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How To Remove Ballpoint Pen Ink Stains From Clothes?

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How To Remove Ballpoint Pen Ink Stains From Clothes?

it is important to get to the stain before it has had a chance to set in. So try and get to work removing the stain as soon as you possibly can.

There are a couple of ways to do this:


  1. If it’s a wet ink stain, first lightly dab at the stain so you soak up the ink without letting it spread. After the stain dries, dab alcohol onto it and then dab the reverse of the stained fabric with a paper towel so that it soaks up the alcohol, along with the ink that it is dislodged by the alcohol. Keep using fresh paper towels to mop up more and more and more of the stain. Tip — in a pinch, hair spray can also work.
  2. A hand sanitiser (these are typically alcohol-based) will help do the trick as well. Soak the stain in this and then wash the garment in the hottest water that the care instructions allow. Also, add bleach to your wash (again check the instructions) and then air dry your clothing. Repeat the process if required.
  3. For printer ink spills on white fabric, chlorine bleach in cold water typically works well. For coloured clothing, use a dilute mixture of ammonia detergent, again in cold water.


Why Is Ballpoint Ink so Hard to Remove?


Ballpoint pen ink is tricky to remove due to its chemical composition. Ink pens and felt-tip markers contain pigments and dyes suspended in water and organic solvents, which may include toluene, glycol-ethers, propylene glycol, and propyl alcohol.


Other ingredients such as resins, wetting agents, and preservatives may be added to help the ink flow or stick to the page. In other words, the elements of ink pens responsible for making them work so well as pens are also the reason ink stains clothes.

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