Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll

RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By Erin (Guest Post) (07/08/2008) There is a product out there sold in most stores called OOPS!. I used it to remove permanent marker from my childs Fisher Price doll house. It worked when nothing else did. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By adriana (Guest Post) (07/03/2008) My 2 year old daughter gave her very special Madame Alexander several "tattoos" with a pen she found and I tried everything to remove it. I tried hairspray, nail-polish remover, acetone, Mr. Clean and was about to give up when I read about the acne cream. I tried what I had at home (salycilic acid) and it didn't work, but then read an article about using 10% benzoyl peroxide and leaving it under a lamp for 2 hours. When I tried it I saw some results, so I decided to apply more of the cream and put it in direct sunlight. After 15 minutes the ink was totally gone! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By (Guest Post) (05/20/2008) I tried the acne cream, but it hasn't worked. The ink is purple so I'm not sure what kind of pen it was, but I am deperate at this point. Does anyone else have any suggestions. I have tried magic eraser, hairspray, acne cream, finger nail polish remover...and I think that is it thus far. Thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By Stephanie (Guest Post) (08/02/2007) Thank You so much for the idea of acne cream. IT REALLY WORKS! My 4 year old borrowed an American Girl Doll and decided to give her and the doll a tattoo on their foreheads with ink! I was so upset, I went on line and read all the stories about other people with the same problem, ink on a doll's face! I used Clean & Clear acne cream. I put it on the ink and laid the doll on my trampoline in the sunlight for about a hour and when I brought the doll in the ink was GONE! Thank You again! I wish I would have checked on this web site last year because I threw away a couple of real good doll's that my daughter drew on their faces with pen and I could not get it off! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By desi. (Guest Post) (06/25/2006) Try bleach..I just used it on my hands and the stains came off. Editor's Note: Personally I'd try peroxide or oxiclean before using bleach. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By Elisabeth's mom (Guest Post) (12/29/2005) Thank You All! I was able to get all the ink off my baby! I rubbed butter on it and left her in direct sunlight! It took a few days but it works! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By oredwine (Guest Post) (12/23/2005) I would try spraying the ink spot with hair spray. Then use soft cloth to remove the spot. Second choice would be WD40. It is good for many things. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By Connie in Colorado (Guest Post) (12/23/2005) I've always had great luck getting out ink stains with hairspray. Spray it on the stains, then dab with a clean white cloth. Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post by beanygurl (132) | (12/22/2005) Contact Hairspray and Hand Sanitizer work because of the alcohol they contain. If you have it, just use rubbing alcohol. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post By Cheryl (Guest Post) (12/13/2004) Thanks so much for everyone's suggestions -- what worked was putting an acne medication containing benzoyl peroxide on it and putting it under a desk lamp for several hours. I had to repeat it a few times, but after 4 or 5 'treatments' the ink stains have faded to almost non-existent. It will make the gift much more special -- thanks to all who replied. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post by mom2mcar (7) | (12/12/2004) Contact I have used cheap old Aqua Net hair spray for this purpose before. Just spray small amounts and wipe till gone. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing In Stains From Old Doll Post By songbird100 (Guest Post) (12/11/2004) I would try a tiny dab of any brand hand sanitizer (you know, the clear liquid stuff in the see-through bottle that evaporates quickly you can use to wash your hands). I would test a tiny area first. I have used it at work to get black ink off my hands (when my pen leaks) and off my desk, too. At first it "bleeds" and looks like it's getting worse, as does hairspray when you use it for this, but continuing to wipe the area with it will remove it completely. I would use it as quickly as possible so as not to dry out the doll's face at that spot (I don't know that it would--just a precaution). Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing In Stains From Old Doll Post by ThriftyFun (3743) | (12/10/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact Here is a couple older requests that may have helpful responses: Ink on Vinyl Lee Middleton Doll <http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf424232.tip.html> Ink off a Doll's Face <http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf000282.tip.html> Report Spam or Abuse Archived Request: Removing Ink Stains From Old Doll Post by ThriftyFun (3743) | (12/10/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact I bought an old Zippy the Monkey doll for a Christmas gift for my sister. She had one when she was younger, and it had been lost - and she will be delighted to see one some 20 years later. My cleaning request is there are a few stains on the plastic/rubber material of the Zippy doll. The rubber hands have what appears to be ball point pen marks on them put there many years ago from a young child. I have tried various ways to remove the stains before I gift the doll to my sister - do any of you have any ideas for removal of ink stains from a doll approximately 30 or more years old? Thanks so much. Cheryl from Seneca Report Spam or Abuse