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    Hi Mark,

    the most leather colours are based on methylated spirits. You can try it, but i think it will only remove the upper layers, except you will dip it completely into methylated spirits. But i have no experiences how the leather and the other materials will react.

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    Results using lacquer thinner can be very good, as long as you understand that it will remove everything from the leather including the required oils in the leather. These oils must be restored.

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