Hey guys,


I need help from the masters. Today i got a big ball point pen mark across my headliner it's about 3" long. I don't want to start rubbing on it with just any old cleaner i'm afraid of smearing it and making it worst. Does anyone have any any ideas i sure would appricate any input. Thanks guys.

 

I've always used an electronic contact spray cleaner with an extension straw. ( non residue ) CRC is good. Blast it point blank, and blot it with a clean white terry towel, then blow it dry with whatever you have. If in doubt, take a pen to a similar fabric and try it. I've pulled just about every kind of solvent soluable stain from upholstery that you can imagine with the stuff.

 

you think i am kidding but try Hair Spray first

Then try some Tuff Stuff

JP

 

Would that work on leather? Someone drew a smiley face on the back of a seat in a company truck I drive.

Sorry to hi-jack a bit.

 

Trichlorethylene (TCE) is basically the same thing as dry cleaning fluid - hence, CRC Electrical Contact Cleaner is TCE. This is why it works so well... Also why the can is so heavy as the specific gravity of the chemical is quite a bit greater than water (it's what we call in the environmental world a dense non-aquous phase liquid or DNAPL -- aka: a sinker).

Note -- TCE is a carcinogen and kind of an ugly chemical. Use cautiously!

 

Who da man? Rogue1 da man... Thanks for the great idea it worked like a charm, just spray and dabed. You da man Rouge1. Here's to you buddy.

 

Anytime. I worked fleet for 31 years, and the crap that came into the body shop you wouldn't believe. We got really creative. You can take a few more chances with a fleet vehicle on the learning curve. If you goober it, just blame the driver.

 

You're right. And there's no end to the bad stuff on the shelf that the general buying public can obtain. The good thing about acquiring these chemicals in a commercial or municipal operation is that the safety end of it is usually ratcheted up pretty tight, and we always had MSDS sheets on everything that came into the shop.
A good fan in the door blowing outward is a good idea when using anything harsh inside a vehicle. A NIOSH aproved respirator should also be in the arsenal.

 

Man, I hate to agree with the master, but the chemical used in Dry Cleaning was usually Percholorethylene. Not that it matters much because they're both pretty bad for you. Trichloroethylene was more commonly used as an industrial degreasing solvent. Whilst either one might get the ink out, either one might also allow you to have safe sex - without actually trying.

 

You're exactly correct. PCE & Stoddard Solvent. I stand corrected.

 

Hairspray works like magic to get ink off leather

 

I have heard this about getting off permanant marker from whiteboards, too... Did anyone ever wonder how these ideas came around??? some of the things that are said here work like a charm, but I just cant help but wonder how they were figured out...(Like the Peanut butter removes wax residue...)

"Well, lets see... I have a can of hairspray, some peanut butter, and some other stuff without a label... I think I will try ________ on ________ just for S's and G's..."

 

Look what it did for Michael Jackson.

 

LOL!!!

 

Isopropal Alchohol works great on ink.