Question about LV Bags and sun milks / sprays

[starsong]

I had a pen mark on my Epi in Dune, tried alcohol and it did nothing except lighten the leather , luckily I did it only on a very small part with a cotton tip.

The pen mark was right in the middle of the bag so I was desperate to get it out. What did work was I placed a cotton pad dampened with water, left it overnight and the pen mark was much lighter. I repeated it until the pen mark was gone. It did slightly lighten the Epi but now with some use I can’t even tell where it was.

The cotton pad was soaked but not dripping wet and I think it works by absorbing the pen ink. The pen mark in my case was recent so I don’t know how well it would work if it’s an old mark.

 

[Debbie65]

I had a pen mark on my Epi in Dune, tried alcohol and it did nothing except lighten the leather , luckily I did it only on a very small part with a cotton tip.

The pen mark was right in the middle of the bag so I was desperate to get it out. What did work was I placed a cotton pad dampened with water, left it overnight and the pen mark was much lighter. I repeated it until the pen mark was gone. It did slightly lighten the Epi but now with some use I can’t even tell where it was.

The cotton pad was soaked but not dripping wet and I think it works by absorbing the pen ink. The pen mark in my case was recent so I don’t know how well it would work if it’s an old mark.

Oh wow, very interesting. I would think with Epi, since it's coated, plain water would not work. Hopefully I never get an ink mark on my bags or slgs but if I do, I will give this a shot! Thanks for sharing!

 

[starsong]

Yes, maybe that’s why it didn’t damage the leather but lifted the pen mark.

 

[Debbie65]

Yes, maybe that’s why it didn’t damage the leather but lifted the pen mark.

True! Good point as the pen mark couldn't get absorbed into the leather, however with patent leather ink gets absorbed...soo hummm. Very interesting. Lol