help!! biro on my new sofa!!

katzguk · 2004-04-17T20:49:43+00:00

does anyone know how to get biro out of a leather sofa, the cleaning kit which came with it didn't shift it!! help!!

littlemissbossy · 17/04/2004 22:07

well you could try this, but it depends on how soft the leather is ... so try it on the back/or an area out of sight for a reaction first. Spray hairspray on a cloth and rub gently. HTH

Original poster

katzguk · 17/04/2004 22:13

thanks will go and get some hairspray tomorrow!!

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juniper68 · 17/04/2004 22:25

hairspray definitely works on my leather sofa. I just spray the stuff on and rub it. but lmb is right, err on the side of caution.

Janh · 17/04/2004 22:40

This is a link off Ask Jeeves - it says hairspray too!

Jane101 · 20/04/2004 09:56

ds drew on our cream leather sofa with biro, and I rang DFS (furniture shop) who said they couldn't recommend anything to remove it, but it usually rubs off by itself. And they were right - it just gradually disappeared. It seems that a lot of rubbing with cleaner in one go doesn't work, but gradual contact with dh eventually wears it away.