DIY - How To Clean Stubborn Stain on Bags
10:29:00 AM
I don't know if you can count this as a "Do-It-Yourself" aka DIY but since this is my blog so I can do whatever I want since this is involving a self-do action so I'm putting this on DIY list hehehe ;p
Here is a quick tips on how to clean stubborn yellow stain on your bag ;P
I got this white bag from Oasap a couple of months ago which I wore almost everywhere, and then I don't know what happened but I found lots of yellow stains on the back of it. Maybe I was careless and put it somewhere dirty or maybe it was some heavy food stain that I got from my many trips to the restaurants, it could be from anything....
All I know is that I have lots of yellow stubborn stains all over the back of the bag.
I have tried cleaning it with damp clothes, wet wipes, soap and water, detergent, clothes-stain-remover, even with make up remover (because mom said that make up remover can help clean stain on bags). Unfortunately, it all fails... The stains were more stubborn than I thought...
I was almost hopeless until I tried googling it and found a few youtube videos that demonstrate on using a nail polish remover to clean stains on bags and shoes. Why can't I think of nail polish remover before??! Silly me..
And so I rushed to get my nail polish remover and clean the yellow stains with it. Actually, I couldn't find my old nail polish remover but I found an old bottle of Acetone which is the same as nail polish remover, so I used that instead.
I pour a few drops of the nail polish remover to a cotton pad and then rubbed it on the stains. I did a try-out first on a small corner so I know it won't ruin the leather of the bag. Remember to ALWAYS do a try-out first when cleaning anything with a strong chemical ingredients, you can do the try-out on a smaller corner like on the bottom of your bag where it won't be visible if incase the chemical ingredient did something awful to the leather even more ;p
So anyway, here's the story of my bag stains:
Before...
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| (the nasty stubborn yellow stains) |
The Acetone / Nail Polish Remover:
The process:
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| (The yellow stain were removed instantly!!) |
The bag looks like "new" again :D
Hooorayy!!
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5 thoughts & comments
wow i didn't know that acetone can also be use as removing stains on leather bags. I always make sure that my cabinet has acetone all the time because whenever I use mighty bond I always end up with sticky fingers/hands TT___TT Good thing acetone helps on removing them ^_~
ReplyDeleteYes Janet, I just found out about it too ;) It is really useful for stubborn stains..
ReplyDeleteHi, i love looklet too and so sad that it's discontinued.
ReplyDeleteBut im having fun with polyviore now:) have you try it?
I am really surprised by knowing that acetone can help me remove stain easily thanks for sharing. I started services of Dry Cleaners Free Pick Up In Brisbane and i should use acetone. Thanks for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteIf you guys loved Looklet, try www.attire.app. It's by the same company and so so fun.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate all your comments, thanks for commenting here and sharing some love !
I will return the favors by checking out and comment back on your blog ^o^