Cleaning a leather Bag….argh, red cloth die.?

6Feb2008 Filed under: News Author: admin

aussiesdoitbest asked:

Okay, I bought a brand new chanel bag, it is half white, half black.
I wore a red dress I bought yesterday, the red dye from the dress rubbed onto the white part of my bag. It is leather, and I was wondering, does anyone know anything I can use to get colour off? I’ve tried, window cleaner, windex, heavy duty surface cleaner, nail polish remover and face toner. None worked

Please help….. :]

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5 Responses to “Cleaning a leather Bag….argh, red cloth die.?”

maggs7
February 9th, 2008 at 7:40 am

They have leather cleaner at wal-mart, target and all those places. That should work.
carolyn. (:
February 12th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

you should try mr. clean magic eraser.
i had the same problem last week,
my jeans rubbed onto my white marc jacobs bag.
i googled it and it said mr. clean magic eraser.
i was a little skeptical at first; but then i went for it
and my stain disappeared.
make sure to moisturize your leather after you magic eraser it.
leather moisturizer works (i got mine from coach awhile ago)
and if you don’t have leather moisturizer; you can just use lotion.

good luck!

magic erasers are about two bucks for a package of two.
they work wonders!

if that doesn’t work; i heard goo gone works. but i’d try the magic eraser first.
Say
February 14th, 2008 at 12:50 am

I would try baby oil first.
If that doesn’t work then try alcohol.

I had a similar problem though and the only thing that worked for me was using a bleach pen. However, the surface area was extremely small. If you have a larger area that you need to fix then I’d suggest going to a store that sells only leather products and see if they could suggest something.

But then again, the stain I had was from a pen which was much harder to get out. Which is why I suggested using the other two first. Dye may be simpler to get out than ink pen. But I’m really not sure.
Judy B
February 14th, 2008 at 4:43 pm

This depends on what type of leather you have.

If you have an aniline style leather the wine will have soaked into the leather and there is nothing that will bring it out.

If you have a pigmented leather (one with a coated surface) the wine will have slightly redyed the finish. You can try LTT Maxi Cleaner as this is the only cleaner on the market which was specifically formulated for this problem. If this will not bring it out then you will need to contact a qualified leather technician who wiil be able to use solvents or recolour the leather whichever is needed.

Using a good Leather Protector on a light coloured leather (whatever the type) is crucial as this will inhibit dye transfer and also help prevent dirt and body oils from penetrating the leather. Do not use a leather conditioner as these do not work in this way.

The only problem will be that all the other things you have tried will probably have damaged the leather and will stop the proper products from working, but they are still worth a try.

Source(s):

Leather care consultants to the furniture and cleaning industries
tammy
February 14th, 2008 at 4:53 pm

use those shoes cleaners!!!!! the ones for leather shoes.