]

Thanks all, a few things to try. Keep the ideas coming, I will report back what works!

 

[paddy01]

Baby wipes. They've brought our faux leather couch up a treat, even removing staining from blue denim. I've yet to find anything they won't shift using a gentle circular motion. It beats me how they can do that and not actually dissolve a babies skin but there you go.

But, as with any solution, test on a material sample or unseen area first to ensure you don't end up worse than when you started.

Good luck.

 

[rafiki_]

Thanks all, a few things to try. Keep the ideas coming, I will report back what works!

I use Armourall from Halfords. Works brilliantly on leather and vinyl.

 

[LittleSister]

Stains on leather!

This thread was a disappointment - the title sounded so promising!

;-)