How do I get ink off of a photo?
By Donna P.
This only works on proper photographs, not the ones you print on a printer.
I used cotton buds and nail polish remover. Just a little dab of polish remover on the cotton bud and start to wipe away. If the cotton bud gets saturated with ink, use the other end or another cotton bud. Really easy. I removed ink that had been on for almost 40 years.
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How do I remove ink from a photo?
By Caroline from Carthedral City, CA
I worked in a photo lab for nine years. We cleaned ink off with a cotton ball and a small amount of rubbing alcohol. Gently rub the ink off. The alcohol dries quickly and does not soak the picture.
I just used a q-tip and rubbing alcohol. The ink has been on there for probably 18 years. Worked fantastic.
How do you get Magic Marker off of glossy photo paper?
Materials Needed:
Dry-erase marker
Clean cloth
Step 1
Place your photo on a flat surface. Wipe the photo with your cloth to ensure the photo is dry.
Step 2
On a corner of your photo or another small area, test the dry-erase marker. Only apply a small stroke over the permanent marker.
Step 3
Wait 30 seconds before using a soft cloth to wipe the dry-erase marks away.
Step 4
If the permanent marker comes off the photo, then reapply the dry-erase marker to a one-inch square.
Step 5
Wipe the dry-erase marker immediately.
Step 6
Continue applying the dry-erase marker to the photo and wiping the area.
How do I remove ink from a photo? I wrote on the back of one and it came off on the on the next one.
By n J J from Lowgap, NC
The same thing happened on a few of my photos. I used a product called Un-DU. You get it at craft stores. It can usually be found in the scrapbooking section. It can also be used to unstick pictures.
The pictures (school-Life Touch) that I received from my grandbabies have the ink from the back of the prior photo. There is a lot and it is gel pen ink. The cotton balls and alcohol did not work! Please, any suggestions would be very welcome. Help!
By penipez from KS
Gel pen ink sometimes come right off with a pencil eraser! It's worked for me before! Maybe try rubbing your finger on it too! That seriously works sometimes too! I hope the photos are ok!
How do I remove laser toner from a photo? The picture got in between some clean paper and was put into the printer by mistake.
By atvgrammy from Warsaw, MO
I just had this happen to me. If you very carefully scrape the photograph with a razor blade, you can scrape the laser toner off. If there are any tiny bumps in the picture, and you apply too much pressure, you will expose the white paper behind the photo.
I just came back from China and took many pictures. Unfortunately, I wrote on the back with a permanent black pen and put each one on top of each other. Now the pictures are smeared with ink! How do I get the ink off glossy pictures?
There is a product called Un-DO. It will remove the ink and will not harm the photos. You can get it at any craft store and I have also seen it at Lowes. There is another product by Un-Do that removes candle wax from anything. If you would happen to have pictures stuck to those old magnetic albums, Un-Do will remove them almost instantly.
Can you help me to make this picture clear and colorful. One of my friend has this picture of her late parents only. I want to give her this clear picture to them.
Try Hitpaw.com which is a download program to remove unwanted marks from a black/white photo.
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