How to Remove Ink from Leather?

Leather is an important stuff that we see in leather couch, leather purse, and in leather jacket. There are various occasions when we get ink stains on them once in a while. The reason for this is that we write notes while relaxing on the couch and we carry ink pens in our purses. The great news here is that ink stains on leather stuff can be removed easily. If you see the stain in the initial stages, it is better and easy to remove it. The reason for the same is that is that recent ink stains on leather are easy to handle. Leather can be of any type whether it is suede, smooth leather or vinyl, the method to remove the stain is the same. Read the article to remove ink from leather.

Methods to Remove Ink from Leather

1.) Alcohol to Remove Ink from Leather

Steps to Follow:

Take a look at our article to remove ink marks from leather in easy step-by-step instructions.
Take some rubbing alcohol and moisten a cotton swab with it.
First do a spot test before trying to remove the ink stain from leather. Find a piece of the leather that is quite hidden to see the effects earlier. Apply the cotton swab with rubbing alcohol onto a minor part of the leather, and wait for a few minutes to see any difference in the leather (in rare case you would encounter any problem, but it’s always a precautionary measure to perform this spot test earlier just to be assured.)
Now, apply the cotton swab with the rubbing alcohol onto the ink stain on your leather stuff.
Make sure you apply softy in a circular motion, on the affected area, on your leather item. Do not scrub hard, just apply slowly. You will notice that the ink stain on the leather starts to disappear gradually.
You can also apply leather conditioner in a small quantity to the affected area. This leather conditioner will bring back the moisture and shine of the leather stuff.

2.) Magic Eraser to Remove Ink from Leather

Steps to Follow:

You can follow a few other tricks, if the rubbing alcohol isn’t removing ink from leather stuffs.
Try to apply white eraser directly on the ink stain on your leather stuff. It is a great tip to remove ink from leather couch, leather purse, leather bag, or leather seat.
The white magic eraser has a tendency to work very well on the ink stains present on the leather items. Depending on the variety of ink mark and how deep the ink stain is present on the leather, it will remove or reduce the stain on leather item.

3.) Hairspray to Remove Ink from Leather

Steps to Follow:

You can simply use hairspray for any type of ink stain.
It works quite well on the ink marks present on your leather products.
Though some hairspray does not contain alcohol, and then avoid using that hairspray.
As the other ingredients will damage the leather.
Just spray hairspray directly on the ink stains on your leather item.
Wait for a few minutes, so that the hairspray does its magic.
Now, rub slowly using a cotton swab to remove the ink stain.
Do not rub forcefully; it will further damage the leather.