How to clean ink from polo shirt?

[Tim]

Hi all! I did my laundry and a blue ball point pen was left in one of
the pant. It spread ink all over a blue polo shirt. I try shout, spray
and wash and oxi clean and none of those make a different. Is there any
way to remove the ink?

Thanks a million!

[Phisherman]

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 01:16:16 GMT, Tim <tim@nowhere.com> wrote:

>Hi all! I did my laundry and a blue ball point pen was left in one of
>the pant. It spread ink all over a blue polo shirt. I try shout, spray
>and wash and oxi clean and none of those make a different. Is there any
>way to remove the ink?
>
>Thanks a million!

try here
http://www.tipking.com/Tips/publish/tip_61.shtml

[jamie]

Tim <tim@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Hi all! I did my laundry and a blue ball point pen was left in one of
> the pant. It spread ink all over a blue polo shirt. I try shout, spray
> and wash and oxi clean and none of those make a different. Is there any
> way to remove the ink?

Try rubbing alcohol.

--
jamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com)

"There's a seeker born every minute."

[DrClean]

"jamie" <jamie@sure.spam-me-silly.net> wrote in message
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> Tim <tim@nowhere.com> wrote:
> > Hi all! I did my laundry and a blue ball point pen was left in one of
> > the pant. It spread ink all over a blue polo shirt. I try shout, spray
> > and wash and oxi clean and none of those make a different. Is there any
> > way to remove the ink?
>
> Try rubbing alcohol.
>
> --
> jamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com)
>
> "There's a seeker born every minute."
>

Yup! I agree - Methylated Spirits.
--
DrClean
www.DrClean.co.uk
The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web

[Nan]

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 01:16:16 GMT, Tim <tim@nowhere.com> wrote:

>Hi all! I did my laundry and a blue ball point pen was left in one of
>the pant. It spread ink all over a blue polo shirt. I try shout, spray
>and wash and oxi clean and none of those make a different. Is there any
>way to remove the ink?
>
>Thanks a million!

Rubbing alcohol, or plain hairspray (unscented).
Failing that, Carbona stain devils have a product formulated for ink.

Nan

[Dorot29701]

I've found hairspray to be best...but don't know how well it works after the
garment was washed.

Dorothy

[DrClean]

"Nan" <nan@altmothers.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 01:16:16 GMT, Tim <tim@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi all! I did my laundry and a blue ball point pen was left in one of
> >the pant. It spread ink all over a blue polo shirt. I try shout, spray
> >and wash and oxi clean and none of those make a different. Is there any
> >way to remove the ink?
> >
> >Thanks a million!
>
> Rubbing alcohol, or plain hairspray (unscented).
> Failing that, Carbona stain devils have a product formulated for ink.
>
> Nan
>
Hairspray is normally has amyl acetate (nail varnish remover as substitute)
in it and does work on some kinds of ink very well.
--
DrClean
www.DrClean.co.uk
The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web

[Tim]

Thanks for all the reply and suggestion. Here are the result and a question:
The ink spot (more than 6) is bigger than the size of a dollar coin and it has
been laundered. First, I use the rubbing alcohol with paper towel and it
doesn't seem to work. However, once I switch it with cotton ball, the blue ink
starting coming off. When I thought this is it, it stop working. For some
reason, it only lift some ink off but the rest still remain. Then I switch it
to hairspray on different area (not been treated with alcohol) and it didn't do
anything (change 2 brand of hair spray). I wonder if this has anything to do
with the clothes being laundered?
I read from the link above that milk will also work. Have anyone try it?
Thanks.

DrClean wrote:

> "Nan" <nan@altmothers.org> wrote in message
> news:293mmvcfmk9413silbas5g7r44pi4id8sh@4ax.com...
> > On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 01:16:16 GMT, Tim <tim@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Hi all! I did my laundry and a blue ball point pen was left in one of
> > >the pant. It spread ink all over a blue polo shirt. I try shout, spray
> > >and wash and oxi clean and none of those make a different. Is there any
> > >way to remove the ink?
> > >
> > >Thanks a million!
> >
> > Rubbing alcohol, or plain hairspray (unscented).
> > Failing that, Carbona stain devils have a product formulated for ink.
> >
> > Nan
> >
> Hairspray is normally has amyl acetate (nail varnish remover as substitute)
> in it and does work on some kinds of ink very well.
> --
> DrClean
> www.DrClean.co.uk
> The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web