Upholstery ink removal

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So a &%# ballpoint pen decided to come from together on the pax seat yesterday making a 2"x2" mess on the seat. I blotted it dry as I knew water would set it and was not sure about rubbing alcohol, avgas, mineral spirits, googone etc etc.

The upholstery is....not leather, not fabric, some man-made stuff which is not in the documentations (it's an exp so it's not 'factory'). I want to say vinyl but that's probably wrong.

I am concerned about using something which will remove the material's light grey coloring.

I see lots of things on YT that promise full recovery and am highly dubious.
Any experience with ink on fabric? With "InkOff"?

Yes, I like your idea of recovering the seat but I doubt I would find this particular combination of materials and colors.
Your idea of a sheepskin cover is cool too.
Not liking the idea of making similar ink blots all over the entire interior so it looks like it belongs but points given for thinking outside the box.
Oh, and my other thread about the Oregon seat cushion was for my seat, not the pax seat, thanks.
 
-Rubbing alcohol
-Shaving cream
-Hairspray
-Dry cleaning fluid

In that order...
 
find a scrap of the material, you may be required to go to the shop that did your covers. do all your testing on that. not your seat.

It may be smart to remove the seat and take it to the shop. Have it re-done.
 
Use 91% rubbing alcohol and it will remove it. 70% takes more work.
 
I’d try Folex. It’s available in the carpet cleaning section at some big box home improvement stores. Our local Lowe’s sells it. I’ve used it to get red wine off of a couch and rug before.
 
Definitely experiment with some corner (maybe underneath?) of the fabric to make sure the cleaner you try doesn't dissolve the fabric. (Fabric should be in quotes here - who knows what it is. That is the reason for experimenting on some unseen locaton!)
 
If the above methods fail to remove it completely I recommend:

https://www.rubnrestore.com/leather-vinyl-dyes/

Choose a color close to what you have or you can customize it. I used this on my headliner in my '69 Cherokee and it looks brand new. This was the original headliner and had years of "stuff" on it. It works and works really well.
 
Timbeck2 said:
If the above methods fail to remove it completely I recommend:

https://www.rubnrestore.com/leather-vinyl-dyes/

Choose a color close to what you have or you can customize it. I used this on my headliner in my '69 Cherokee and it looks brand new. This was the original headliner and had years of "stuff" on it. It works and works really well.
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What if it ain't leather or vinyl?
 
Backstop the material with a rag so that the melted ink doesn't run into the foam underneath. IF all of the above don''t work, the ink may be ammonia based (like india ink). Serious concentrated ammonia may work if the above do not.

Jim
 
worried that option A may ‘set’ the stain, denying any hope of option B from working.
 
My vote goes to rubbing alcohol... Though I would agree protect the foam or remove it from the foam so it doesn't just go in that. Sure I would test it to on a bottom side. Many overpriced items are basic items but have perfume added and put in a fancy can... Alcohol will cut most any ink...
 
Try AMODEX. I have a lot of fountain pens and it works well with that ink. Ball point ink however is usually pretty noxious.
 
I had to re-read the thread to confirm; I had no idea we were not talking about using a lighter on the pool of alcohol. Not sure what I was thinking.

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