How to Get Fingernail Polish Out of Leather Couches

When a bottle of nail polish spills, your leather sofa is the last place you want it to touch. Once it is on the leather, you can wipe it off with water or scrape it up. Water won't remove the paint; scraping the paint can damage the leather. While some people use acetone-based polish removers to clean fingernail polish from leather sofas, consider using a specialty cleaning product called a leather stain remover. It is less likely to damage the finish on your leather.

Things You'll Need

• Small paintbrush
• Leather stain remover
• Sponge
• Cleaning cloth

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Instructions

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     Dip a small paintbrush in the leather stain remover.

   • 2

     Paint the cleaner directly onto the fingernail polish.

   • 3

     Press a sponge on the spot with the nail polish and pull it away to pick up the polish.

   • 4

     Paint more leather stain remover on any remaining polish.

   • 5

     Press the sponge on the paint and pull it away to remove the paint. Continue until all the paint has been removed.

   • 6

     Hold your cleaning cloth under running water and wring until it is damp. Wipe up any remaining cleaner.