How to remove Pen/Ink on leather?

[bruceleroy]

So i opened my door today and i saw pen marks on my side panels. I tried using lexol cleaner to remove it but its not coming off. Any thing else i can use without damaging the leather?

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[Aviography]

Is this ball point pen? If so then alcohol works well.

[bruceleroy]

yea its ball point pen. Just normal rubbing alcohol? I think the stupid people that did my tinting marked it by accident

[Aviography]

Yup, rubbing alcohol should do it. It's mild enough that it shouldn't do anything to the leather as long as you go easy with the rubbing action.

[bruceleroy]

thanks ill try that

[drvalu]

If the alcohol doesn't work, try Amodex. It is designed to remove any ink stain and is very gentle. I restore antique fountain pens as a hobby and it has been a savior more than a few times. Here is a link to Fahrneys. Most any pen shop will have it. Good luck and be careful with any product that may remove the dyes from leather - Amodex won't.

http://www.fahrneyspens.com/Item--i-83769

[bruceleroy]

alcohol didnt really work i might have to try the Amodex

[anysia]

try mr clean magic eraser.... it worked on stevel's old old old 04 coupe's leather to remove white paint on the ebony interior. i was a little worried about using it on the leather, but we thought it would be better than the white paint marks on the one seat.

[dking99]

whatever you do, try it on the underside of the seat first...so you dont completely screw up the visable portion of the seat by accident.

[RTexasF]

Goop waterless hand cleaner has worked for me on ink.