if the chairs are less than 20, maybe 30 years old? not really - they started 'glazing' leather to protect the color, and screwed up the whole process - and I have yet to find anything short of the orange-based paint stripper that will remove it, and using that creates its own issues - which are wonderful if you're going for post-apocalyptic, not so good for a home office or den. I do agree that there isn't so much of a problem - I think they would look better in the space than matchy-matchy chairs, myself - a good indigo or deeper cobalt blue would be a 'traditional' bridge between the two colors.

Hi, I honed my own soapstone. I bought the slabs gauged to thickness and flatness, but with big swirly gauging-machine marks all over them. The honing is the smoothing process that establishes the finial finish. The very first piece I honed was done primarily with my hand as the sanding block; I found that this technique brought out a lot of texture to the finished surface. The softer part of the stone was sanded deeper than the hard bits, giving a surface that was more dimpled, orange-peel, whatever you choose to call it. You could say leathered. The type of surface I got this was was not pleasing to me, as I wanted them to stay flat as possible. I started using a hard rubber sanding block thereafter. I also bought two diamond sanding discs for my random-orbital sander. These are metal-backed discs and did an even better job keeping it flat, and the diamond cut faster than the silicon carbide abrasive paper. The long & short is, a softer abrasive backer will let the stone reveal whatever texture potential it contains. The softer backing allows the abrasive to follow the natural contour wearing away the softer bits while riding over the harder inclusions. If one wanted a stronger texture, they could probably have the stone sandblasted, which would do the same thing only deeper and faster. If the blasting media was carefully chosen, some very pleasing effects could no doubt be obtained. SS being at the soft to very soft range o minerals doesn't take much to abrade. My first effort at honing the SS was a separate piece that tops a stand-alone cabinet, so the slightly ripply surface doesn't bother me. It stands as testimony to the learning curve that DIY'ers must deal with. Casey

I knew I could find good ideas here. :) Eld - Would you use straight bleach? It hasn't been washed since the incident. I'm assuming I should act quickly. Penny - The design isn't thick or raised up. It's in the shirt. It's from Old Navy. So far the only thing I've done is the Shout. I think we have a Tide pen around here. I know DH has used them from time to time. Bestyears - I thought of those color catches too but thought it would pull color from the rest of the shirt. Maddie - Oh yeah I forgot about those. That might work well. Jojoco - I'm not sure. I'll admit I'm not a fan of tie dye. I wish I would have known ahead they were making them so he could have worn another shirt. Oly - I am. That is an interesting idea. I have to believe it would bother me less than that stain. I don't know what kind of dye was used. Do they have kits for tie dying? I have hydrogen peroxide too. I saw online where someone mentioned a mix of laundry detergent, ammonia, and something else. I don't have ammonia so I moved on. I'm off to see if we have any laundry pens! ETA The good thing is while it was an accident and I'm sure he'd prefer it not be there, it's not bothering him. He's a very happy, easy going kid. He amazes me. Actually I suppose I'm the one upset about the mark on the shirt because I don't think I can get it out and I know it's his favorite.

It's a pull-up leather, so what you do is take your favorite hand lotion and start massaging it into those scratches. Take your time and work it in. May take four or five applications. Aniline-dyed leathers fade in direct sunlight. You can get an aniline dye kit and some pull up wax and cream and do a pretty good job restoring it. Contact these folks for a dye kit and more professional advice, they're the best in the business. https://www.damagedleathersolutions.com/