My daughter wrote on both of our brand new dark brown faux leather couches with blue ink. I was told to use hairspray to remove the ink and when I did so I created a huge patch that is now very visibly discolored and dull. How do I repair this? Please help. Thanks in advance.
If your faux leather is of the shiny smooth variety I have an idea for you. I would try to test this on an inconspicuous spot before proceeding. My daugther wrote on my leather couches with permanent marker and I used a magic eraser and it worked wonderfully. Use a corner and try to go over the ink line to rub the pen out. Then use a leather conditioner to help shine it up afterwards. If the hair spray damage still shows, you might try using a matching shoe polish color to help cover it up, but be sure to buff it out well so it doesn't come off on your clothes. Good luck!
Although your sofas are faux leather, perhaps the rules for removing ink from leather would apply. I found this site that talks about removing ink from leather, perhaps it will help. They mostly recommend LTT Ink Stick, which is available on the web. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_yo ... ove_ink_from_a_white_leather_handbag
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Archived on 05/12/2009
How can I get ball point ink from my faux leather couch and handbag?
Lee-Anne from Cape Town, Za
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RE: Ink on Faux Leather
Hairspray works great to get out ink - spray some on a cloth and apply to the marks, rub a little and it should come out. Rub with a wet cloth to get the sticky hairspray off afterward. Good luck. (11/15/2006)
