bobinsofla

Valet driver managed to get ink on my interior door handle - apparently had a pen in his hand when he got in. It shows up quite well on my ivory interior!!!

I've tried interior cleaner, a dry eraser, wife's hairspray, and 3M adhesive remover, with no success. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

Capirato

Bob.....

First thing that comes to mind, is go to a first class detailer.

~ Cap

gs400jon

Simple Green might work.

Pearlpower

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I would have them purchase a new door handle myself, but if you feel compelled to do this yourself, taken from elsewhere.

bobinsofla

Talking to the hotel people about some type of restitution but don't know where that will end up.

Not sure what type of pen this idiot had, but nothing seems to be able to dissolve it. It seems to have somehow penetrated into the plastic/vinyl of the handle. The only thing that seems to work is material removal, i.e. taking an exacto knife and carefully scraping it off!!

Pearlpower

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Perhaps a Sharpie. Hopefully they will take care of it for you.

Turbinator

If the hotel is high class enough, I don't think it would be a problem to mention it to the management to see if they'd take care of you.

Turby

brickauto

dilute 1 part woolite : 10 parts water in a spray bottle, mist on cotton or microfiber cloth and apply elbow grease

LexusBob

I would get an estimate from a detailer and one for a new handle, if detailing will not work, and submit to hotel for pyt agreement.

Salvator

I find the door handles are very attractive to dirt... my driver's side handle looks like I routinely grab it right after rebuilding my engine or something...

Johnny Mo

It's a cleaner/degreaser. Even if it was a Sharpie - it should still work.

kphu

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I'd agree with the post on woolite. I read a post somewhere on this site on how to use woolite to clean your leather. No guarantee that it would work but its worth a shot. Good Luck!