10 ways to remove ballpoint pen ink from clothes

Ballpoint pens are a common item in the life of any person. Therefore, everyone at least once in their life has encountered the fact that paste flows out of them, contaminating the most inappropriate object (expensive clothes, furniture, fabric, paper, etc.) or a child, while playing, drew something with this very pen in the wrong place . Therefore, any economic person should be able to remove ink from most surfaces, because sooner or later they will have to face this problem. So, is it possible to remove ballpoint pen marks from any surface? Of course, this possibility exists for almost all materials. If you act correctly, select a detergent depending on the type of surface, you can not only save the necessary item, but also significantly save on cleaning, because cleaning specialists will charge a lot of money for their services. So, let's look at ways to clean ballpoint pen marks from the most popular materials.

The good news is that ink stains can be washed off!

How to remove ballpoint pen ink from clothes using home remedies?
This is a pressing question both for parents of schoolchildren and for office workers who write with a ballpoint pen at work. It happens that the pen runs and ink drips onto a white blouse. It seems that the ink blot cannot be washed off. But don't rush to throw away your clothes! We have collected useful recipes for such occasions.

Some office workers like to carry a pen in their shirt pocket. The pen becomes warm due to body temperature and the ink may flow. Sometimes even a cap doesn't help.

If you carry a ballpoint pen in your pocket, place it in your pocket with the writing edge facing up, remembering to put on the cap.

But if it so happens that ink stains have formed on your clothes, we suggest using useful tips on how to remove ink from clothes. All or almost all the ingredients for removing ink from clothes can be found in every home.

Priority actions

If an ink stain is detected, the item must be washed immediately. A fresh stain can be dealt with using soap or washing powder. The main thing is not to use hot water.

If there are no suitable conditions for instant washing, use improvised means, including:

1. 
   Wet alcohol wipe . Use it to blot the ink several times without rubbing the stain.

2. Dry paper napkin . With its help, you can remove excess ink and prevent it from spreading onto clean areas.
3. Salt. Sprinkle it on the stain for a few minutes, then shake it off with a napkin. This method will help if the handle is leaking a lot. Instead of salt, you can use starch or crushed chalk.
4. Nail polish remover or alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Apply a small amount of the product onto a napkin and wipe the contaminated area with it.

You need to act quickly. The longer the ink is on the surface, the deeper it will be absorbed into it.

How to remove ink from clothes using milk

To remove ink from clothes, it is better to use low-fat milk. Then it will be easier to remove traces of milk after getting rid of the ink.

How to remove ink with milk:

• pour heated milk onto the stain;
• leave to act for half an hour;
• rub;
• wash the stain by hand with laundry soap and wash the item in the washing machine.

What not to do and why?

Basic prohibitions:

1. 
   Do not use hot water to remove ink stains. It will lead to them being sealed and it will be difficult to deal with them.

2. Do not try to scrub off the mark from the pen with metal brushes. They are not able to penetrate deep into the surface, but will only scratch it.
3. Painted products should not be treated with acetone or other caustic solvents; they can cause the base color to fade.
4. Caustic alkalis are not suitable for most surfaces. They will not remove the ink, but will cause significant damage to the product.

How to remove ink with lemon juice

You can try removing ink with lemon juice on any items except white ones. You need to pour lemon juice on the ink stain, wait, then wash.

It’s even better to mix grated laundry soap, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide and citric acid. Apply to the stain and leave for 40 minutes.

If a woolen item is stained with ink, it is recommended to first sprinkle the stain with salt and immediately pour lemon juice over it.

What should you use while working?

To successfully remove inscriptions and other blots you need to use:

• Small pieces of gauze or other clean linen. It must absorb all available liquid well;
• Cotton swabs can effectively remove large stains. For small blots, cotton swabs are useful;
• Latex gloves. Some substances are quite aggressive for the delicate skin of the hands, so it is necessary to work with gloves.

Oilcloth , which can be used to cover the surface of the table where the procedure will be carried out, ideal as auxiliary things

Use of household chemicals

It is not always possible to clean plastic with homemade products. It is easier to remove ink traces with household chemicals, which are produced specifically for PVC products.

Professional products produced by foreign and domestic companies have proven their effectiveness:

Chemical aerosols and gels contain solvents and polymers with fluorine. They break down ink, stubborn stains, and erase scratches. And artificial wax covers the surface with a film.

Mechanical methods for cleaning cardboard

The ink can be removed mechanically, but the stain will be erased along with the top layer of paper: the roughness on the sheet will remain forever. That is why the methods proposed below can only be used if the paper is thick.

Blade

Peculiarities. When using a razor, take special care to avoid cutting yourself.

How to act

1. With the blade perpendicular to the paper, carefully scrape off any unwanted ink.
2. Place the razor on the cleaned area with a glossy surface and sand.

Sandpaper

Peculiarities. You should use fine-grained sandpaper, “zero”.

How to act

1. Using double-sided tape, stick a small piece of sandpaper onto the blunt end of any pencil.
2. Gently wipe off excess ink without pressing too hard.
3. Blow off “side” particles.
4. Smooth the surface of the paper with your fingernail.

Band-Aid

Peculiarities. It is most convenient to use a narrow adhesive plaster.

How to act

1. Place a small piece of adhesive tape over the ink being removed.
2. Peel off carefully - the ink will come off along with the top layer of paper.

Methods for removing ballpoint pen stains

There are quite a few ways to wash a ballpoint pen, and the required stain removers are always at hand:

- spoiled milk . Perfectly removes ink stains. The item is soaked in sour milk, after which it is washed in a solution of soapy water and ammonia;

- glycerin . To remove a stain, you need to pour glycerin onto it and hold it for 1 hour, and then rinse thoroughly in warm water. If after this there are small ink marks left, they can be easily washed off with soap;

- ammonia and hydrogen peroxide . 1 teaspoon of both components is added to 250 ml of water, and then cotton wool is moistened with this solution and the stain is wiped off. After this, the fabric is rinsed;

- baby cream . The dirt is treated with a cream, which displaces the ink from the fabric, and then washed out with detergent;

— dishwashing detergents . Apply to the stain and leave on for 15 minutes, after which the item is washed;

- medical alcohol and laundry soap . First of all, alcohol is applied to the stained area to dissolve the paste. Next, he soaps himself and rinses in warm water, and then cool;

- ammonia with baking soda . The components are mixed with a glass of water in the amount of 1 teaspoon of both ingredients, and then applied to the stain and left for several hours;

- lemon juice, vinegar . The stain is treated with one of the components, remains for several minutes, after which the product is washed off.

If you don’t know how to remove ink from a ballpoint pen, special liquid stain removers designed for targeted removal of all kinds of contaminants will come in handy. The only rule when using them is to take into account the type of fabric.

Stain remover

Before use, read the instructions for the products: Udalix Ultra, Dr. Beckmann, Sharky, Leather Stain Remove. Most often required:

• Apply the substance to the contaminated area (the amount is indicated on the label).
• Leave for 5-10 minutes depending on how old the stain is.
• Wash off any remaining residue with water.
• Wipe with a dry cloth.

Removing ink stains from colored items

Colored cotton products can be soaked in yogurt or homemade kefir. This product contains lactic acid, which easily dissolves ink. After soaking in fermented milk products, the item should be washed in a solution of water and borax. For 1 glass of water you need at least 10 grams of borax powder.

Rules for regular care

To eliminate the need for thorough cleaning of the silicone case, you need to follow simple rules for caring for it:

1. Direct sunlight and prolonged overheating of a silicone product have a bad effect on its transparency and geometry. Even high-quality silicone becomes cloudy from excess temperature, which spoils it very quickly. Its proportions are also disrupted, it shrinks or “melts” - such damage is irreversible.
2. Try not to carry your phone where the case can get dirty - near food, drinks, or in a pencil case (it’s quite difficult to wash a ballpoint pen). Do not handle the phone with dirty hands - try to avoid direct contact of dirt with the silicone.
3. It is strictly forbidden to clean with aggressive detergents and solvents; they quickly react with silicone and irreversibly destroy it.
4. Use it only for its intended purpose - do not put it on a phone model for which it is not intended. Try to remove and put on the cover as rarely as possible - there is no need for additional wear.
5. Have wet wipes with you to wipe fresh stains from your cover. Wipe it at least once a month with a soft cloth dampened in a light detergent solution.

Advice! It is advisable to follow the points described above from the first day of purchasing the cover - this will significantly extend its service life.

Below is a video that shows how to clean old yellow stains from a transparent silicone case:

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Pen

Ink stains can appear anywhere: on furniture, on paper, on the skin of your hands and more.

They dry quickly and become firmly embedded in the surface, making them difficult to deal with.

Read the article on how to wipe ballpoint paste and gel pen ink from various surfaces (plastic, rubber, paper, wallpaper, hand skin, etc.).

Putting fabrics in order

Fabrics are much more difficult to clean. The main condition for cleaning is timeliness. The more the clothing came into contact with the ink blot, the more intensely the paste was absorbed into the material. For each type.

Many printer owners are faced with the problem of cleaning their hands from stains after replacing or refilling a cartridge. To understand how to wash printer ink from your hands, let's look at some points.

The ink of HP, Canon and Lexmark inkjet printers uses purified water – permeate – as a solvent. Epson brand devices use other types of solvents. There are two types of coloring matter: synthetic dye and pigment. Dye is a chemical substance that dissolves in water. Pigment is a substance in the form of small particles that is not washed off with water, but dissolves in alkali. Laser printers use toner - black or colored powder with certain properties. In ink, in addition to the solvent and coloring matter, there are other active chemical components (from 8 to 14). Therefore, it is impossible to talk about the complete safety of ink in contact with human skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. In all devices, high print quality is ensured by the fact that the ink penetrates the layers of paper and the same thing happens when it comes into contact with human skin. It will take some time for the stains to completely disappear. For cleaning, use water at room temperature only. Otherwise, the smallest particles will penetrate deep and become fixed. There is a lot of advice in various literature and on the Internet on the topic: how to wash printer ink off your hands. When using various products, especially chemical ones, layers of skin are corroded or torn off. This may contribute to the development of diseases. Use this method if it is impossible to use more gentle methods.

Cleaning difficult stains

Silicone is a porous material, so stains with bright dyes are absorbed very quickly.

It is extremely difficult to remove them, because to clean durable dyes you need to use aggressive chemicals that can damage the case itself. Such stains include marks from a felt-tip pen, marker or fountain pen, coffee and fresh fruit juices.

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To remove such stains, you can use special products like Color Way, which usually come with small microfiber cloths. The special composition allows you to remove even the most stubborn stains with virtually zero damage to the cover. But such funds are very expensive. To clean the silicone case from dirt, you can first use improvised means.

Diluted bleach

You should not use bleaches undiluted for dark silicone cases - active chlorine tends to discolor any dyes. Therefore, they need to be greatly diluted with warm water, approximately 1:10. Using a cotton swab or cotton pad, wipe the stain from the cover from the edges to the center. The dye will gradually transfer into the cotton wool, leaving the cover clean.

Baking soda

Baking soda can be used to make an effective cleaning agent that also has the ability to remove the color from bright dyes.

Half a teaspoon of soda is poured with warm water and stirred until a thick paste is formed, which can be applied to the case with your finger. After a few minutes, the soda will act on the dirt, dissolving it, and the remaining cleaning agent can be washed off with running water.

Soap solution

The safest cleaning method that does not damage the transparent case even with high concentrations of soap.

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A bar of toilet or laundry soap is suitable for preparing the solution. Grate the block into warm water using a coarse grater until a slightly thick and stretchy liquid forms. You can apply it with your finger or cotton wool, or soak it entirely - for this you need to choose a larger container. To completely clean the case in the solution, you need to soak it for about half an hour, then rinse it under water.

Note! It is not advisable to wash silicone in a machine using detergents.

Alcohol-containing products

Alcohol is also distinguished by its loyalty even to transparent silicone and other rubber and polyurethane covers.

Antiseptic for the case

In addition to pure ethyl and ammonia, you can use:

• alcohol-based nail polish cleaner;
• antiseptics;
• alcohol wet wipes;
• strong alcohol (vodka, moonshine);
• Ink removers (allows you to wipe off the pen).