Need Help Asap!!

[MadMen]

Sorry about the dramatic title, but I need some help, badly.

My son has managed to sit on a black grape, on a light brown leather sofa, and although it's now dried, there is a massive black/purple stain on the seat!! :-((((

How on earth do I get rid of it, without causing any further staining?

flump. Sugar. botox.

[murraymints]

A paste of fillers earth..gently rub in and wipe off....have used this on leather jackets in the past ...

[murraymints]

Fullers earth powder....predictive thingy...

[MadMen]

Fillers earth?

[MadMen]

Ah, sorry. D'you reckon they'll sell it in B&Q?

I was thinking washing up liquid?

[murraymints]

Or most chemists stock it at the pharmacy...

[murraymints]

Also good for dry cleaning suede....brush in and out....mix a thickish paste for leather...

[Connemmara]

google it

[MadMen]

Thanks Murray.
Will go and get some right now.

Arghh!

[Clanad]

A goodly dollop of Dishwashing soap (or whatever it's called in the U.K. you know the bottled kind that goes in the sink, not the powder that goes in a dishwasher) into a pan of very warm water... swish it around to get a good head of foam on top and apply just the foam to the stain. I use a soft brush (the one used to clean vegetables works well) to work the soap suds into the leather going with the grain... not with a lot of pressure though. When thoroughly worked in (using the suds liberally), use a cloth in clear, warm water to remove the soap and then treat with a good leather cream. Here in the western U.S. we use Saddle Soap or Mink Oil... let air dry. Best of luck!

[MadMen]

Yeah, er, thanks for that Conne.

[MadMen]

Clanad, thanks for that. I was hoping I could use something here.
I know I sound dramatic but it's really really dark.

[Henrietta]

Murraymints how good is fullers earth powder on stains that have been there for a long time as i had the same problem after sitting on a blackberry on my new grey suede skirt and it left a horrible stain that nothing could get out :(

[Henrietta]

Oh and good luck madmen!

[murraymints]

Saddle soap a good idea after stain has lifted....

[murraymints]

H...worth a try...obviously sooner the better but brush with the nap...not too hard...

[Henrietta]

I'll give it a go :)

Sorry for the slight hijack madmen :)

[MadMen]

Well I've managed to get the stain off.... and the colour of the leather has come off with it!

I'm now left with a very pale circle.

Any ideas?

[society]

You and yours are stain predictable. :)

[Smowball]

Am really surprised a grape made such a bad stain,what did you end up cleaning it with?

[MadMen]

Tell me about it Soc! :(

Smow, it was a black grape and the stain was really dark.
I used a clean damp cloth, with nothing on it at all, to see if I could get some of the stain out before I used anything else.
The stain has come away, well most of it, but the leather is now really pale?