How do I remove dried ink from my wife's work pants?
By Jon E. from Maubry, AL
Use rubbing alcohol to remove in stain from pants. Put a rag or piece of paper towel under the material. Then pour some rubbing alcohol over the stain. Blot with a cotton ball until stain is removed. Wash as usual.
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Ink stain on shirt? Use milk, pour the milk on the ink stain and wait for a minute or two then wash and hang up to dry. Don't dry in dryer as it will set the stain.
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I left an ink pen in my wash and dried it. It got all over everything. Is it possible to wash it out?
By Heidi C.
Yes.
Leave it in a bucket of warm water for 24-48 hours and Presto!
Your ink is out. ( :
Have you tried rubbing alcohol? Try a little in an area where no one will notice first, though.
Do you have to keep the water warm for the entire 24-48 hours?
I left a pen in my pocket and washed all my uniforms and now they are all covered in black spots
I had the same thing happen in my dryer 2 weeks after I purchased it. After some research I used deep woods off with DEET. Sprayed it on a cloth and wiped down the inside of the dryer...Miraculously the ink wiped right off!
How do I remove ink on clothes from an exploding ink pen in the dryer?
Hairspray has always worked for me. Saturate the stain and wash as usual.
Methylated spirits - wood alcohol - should work. Dab it on and gently rub until the stain disappears, then rinse and wash. Pungent stuff, but effective!
Spray on hairspray. Blot, then wash with some oxyclean in the soap
Yes, Hairspray is your answer. It really does work too because I tried it one night just to find out if it actually would remove ink stains, and sure enough, it truly removed them!
How do I remove ball point pen marks from my husband's shirt?
By Cyndy L.
I have always heard that hair spray works. I would imagine some of those spray ons that you use before doing the laundry would work too.
Use cheap hair spray like aqua net and really douse it well. Rub it after it sets for about 5 minutes. Repeat if necessary.
I use hairspray on the ink spot, then blot both sides of fabric, apply another spray of hairspray, repeat blotting. Then spray with prewash stain remover and wash at once. Works for me.
Rubbing alcohol or any of the antibacterial gels will get most of it out, not a fan of the hair spray method
I got a pen mark on my white jeans about fifteen minutes ago. I've been using my Tide to Go stick, but it isn't working. I'll be in school for almost eight more hours so I don't have use of many things. HELP!
By Maddie
Obviously, this answer is late, but if the stain is still there or if this happens again, try rubbing alcohol.
If that's not available, use something that contains alcohol - hand sanitizer, hair spray, mouthwash, etc.
Go to the nurse( if you have) ask for alcohol and cotton balls. Then dab the alcohol using the cotton balls for 5 minutes. REPEAT
A pen was left in my husband's t-shirt and it broke and got ink on almost everything. I didn't see it until I took the clothes out of the dryer. Is there anything I can use to get the ink out of a lot of clothes?
By Tiffany
I threw my white suit in the washing machine, without removing a biro pen and a ink pen. When the washing cycle finished, I noticed a few large ink stains on my white suit, the only one I own. Can you help please?
By Teremoana from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific
This is for white ONLY. Use the Tilex Mold & Mildew Remover to remove ink.
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By Shaisha from India
I always got ink from pens on my nursing uniform and sprayed hair spray on the ink and washed it right away. It always came out.
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By Praveen from Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
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By Ciara
I got a little yellow ink on the side of my 100% polyester blue hoody with white stitching. What would be the best way to wash this out? It's fresh ink as well. Hurry please!
By Shane F.
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