Nail Hole Filler solvent.

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If I’m not mistaken (but I very well might be) the nail hole fillers are generally made of beeswax. As Mark said, they don’t harden.

I’ve found that on smooth finishes, simply vigorously buffing the area around the filled hole with a paper towel will do the trick.

With rough, unfinished wood such as barnboard or driftwood, I often do not even try to use nail hole filler since the excess cannot be buffed. I often cut the head off the brad and set it a little deeper than usual. On rough finishes this is often preferable to having a dot of color staring at you.

If you have some filler staining your fingers, generally a dab of cigarette lighter fluid will remove it easily.

If you get some on your clothes, then you’re toast. Your wife will kill you. ;)
 
The fillers I use are easily removed from almost anything, including hands/clothes with mineral turpentine. Only place you have to be careful is with some mouldings with a colour wash over the leaf and, of course, synthetics. Usually, after filling a corner I wipe any surplus away with a dry cloth.
 
I've pretty much stopped using nail hole filler for anything since it doesn't harden. Instead I use DAP's Fast 'N Final lightweight spackling. Dries quick with no cracking. It's great for filling in dents in moulding too. I just touch up afterwards with oil color or Lebron paste.
 
Filler on linen liner

I resurrected this thread because I was looking for tips on removing a small stain of Amaco putty (black, of course . . .) on an off-white linen liner. Nothing seems to work - various laundry products, a few commercial spot removers, paint thinner, alcohol, diosol, acetone, lighter fluid. Looks like it's a redo.
 
K2r Spot Remover should get it out. If you can't find it at the grocery store try Ace Hardware or order online.
 
I contacted the vendor who makes the most commonly used nail hole filler in the industry.

They recommend a product called, Brush Flush for removing errant nailhole filler from clothing (or sofas that may have, back in the days when we didn't know any better, had a piece of framed art leaned on top of while installing and some excess putty accidentally rubbed off.)

I can attest from personal experience that it worked well, even on a white sofa with black putty :)........
 
Back when I was young and drycleaning was much more common, drycleaners used to cover spots that were intractable. This meant that it had to be done each time the garment was cleaned, but was preferable to a spot. You might experiment by replicating the spot on a scrap and try covering it with watercolor or acrylic paint.
 
I've found that one of the problems with dealing with spots on liners or fabric mats is the spotting on the substrate. In other words, you may be able to lift the spot out of the fabric, but it's nearly impossible to lift it out of the wood or paper backing it. You can try with various spot removers, but be prepared for a do-over...
 
Thanks to all for good ideas. I think K2R came up in another thread and I found out it is hard to get in Canada - just a distributor so far so order direct from him. I may get some for our arsenal. In the end we got a lot of the stain out of the liner but not clean, and I think some products actually bleached the off-white linen liner a little. So I redid the liner - pulled the v-nails in two corners with a tricky technique I discovered, and fitted a new side. It will be out the door soon, a lesson learned, not a lot of material wasted but I'm working for 68 cents an hour . . .
 
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