Alcohol-based stain on Red Suede Jacket

Hello!

3 days ago I set my red suede jacket unknowingly on top of a chafing fuel burner in which the wick was still wet; these are used by caterers to keep serving pans warm.  The substance in these burners is called diethylene glycol and it soaked through even to the lining on my jacket.  The stain it left is about the size of a golf ball!  From what my father says diethylene glycol is not an oil based substance, but is similar to alcohol (maybe wood alcohol?) as it emits a blue flame when burning.  I've used suede cleaner and it has removed most of the residue, though the cleaner itself left some darker spots where it soaked through and there is some slight discoloration (the spot has a lighter, more orange hue than the rest of the jacket).  Is there any hope of salvaging/ treating this garment?  And how long does it take to treat/clean a suede jacket?

Thank you!

ashley

We use 2 different cleaning methods on suede.  One is a drycleaning method which uses a petroleum solvent which works great on oil based stains.  We also use a wet-cleaning method, which works great on food, beverage,  tannin stains etc.  One of the pre spotters on the wet side contains alcohol.  It serves as a de-greaser, but also works on well on alcohol stains.  Hopefully, the color has not been pulled beyond repair.  We will be happy to take a look.  You may contact Brian 985.624.2606 who pre-spots most of the garment presented to us for cleaning.

Jacket cleaning usually takes about 5-7 days.  In this case, we probably will start on the wet side and move to the drycleaning method if the wet side is not successful.  We had a similar situation this week on a fushia colored suede jacket last week.  It had some hair product stains that required both techniques for full removal.

We are equipped to add color back to a garment that has lost color, though treating color loss in one small area may be difficult.