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Biro on leather sofa!

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5babyangels · 12/03/2012 11:07

Any ideas for getting it off? Have tried usual cleaners and old fashioned elbow grease but it's not shifting.

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Flisspaps · 12/03/2012 11:08

Baby wipe?

Dab of nail varnish remover on a cotton wool bud?

twolittlemonkeys · 12/03/2012 11:09

Wet wipes. My SIL says that worked on hers when one of the kids got biro on it. Goodness knows what's in those things...

AndiRee · 12/03/2012 11:19

I haven't found any cleaning product that removes it, but IME sitting on the offending chair makes it disappear. Will take a couple of weeks but it really does fade until one day its gone. Voice of experience..........

MadameMessy · 12/03/2012 11:30

hair spray took it off mine. rub with cotton wool, it Will definitely take it off :)

5babyangels · 12/03/2012 12:03

Thanks everyone, usually use baby wipes as they r so mild but that didn't work! Going to try the hairspray and nail vanish remover idea! My old leather sofa was much easier to clean! Even got a mountain of sudocrem off it once! Who'd have boys aye?! Blush

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Deflatedballoonbelly · 12/03/2012 12:07

Hairspray seconded!

5babyangels · 12/03/2012 12:13

Hairspray made the biro come off a bit also taking the colour Grin oops! I'm now going to try the put a cushion on top of it idea and ignore it and hope it fades! May massage a bit of boot polish in later so the faded bit is less obvious. Oh aren't children delightful? Smile

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