Removal of pen/pencil *impressions*...

[ivanlc]

I scribbled a note to myself to remind me of what I'd done to the leather workpiece I was tooling at the time. 

Sadly, it didn't occur to me to NOT write the note  (or st least to not  press down so hard) on the post-it note i used, pressing on the leather itself, and it's now left an imprint of what the note said, on the leather.

(NOTE: no ink had been transferred  to the leather; just the imprint of the pen's tip as it pressed down on the post-it.)

Is there any (quick?) way to get rid of this...?

[Northmount]

Moisten slightly and carefully go over the impressions with a spoon.  Be careful or you can leave more impressions you don't want.

Tom

[ivanlc]

Which side of the spoon do I use and do I need to press down hard?

What does this actually do wrt the leather?' Just want to understand how it works...

[Mattsbagger]

 He is talking about a modeling spoon I believe. A regular kitchen spoon probably work. The smooth underside of the spoon rubbing on the leather might smooth out the writing. But if you push to hard it will leave a "dent" in the leather.

[ivanlc]

Hi guys. 

Just to jet you know that what worked in the end was simply moistening the area with water & massaging the indent with my (clean) thumb for a few minutes - gently to avoid any unexpected burnishing.

I've then found that if I mix a solution out of Barkeeper's Friend (oxalic acid based cleaner), rub it on the hair side/front side of my pieces (diluting/spreading with a sponge that's sprayed with water, until the whole surface is the same greyish-pink colour) and then I wipe the surface over with jojoba oil, the subsequent dyeing procedure causes the dye to settle evenly across the surface. 

Thanks for your suggestions, chaps.