Leather and pen

We got our 2nd hand corner sofa on Saturday and the woman gave us a leather chair. Now I knew the sofa had been scribbled on - but had only posted one picture. Her little'un really liked scribbling - there's not much but more than I like.

So anyone know how to get pen off leather - it's Biro so not too difficult.

I've tried upholstery cleaner - it's faded it but not much...

think anything with alcohol in , aftershave should work , then clean off with warm water, worked for me !

I was tempted to pour my wine on it - but thought, I'd rather drink it

Thank you - Aftershave will be tried.

No dont waste your wine ! , if you have any mediwipes that have isopropyl alcohol in that works but aftershave has worked too !

try either nail varnish remover..but use in a hidden part somewhere first...

Or my favourite..hand sanitizer..

I would suggest trying sunflower oil....youknow the sort you use for cooking.

Thanks - I won't be at the house till Saturday night at the latest so will let you know how things go after Sunday (Well TTL - I'll let you know on Sunday )

Acetone will dissolve it - the stronger the better. So if you use nail varnish remover (contains acetone) make sure it's a decent one. You shouldn't need to test it on a hidden patch first so long as you use cotton wool pads and luke warm water to wash it off. Even though the acetone (given the alcohol group it contains) will have evaporated there will be some residue left and even though it shouldn't cause damage, it will leave a white patch if not cleaned off.

I find aftershave works well on ours! or nail varnish remover if we have any...

Baby wipes are very good believe it or not !