How to remove pen marks from white clothes?

Ink stains and streaks on white or light-colored clothes are a nuisance that happens not only to schoolchildren or students. Both an office worker and an accountant can find traces of ink on their shirt. Often the ink from a writing pen can simply leak into a shirt pocket, leaving a large stain, of course, not at all pleasing. This article will look at various methods and folk remedies that will help you remove roll-on or gel paste from white clothes.

It's a shame and unpleasant to put a stain on a snow-white or light-colored shirt. Moreover, it is on such fabric that the traces of the pen are especially noticeable. Gel inks are much easier to remove, as they contain oily substances that do not eat deep into the structure of the fabric of the product. But with spots from ballpoint ink you have to tinker. However, they are not at all a sentence for white clothes.

It is also worth paying attention to the fact that Not all remedies help the first time. It all depends on the type of ink, the degree of soiling and the type of fabric. The following means and methods are the most versatile and acceptable for natural and artificial products. However, it is often necessary to combine methods or repeat the same method for better stain removal.

Ballpoint pens have served us as a writing subject for many years. They were the forerunner of gel sticks, are in great demand and are an indispensable attribute of working office desks, student bags and student briefcases.

Modern pens have certainly made significant advances in terms of ink quality. But no one is immune from an accidentally drawn line on the sleeve or from the leakage of the rod in the pocket. Here a few tips and tricks, using which you can remove ink marks from various items made of white and light fabrics, for example, from a blouse, dressing gown, shirt, sweater or T-shirt:

• One of the helpers in the fight against ink marks is a simple glycerol. On a blot or strip from a pen, you need to drop a solution of glycerin so that it wets the fabric well. Leave the glycerin on the fabric and do not wash it off for an hour. After the indicated time has passed, thoroughly rinse the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe product on which glycerin was applied in salted warm water. If a visible trace of the pen still remains, the stain can be washed with laundry soap or powder.

• Mixture ammonia and hydrogen peroxide Helps to wash out the ink. Mix one teaspoon of ammonia and peroxide in an enamel bowl, pour one glass of warm water.The area of ​​clothing from which you want to remove the mark of the pen must be immersed in this solution for at least two hours. After that, rinse under running warm water. In the same way, a mixture of baking soda and peroxide can be used, the ratio of the components in the solution remains the same.
• If you plan to wash a product that has ink marks, among other stains, you should wash these areas before machine or hand washing. Dishwashing liquids well remove various contaminants from the fabric, while they are delicate and do not damage the fibers, like bleach or aggressive chlorine-containing products. The stain from the handle should be rubbed well with dishwashing detergent and left for about an hour before washing. Do not wash off the product from the product, wash it as usual.
• Dissolves various stains well, including traces of ink, acid solutions. At home, you can use table vinegar, squeezed lemon juice, or a weak solution of citric acid as acids. These products are especially effective in the first minutes after contamination. The sooner you apply the solution to the fabric, the better it can help fight the stain.

• Fresh ink can be sprinkled with regular salt. This method, like the previous one, is most effective only in the first minutes after the ink from the pen hits the fabric. The area with a trace from the handle should be sprinkled abundantly with salt, then, without using water, remove the salt with a brush or a dry sponge. Usually this method helps to at least significantly reduce the stain, since the salt absorbs liquid ink.

Keep in mind that hot water will only exacerbate the ink stain problem.Due to the expansion of the fibers of the material, the ballpoint ink will only penetrate deeper into the fabric. Handling and washing ink-stained clothing should be done with warm or slightly cool water.

As mentioned above, gel marks are removed somewhat easier. The sooner measures are taken to get rid of the stain, the more effectively it will be possible to clean the product. Wash blue, black or colored gel paste from a white cloth The following methods will help you:

• Nail polish remover or plain acetone does a good job of removing such stains and won't damage light-colored fabrics. A cotton pad, a piece of bandage or a sponge should be moistened with plenty of acetone. Place a dry sponge under the area with a stain from the pen. Press a sponge soaked in acetone firmly against the ink stain, hold for a while. Gel ink will dissolve with acetone and go into the sponge underneath.
• Regular vodka works about the same as nail polish remover. The ink dissolves pure ethyl alcohol even faster, however, not everyone may have it at hand. The process of cleaning clothes from gel ink with vodka is similar to the algorithm of actions with acetone.
• Fresh traces of gel ink can be generously sprinkled with starch or talc. The ink will soak into the powder.

• Copes well with traces of turpentine handles. It is suitable for gel and ball marks. Turpentine is applied to the stain with a sponge. Then the tissue area must be wiped with a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide.After dissolving the ink trace, rinse the clothes under running water.
• Many housewives recommend using hairspray. It is necessary to lay out the product on the surface with the spot up and sprinkle on the trace of ink from a can of varnish. Under the product, you first need to put a napkin or cotton pad. The varnish will gradually dissolve the stain, and the ink will soak into the underlying material.
• One of the effective products that works well with both gel and ballpoint ink is yogurt or kefir. Soured milk or kefir should be placed in a small enamel pan and warmed up a little. Place the area of ​​clothing contaminated with ink in a bowl with kefir.

After some time, yogurt or kefir will turn into a faint shade of ink. This means that the stain has dissolved in the acidic environment of curdled milk. To consolidate the result and better clean the fabric, replace kefir or sour milk and repeat the procedure.

Especially a lot of trouble is brought by outdated, unnoticed in time traces from gel or ballpoint pens. Most often this is true for children of school and preschool age. Drawing in kindergarten or playing at recess, a child may not notice how he scratched himself with a pen on a shirt or T-shirt. Yes, and when you see a trace of ink, you may simply not attach importance to it. However, such missteps can also happen to adults, for example, during hard work in the office.

Most likely, you will have to turn to the help of chlorine-containing and bleaching agents for washing fabrics. Carefully study the label on the product to be washed. If the instructions do not prohibit bleaching, then you can safely resort to this method.

Also in stores and departments of household chemicals, you can find special stain-removing solutions for various types of fabrics, including delicate ones. Look at the label of the composition of your product and choose the right stain remover for it. If the tag has not been preserved, and you are in doubt about what material the clothes are made of, use a stain remover for delicate fabrics or silk.

Almost "home bleach" can be called a solution of a mixture of ethyl alcohol and vinegar. These two components must be mixed in equal proportions. The solution is applied to the area with contamination, after which you need to wait 3-5 minutes. When you see that the ink on the clothes is fading and smearing, you can rinse the product under running cool tap water.

For how to remove a ballpoint pen ink stain, see the following video.