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.
Have you tried rubbing alcohol? Try a little in an area where no one will notice first, though.
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.
How do I remove ball point pen marks from my husband's shirt?
By Cyndy L.
Rubbing alcohol or any of the antibacterial gels will get most of it out, not a fan of the hair spray method
Use a cheap hair spray to remove ink from clothes, i.e. fabric.
By lorraine
By Ivy
By Goosie
Lots of rubbing alcohol, and you're all better. Blotting works well. Be careful because as soon as you apply alcohol, the ink will be come very mobile, and may soak out of the spot into other parts of your clothes, ala capillary effect. (08/01/2005)
By Kevin Thompson
By Cheryl
Nail polish remover (acetone) will remove permanent marker BUT may also take the color out of your clothes. Rinse immediately! Test on a spot that can't be seen before going crazy with the acetone. (12/10/2006)
By Deannak
How do you remove ink stains from cotton shirts?
Harry from Bridgeport, WV
By Sally
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By Jennifer
How do I remove permanent ink from cotton pants?
By CarolineBK from Cathedral City, CA
By ivorylov
How do I get ink out of clothes?
By jaguar65
Also try soaking the article of clothing in a solution of warm water and a few scoops of generic brand oxyclean. (05/15/2009)
By MCW
My old boyfriend's kids were a handful and they drew with ball-point all over his favorite easy chair, but he had purchased a guarantee from Sears when he bought it and they sent a professional cleaner out to the house. The cleaner had all the ball-point ink out of the easy chair & looking like new in 15 minutes! I asked him what he used and he showed me a bottle of commercial cleaner that cleans ball-point ink etc.
*Always try these cleaners in a place you don't see first, like on the hem in the back or on the facing of the garment.
*Never iron or put a stained item in a dryer or hot water. Heat only sets the stain in. Use cold water & hang dry until the stain is totally removed. (05/15/2009)
By Cyinda
By dddimensions
My husband's work jacket had a blue ink pen in it. He forgot to take it out. I never checked and now I need to find out how I can get his jacket ink free.
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