My lovely baby girl got into a bottle of Purell and wiped it all over our tan colored leather ottoman. Now, there is a "bleached" out kind of look where she wiped it. Is there a way to fix this? I used a leather wipe on it, but it's still there. HELP!
2006-09-17 12:45:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
It's not fabric though, it's leather. Can you still use fabric dye on leather?
2006-09-17 12:59:58 · update #1
A leather furniture maintenance and repair shop can touch up or re-dye it. That is if it is valuable enough to spend the $$$ on it. Another option( if you're brave enough) is to get some shoe dye of a similar color and try yourself.
2006-09-17 12:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Leather dying usually involves the use of spirit or alcohol based dyes where alcohol quickly gets absorbed into moistened leather, carrying the pigment deep into the surface. "Hi-liters" and "Antiquing" stains can be used to add more definition to patterns. These have pigments that will break away from the higher points of a tooled piece and so pooling in the background areas give nice contrasts. Leaving parts unstained also provides a type of contrast.
Alternatives to spirit stains might include a number of options. Shoe polish could be used to dye and preserve leather. Oils, neatsfoot or linseed, can be applied to preserve leather but darkens them. For that reason, a wax paste more often than not serves as the final coat.
One interesting note, old gun rigs, saddlebags, wallets and cantanas used by cowboys and buccaroos were rarely colored in the old west. The red, brown, and black tones develop naturally as the oiled leathers absorb the rays of the desert sun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_dying
I actually used shoe dye.
2006-09-17 15:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by kickinupfunf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
man thats a tough one. You need to email or call Purell and ask them. My mom had leather furniture that was not suede but really soft and you could see any tiny drop of liquid on it. My boyfriend at the time brought his drunk friend over who passed out and spilled his beer alllll over it. I had to stay up ALL night pregnant and tired wiping it with a wet cloth until I had evened it all back out again so you couldnt tell. this may work on your leather depending on the type???
2006-09-17 12:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by Amy >'.'< 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try mixing up some fabric dye a little lighter than the color of your furniture and gently wipe the ottoman. the reason i said lighter is you can always add more rather than having a darker spot, you would be in the same predicament. good luck.
2006-09-17 12:55:54 · answer #4 · answered by KAREN A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋