You can erase practically any stain except oily ones (see below for those) from your leather gloves with a gum eraser (available at stationery and art-supply stores and online from Amazon.com). You probably haven’t seen this type of eraser since grade-school art class—it’s the big, crumbly, tan-colored eraser that smells quite rubbery and tends to break off pieces of itself as you rub it against things.
For an oil-based stain on leather gloves, dab a fingerful of cornstarch onto the spot (whatever lightly covers the stain…don’t pack it on too thick) and let it sit overnight. Whisk it off the next day with a soft brush or a pair of clean fingertips, and the grease mark should be gone or at least much lighter.
More help with stains…
- Amazing Stain-Removal Tricks for Around the House
- No More Ring-Around-the-Collar!
- Get Rid of That Ink Blot