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nixoro

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Removing White Paint Spots From leather
« on: 31 May 2007, 09:36:42 »
As in the title really I was looking at my passenger seat and it looks to have white ingrained spots, not alot but just enough to annoy being that the seats are Black.

I'm thinking it maybe emulsion paint and was wondering if it would hurt to try using white spirits on it or would a colour restorer do the job of sorting this.

Any Ideas would be much appreciated.
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Re: Removing White Paint Spots From leather
« Reply #1 on: 31 May 2007, 09:52:37 »
Kinda stating the obvious, but if its emulsion it will soften with water.  Wet a rag in water (not sopping) and leave it on top of one of the spots for a coffe time or so.  On return, it should be soft enough to pick off with a fingernail.  Wouldn't use anything sharper in case it cuts the leather.

If no joy, how about a black felt marker pen, if its just tiny spots?  Done the same on a pair of work shoes when I sprayed yellow road marking paint on them by accident......
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Re: Removing White Paint Spots From leather
« Reply #2 on: 31 May 2007, 10:27:40 »
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Kinda stating the obvious, but if its emulsion it will soften with water.  Wet a rag in water (not sopping) and leave it on top of one of the spots for a coffe time or so.  On return, it should be soft enough to pick off with a fingernail.  Wouldn't use anything sharper in case it cuts the leather.

If no joy, how about a black felt marker pen, if its just tiny spots?  Done the same on a pair of work shoes when I sprayed yellow road marking paint on them by accident......

Cheers Hotel21 for the response

I never thought of using a black marker pen, also my description is kind of bad when I say paint I'm guessing emulsion but the paint seems to have dried into the leather hope this makes sense so you cant just pick it off once softened this was what I tried 1st and it didn't touch them.

May just go with the marker pen idea. :-/
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Re: Removing White Paint Spots From leather
« Reply #3 on: 31 May 2007, 13:06:38 »
select your marker carefully, as it can leave a noticable purple tint!

scrape very lightly at the emulsion, use black scuff cover that you'd use on shoes
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Re: Removing White Paint Spots From leather
« Reply #4 on: 31 May 2007, 15:34:22 »
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select your marker carefully, as it can leave a noticable purple tint!

scrape very lightly at the emulsion, use black scuff cover that you'd use on shoes

Cheers for the tips :y I shall have to have a proper look at it.

Hopefully it will come out ok
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