How do you get ink out of clothes that have been washed and especially dryed?
Question:an ink pen was left in a shirt was washed and dryed and now a load of laundry sits in a dryer everything ink blotched
Answers:
Try soaking the clothes in warm water and biz for 24hrs.
Home Depot sells this product, I believe it is called All In One , it comes in a small red squirt can, it has worked for me before.You will probably have to do one piece at a time. Squirt some on the stain let it soak, and scrub it in on both sides. Good Luck
Homemade Ink Stain Remover Recipe
There's another product that's been around a long time carried by Redox Brands. It's Biz Stain Activated Booster and it works well on ink stains and other SET IN stains. Some stain removal experts recommend a brew of Biz and boiling water.
Be sure you do NOT try this on any fabric that cannot be washed with hot water.
3/4 to 1 cup Biz
2 gallons or more of water
Bring to boil
Use your largest stainless steel pot, stock or soup kettle. Fill to about 3 inches from the top with water and bring to a boil. Stir in 3/4 to 1 cup of Biz. When it is dissolved, turn the heat to simmer and drop your ink stained blouse or other washable garment into the simmering pot.
Allow to "cook" at a simmer for about an hour, then turn the burner off and let the whole thing cool. After the brew has cooled, pour the whole thing into your clothes washer and run the fabric through a normal wash cycle. By "normal" we mean the wash cycle recommended by the clothing manufacturer.
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Environmentally Friendly Ink Stain Removers
There are plenty of stain removers that fall into this category including:
Butter
Cornstarch
Milk
Rubbing Alcohol
Shortening
Sandpaper
Toothpaste
Vinegar
It's always better with butter! If you get an ink stain on light colored vinyl like some book bags, totes or a purse, rub the stain with butter and sit it in a sunny place - preferably out of doors for a couple of days. The oil in the butter will soften the stain, then the combination of salt and sunlight works wonders on drawing the ink stain out. You might try this on other fabrics as well, such as cotton or denims. When you launder the material, work liquid detergent into the oil left by the butter.
Cornstarch And Milk?
Mix cornstarch with milk to make a paste. Put the paste on the ink stain and let it dry, then brush it off. This works on carpets and you can just vacuum up the dried paste; hopefully, all of the ink stain will be vacuumed up. If not, repeat the process.
Rubbing Alcohol - This is advice for washable fabrics. Dip the stain in rubbing alcohol to saturate; work in a few drops of liquid detergent (dish or laundry) and rub together with your fingers to loosen the ink stain. Then launder the item according to manufacturer's recommendation.
The Many Uses For Toothpaste! I've always favored paste over gel style toothpastes and in researching stain removal, I've uncovered a whole new use for toothpaste. Again, using the white paste variety instead of gel, toothpaste is great for removing ink stains from washable fabrics, etc. Just apply the toothpaste to the stain and rub between your knuckles. Then run though a wash cycle.
Use Hairspray to get ink out, it works wonders.
Spray a lot on and it will run off. :) GL
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