CAUTION: Undertake at your own risk! I would strongly suggest you TEST the color fastness of your suede on an unseen portion PRIOR to stain removal!!!
Removing ANY stain from suede can be tricky, especially if the suede is a lighter color. My particular pieces of suede were not dyed to have the suede a different color, it was natural colored. I have NOT tested this with a colored suede.
The suede I was working with came from a leather purse that I deconstructed to harvest the leather from to make another project. Being the inside of a purse, it had been stained a lot by someone who had clearly never known that pens have CAPS to keep them from writing or leaking inside of your purse! I got the purse from Goodwill for the express purpose of being able to deconstruct it and use it in a different project, so its appearance did not bother me, as I knew I would be cleaning it before I used it for something else.
Removing ANY stain from suede can be tricky, especially if the suede is a lighter color. My particular pieces of suede were not dyed to have the suede a different color, it was natural colored. I have NOT tested this with a colored suede.
The suede I was working with came from a leather purse that I deconstructed to harvest the leather from to make another project. Being the inside of a purse, it had been stained a lot by someone who had clearly never known that pens have CAPS to keep them from writing or leaking inside of your purse! I got the purse from Goodwill for the express purpose of being able to deconstruct it and use it in a different project, so its appearance did not bother me, as I knew I would be cleaning it before I used it for something else.
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LostRite
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Nov 1, 2012. 2:55 PMReplyGreat tips! I assumed my beloved suede was inked for good. Thank you for posting this!
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JDTagish (author)
in reply to Nov 1, 2012. 5:53 PMReplyMy pleasure! Just remember, my suede was buff or natural. If yours is dyed, check for colorfastness before you saturate it with the alcohol, because you don't want to take the dye out with the ink.
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rimar2000
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Oct 29, 2012. 4:16 PMReplyVery useful info, thanks for sharing.
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scoochmaroo
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Oct 29, 2012. 1:53 PMReplyFantastic tips. Now I won't be so afraid of suede any more!
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JDTagish (author)
in reply to Oct 29, 2012. 3:05 PMReplyThanks very much! Suede can be a big PITA, and stains are not usually easy to remove. This process worked much better than I thought it would, so I had to share!
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