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Leather David March 19, 2011 at 6:26 am

Dry corn starch on the area, leave for several hours- vacuum off with soft attatchment, repeat until lightens- dont use liquid, if the oil darkened you have a very open leather, and dish soap is utterly the wrong pH for leather.

Judy B March 19, 2011 at 6:42 pm

Please do not try putting all these sugested products onto the leather, you already have a stain and it will only make it worse.Once an oil stain has got inside leather it cannot be extracted out except with special chemicals. You can only clean off the surface of leather and not from inside it. Try cleaning with a specialist leather cleaner and if this does not work contact a leather specialist.

annieR March 20, 2011 at 5:57 am

If the oil has soaked into the leather and left a stain you have an aniline style leather that absorbs things easily and unfotunately on this type of leather there is no way you can ‘clean’ it out. It will need the use of a professional degreasing type product that will draw the grease out.http://www.lttsolutions.net/product.asp?product=36If the oil is on a pigment coated or finished leather then the oil may be sitting on the surface and you will be able to clean this off with a foam leather cleaner.Using a leather protector will help to inhibit this sort of problem happening.

Tira A March 20, 2011 at 5:50 pm

You can’t. Best thing is to lightly oil the whole purse.Leather is absorbent, and needs oil anyway. Applying water and soap can often make it spread out further.Depending on how bad and big the spot is, you might try wetting the area, and then applying a dry washcloth to it and place a weight to keep there…hoping that the water absorbed by the cloth will carry some of the oil with it.

Donna March 21, 2011 at 6:30 am

rubbing alcohol and water (equal parts each) will remove mildew stains from leatherandhair spay will remove ink from leather one of these may take paint off.wd40 is pretty good for removing paint stains too… but i fear it will leave a greasy stain on the jacketI do know that you can remove greasy stains from a bomber jacket with baby powder…. blot the extra grease off, powder the spot liberally, and let it sit on there over night, at least 5 hours.

Ron Sr March 21, 2011 at 6:02 pm

Wash your saddle down with warm water and dish detergent to remove the oil then dry it well.

♥ ♥ Damon Salvatore ♥ ♥ March 22, 2011 at 6:34 am

I think thats okay… If you dont mind that minks are harmed to make that oil =|

annieR March 22, 2011 at 6:11 pm

This is generally caused by one of two things. It could be that too much product has been applied in which case a leather cleaner should remove any excess but it may be casued by ’spewing’ which is where the fats and oils in the leather have become destabilised and show on the surface as a white bloom. This is caused by either humidity or too much oils being added into the leather (mink oil should not be used on todays leathers). This will need a specialist product (Fat & Salt stabiliser) to rectify this problem.

Pale March 23, 2011 at 6:08 am

Go buy a little can of saddle wax, it will kill that nasty smell, and make the belt more supple.

Judy B March 23, 2011 at 6:34 pm

You need to use a specialist cleaner called Em Clean which has been tested to kill the mould spores without damaging the leather. It is important to kill the spores completely as otherwise they will keep coming back.

annieR March 24, 2011 at 6:30 am

Oils should not be used on leather furniture so this is not recommended. Try a water pistol every time they go near the furniture and this will deter them from going near it.I am a leather consultant and a cat lover and owner

Rose March 24, 2011 at 6:02 pm

NO! The oils will leech out of the paints into the leather which will not only effect how the paint looks and dries, but will also cause damage to the leather. Over time, the dampness and greasy-ness of the oil can even cause rotting of the leather.Definitely use acrylic paint! You could prime the areas you want to paint first, and then use oil, but you’re probably better off just using acrylics.Rosehttp://effartblog.blogspot.comhttp://www.rosebriccetti.com

LBentforLeather!! March 25, 2011 at 6:20 am

LEXOL, not oil. Years of only oils and grease products have imprinted this oil myth on everybody’s mind.Leather needs moisture. Oil waterproofs (sort of) it does not moisturize. It cannot moisturize. It just makes things greasy.Get a bottle of Lexol Original (brown bottle/container) and some water. Not HOT.You can dunk the bridle in water until it stops bubbling. Too daring for you? Try this: Dunk an end (the throatlatch strap is inconspicious) in some water. See the tiny bubbles? It’s dry. With the help of a little water Lexol penetrates the leather carrying moisture, emollients and conditioners deep into the leather. Still sceptical? add any oil to water and shake it well. Oil and water don’t mix. Try it with the Lexol. It mixes. I dunk fearlessly and get liberal with the Lexol and have since I discovered Lexol well over 40 years ago. Use a tack sponge, start from the back (flesh) side and give it as much Lexol as it will absorb. Repeat until it won’t absorb any more. Allow to dry out of the sun and without a blow dryer to hurry things along. Buff with a soft clean cloth.If your bridle is light colored, it will SLIGHTLY darken but it’s going to anyway with use and natural oxidation. Lexol is not oily feeling so use your hands when applying and they’ll get soft, too.Apologies for the encyclopedic answer but if I just said Lexol, you wouldn’t “get it”.

annieR March 25, 2011 at 5:49 pm

Body oils are very acidic and actually damage the finish on most leathers. Leather needs to be protected against body oils.Most types of modern leathers should not have oils added to them as this is detrimental to the leather – it is only some older leathers that lose their oils which would then need an oil product to be added back in.

oil field trash March 26, 2011 at 6:27 am

I would be concerned about the oil coming out of the leather and staining people’s clothes. You might be better with a leather dye.

Shan March 26, 2011 at 6:26 pm

I would hire a professional.-

annieR March 27, 2011 at 6:33 am

The problem here would appear to be that you have removed some of the colour from the leather surface (it may be a 2 tone leather where the top colour/finish has been removed) and no amount of cleaning etc will resolve the problem.Please DO NOT use Mr clean magic erasres as on this type of leather you will do a lot more damage.2 tone leathers are not easy to fix yourself and you will really need to contact a qualified technician who can help you to resolve the problem. DIY kits will not work and may make the matter worse