How do you remove paint from a leather jacket?

[steve(thelil)]

No joke. White paint, brown leather, no clue (how I did this or how to undo it).

Nail polish remover?
Tequila?
Tang?

Help will be appreciated. I'd like to wear it this week.

Thanks

[clinthopson]

Is it oil based or water based?

If it's water based, a bit of water and mmonia will do it.

Try WD40 on oil based.

[Gary Sisco]

How'd you manage that, Steve?

[patricia]

No joke. White paint, brown leather, no clue (how I did this or how to undo it).

Nail polish remover?
Tequila?
Tang?

Help will be appreciated. I'd like to wear it this week.

Thanks

I would be tempted to try diluted turpentine. Try it on the inside of your jacket, to see if it harms the leather first. Also, most leather is dyed, so you may leach out the dye and be just as badly off. If it does, you still can try something else. Don't soak the stain in it. Just dab it gently, then, if it works, use clear water to get the diluted turpentine completely off.
However, sometimes nothing works. Prepare yourself for that possibility. What were you doing? How much paint is on your jacket?? What kind of paint is it?? Whew!!
One thing you should do is to call a leather cleaning place and ask them. You don't have to let them try, just ask them what they think.

[Scott Dolan]

Is it oil based or water based?

If it's water based, a bit of water and mmonia will do it.

Try WD40 on oil based.

You sure ammonia would be good for the leather?

I would think it would dry the shit out of it. If it is water based, water should do the trick all by itself? No?

[clinthopson]

Just a bit o monia, it helps soften the paint, it shouldn't take the finish off. I've used it and it works.

Of course a sharp knife is an option.

[steve(thelil)]

I don't even know WHEN it hoppen.


It's little splatters of white. The paint itself doesn't cover a large surface area (total) but the pattern of white splotch on brown extends over maybe 1/10 of the jacket. It's more towards the back and bottom, which makes it less of a problem.






If I can't get it off, a sharp knife will be a definite option.

[Scott Dolan]

It's little splatters of white.

You sure it's paint?

[Pete C]

If I can't get it off, a sharp knife will be a definite option.

Before I make a joke, did you?

[bluenoter]

Steve--

I'd go for a much more conservative option: Spray a little Fantastik or a similar product on a few splatters at a time, scrub them gently with a scraping sponge or a similar dishwashing tool, and have patience!

Fantastik (and such) won't hurt the leather.

[BFrank]

Don't take it off.......paint the rest of the jacket white!

[Pete C]

Don't take it off.......paint the rest of the jacket white!

Don't listen to him. Take it off. Take it all off.

[Ron Thorne]

Steve, a quick Google search reveals that plain isopropyl alchohol may work fine and be safe if it's interior latex paint.

[clinthopson]

Steve, a quick Google search reveals that plain isopropyl alchohol may work fine and be safe if it's interior latex paint.

Five parts isopropyl alcohol, 1 part dry vermouth, shaken, not stirred - a killer martini

[steve(thelil)]

Pete: I was (joking about the knife). I'm not usually subtle.

Five parts isopropyl alcohol, 1 part dry vermouth, shaken, not stirred - a killer martini

I just tried it. It worked. Sort of.

I don't give 3 flying fux about the paint or vomit stains on the jacket

[Jimmy Cantiello]

Throw the jacket away and buy a new one..............

[Gary Sisco]

Bah, if that's all it is on a brown leather jacket, it just adds character. Leave the paint alone, thelil.

[steve(thelil)]

I did take the sharp knife approach after a couple of others failed. I was careful enough to not cut a hole in the jacket (the smart money would have lost on that one) The places where the paint was now have the look of seasoned leather. The jacket now borders on macho.


Thanks to all for your advice and concern. I hope we all have closure.

[clinthopson]

Congratulations on your success (thelil). May '05 bring you many more.

[frankiepop]

i cant help ya, thelil, i ve only removed lipstik, then again, i live a more interesting life than a guru.

[steve(thelil)]

Yeah, wearing lipstick and kissing your own jacket makes for an interesting life.

[Gary Sisco]

Steve ain't a guru. He's a fucking saint.

[GoodSpeak]

Of course a sharp knife is an option.

Yer killin' me, Clint

[GoodSpeak]

OK.

Now that the mystery is solved...how do you get paint of a Patagonia fleece jacket?


Green semi-gloss house paint on red fleece...I was painting my house, uh, long story.


Can it be done?


SOL?

[clinthopson]

Now that the mystery is solved...how do you get paint of a Patagonia fleece jacket?

It is impossible, my son.

My advice would be for you to high youself down to the city hall and get a Patagoinia hunting licence, load your musket and shoot one.

Be careful to shoot them between the eyes, they charge when wounded.

[Deke]

OK.

Now that the mystery is solved...how do you get paint of a Patagonia fleece jacket?

Green semi-gloss house paint on red fleece...I was painting my house, uh, long story.

Can it be done?

First. Wait until you see someone painting something exactly the right shade of green semi-gloss house paint. Don the fleece in readiness. Wait until they paint a bit and forget to label it 'Wet paint'. Get more paint on the fleece. Hand it to them in high dudgeon and tell them to fix it.

Or you could try Stain Devils.

Not that they ever got the grease out of my BGP sweat-shirt.

SOL?

What's that mean?

[GoodSpeak]

It is impossible, my son. .

Not even a sharp knife...?

My advice would be for you to high youself down to the city hall and get a Patagoinia hunting licence, load your musket and shoot one.

Be careful to shoot them between the eyes, they charge when wounded.

Between the eyes.


Got it.

First. Wait until you see someone painting something exactly the right shade of green semi-gloss house paint. Don the fleece in readiness. Wait until they paint a bit and forget to label it 'Wet paint'. Get more paint on the fleece. Hand it to them in high dudgeon and tell them to fix it.

Or you could try Stain Devils.

Not that they ever got the grease out of my BGP sweat-shirt.

Might be worth a try, but I don't know any Stain Devils, per se.

What's that mean?

SOL means: Shit Out [of] Luck


OK...now here's a couple for you:

High dudgeon?

BGP?


What's that mean?

[mjb]

High Dudgeon is a little town along the coast from Brighton ... next to Lower Dudgeon. There are so many clothes cleaners and fine fabric restorers working there that some believe it to be the birthplace of the drycleaning industry.

Be careful to shoot them between the eyes, they charge when wounded.

If they feel cornered they write bad cheques.

[frankenmeister7]

How'd you manage that, Steve?

u have to ask that question? his hands have been up his butt while drinking tang. can't do two things at one time.

now to find that book on leather and stains.

[Deke]

Might be worth a try, but I don't know any Stain Devils, per se.

It's a crap website, but... http://www.staindevils.co.uk/

SOL means: Shit Out [of] Luck

OK...now here's a couple for you:

High dudgeon?

BGP?

What's that mean?

Rightful indignation, on your high horse, justifiably indignant.

Beat Goes Public. It's a record label, I won a shirt, I dripped butter on it, I realised too late.