Club Obi Wan

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?

Help me, (Club) Obi-Wan... you're my only hope... (thanks)

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.

Good luck!

High regards! Michaelson

Thanks for the advice!

It's good to see that your moniker "Knower of Things" isn't just for show.

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.

Let us know how things work.

Regards! Michaelson

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???

Doh/Leia (),
Good luck with your jacket - hope you can get that stain out!

Best Regards,

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!

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.

Regards,
Swindiana

After toasting it, of course. (Duck!)

Oh, and buttering it up on one side to see which side hits the ground when dropped from the kitchen table...
Remember, these are things you can do in your home for virtually no cost at all!

Next week: Pecard's as floor wax

Regards,
Swindiana

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-[

Regards! Michaelson

It certainly WAS less chewy that way...mmmm...Pecards! (It isn't just for breakfast anymore!)

Swindiana wrote:
Next week: Pecard's as floor wax

Regards,
Swindiana

I thought it was a dessert topping?



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