Removing paint?

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Removing paint?

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Any tips out there on how to remove house(?) paint from a leather jacket? Luckily, it was my older, cowhide A-2 and not my new Wested, but I have this glob of white paint on the back that looks like a bird got me. The jacket is black.

I took it to a cleaners but they wanted to charge $20 just to attempt to clean it -- and made no promises. One of my friends suggested saddle soap. Thoughts?

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If it's latex paint, saddle soap would be my suggestion. Once you've done the cleaning, put the color back with brown Pecards leather dressing. Oil based paint, I'd suggest talking to a leather cleaning expert. You could really mess up your jacket if you try to use any chemical remover. :-s

Good luck!

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Thanks for the advice!

It's good to see that your moniker "Knower of Things" isn't just for show.
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Oh, I've seen and done just about everything I write about, so it's just a matter of digging into the gray matter and hoping I pull out the right memory file. :lol:

Let us know how things work.

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You're just lucky he didn't reply with his recipe for toast. 8-[

WHY, oh WHY did Michaelson tell me to butter it on both sides before putting it in the toaster???
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Doh/Leia (:wink:),
Good luck with your jacket - hope you can get that stain out!

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Success!

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Well, the saddle soap got rid of 95% of the paint, I'd say. The remainder is really only visible if you know where to look.

In any event, I know longer look like the victim of a bird attack, so thanks again for the tips!
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My next suggestion would be to just paint the whole jacket and then use saddle soap for a uniform look, but I don't want Michaelson leaving his porch with the shotgun coming after me. 8)

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After toasting it, of course. :roll: (Duck!)
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Oh, and buttering it up on one side to see which side hits the ground when dropped from the kitchen table... :-k
Remember, these are things you can do in your home for virtually no cost at all! 8)

Next week: Pecard's as floor wax

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Now now, Jerry, YOUR jacket problem question was a completely different one, if you'll recall. You asked what Pecards tasted best with YOUR jacket....I just gave you the short answer. 8-[

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It certainly WAS less chewy that way...mmmm...Pecards! (It isn't just for breakfast anymore!)
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Swindiana wrote:
Next week: Pecard's as floor wax

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I thought it was a dessert topping?



Oh, wait, I just remembered -- it's a floor wax AND a dessert topping.
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