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Post by zuke on Jun 4, 2016 12:38:50 GMT
My husbands pants and shirts went through the washer and dryer with a pen. Is there anything that could get the ink out after being heat set by the dryer? The shirts are 100% cotton and the pants are 65% Polyester and 34% cotton. The pants are 1 WEEK old! UGH!
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 4, 2016 12:41:47 GMT
I always heard that people get fairly decent results from spot soaking the stain with alcohol or hairspray then blotting (no rubbing.)
But I haven't tried it so I can't say for sure.
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Post by zuke on Jun 4, 2016 12:45:06 GMT
I always heard that people get fairly decent results from spot soaking the stain with alcohol or hairspray then blotting (no rubbing.) I had heard the same thing but didn't know if it would work after being heat set in the dryer. It's certainly worth a try! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 12:48:32 GMT
I was successful with blue dawn and a magic eraser.
Good luck..I know exactly how you feel. DH did the same thing and I had some brand new clothes in there that had never even been worn.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 4, 2016 12:50:34 GMT
I always heard that people get fairly decent results from spot soaking the stain with alcohol or hairspray then blotting (no rubbing.) I had heard the same thing but didn't know if it would work after being heat set in the dryer. It's certainly worth a try! I don't know either-but at this point, it's worth a try right?  |
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Post by peanutterbutter on Jun 4, 2016 13:12:10 GMT
We did have that happen once, the clothes were really bad, we soaked them (outside) in rubbing alcohol, and saved most of them. After soaking we took them out, blotted them, resoaked, blotted again, washed..
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Post by caro on Jun 4, 2016 13:46:51 GMT
I couldn't get ink out of my favorite white shorts that had not been dried in the dryer. I tried EVERYTHING.
Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 14:14:06 GMT
I've had good luck with alcohol. I'd either use rubbing alcohol or vodka. Saturate the area, blot with paper towels, and repeat. Then wash again.
Hairspray contains some alcohol which is why is it often recommended. But the hairspray is diluted so it is less reliable than the rubbing a. or vodka.
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Post by pierkiss on Jun 4, 2016 14:15:59 GMT
I've used a ton of oxyclean and a toothbrush and was able to get most of the pen out. But it took a long time with a whole lot of scrubbing.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 4, 2016 16:33:46 GMT
Rubbing alcohol, or if you don't have that you could try hand sanitizer since that also contains a lot of alcohol. Like others have said, BLOT don't rub or you'll make it worse. You might have to do it several times to get it all out.
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Post by zuke on Jun 4, 2016 18:03:05 GMT
I always heard that people get fairly decent results from spot soaking the stain with alcohol or hairspray then blotting (no rubbing.) Well, I tried the hairspray. Didn't do a thing. I will try the rubbing alcohol next!! |
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Post by femalebusiness on Jun 4, 2016 18:30:58 GMT
Look on the bright side, your husband now has a new set of work clothes. Hand him the clothes and a list of all the dirty jobs that need doing.  |
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Post by realm on Jun 4, 2016 18:44:31 GMT
Hairspray has always worked well for me. I used to wear lab coats at work and constantly washed many pens in with my whites. Went through a lot of hairspray but I think I was able to salvage almost all my clothes.
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Post by whipea on Jun 4, 2016 18:54:31 GMT
I have had pretty good luck with Krud Kutter. You can get it in the paint section at Home Depot, Lowes or Amazon. It is non toxic and you can even wash clothes with it, but I just use it to blot.
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Post by janet100 on Jun 5, 2016 14:48:38 GMT
I've had good luck with alcohol. I'd either use rubbing alcohol or vodka. Saturate the area, blot with paper towels, and repeat. Then wash again. Hairspray contains some alcohol which is why is it often recommended. But the hairspray is diluted so it is less reliable than the rubbing a. or vodka. I would use the rubbing alcohol cause you might need a stiff drink while dealing with all of this. No sense in wasting the vodka. |
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Post by hop2 on Jun 5, 2016 15:11:14 GMT
The carbona ink remover works great. BUT it's expensive. Like $3.89 for a tiny bottle. Works wonderfully on small spots but the mess of drying clothes with the pen wpuld probably take multiple bottles.
I've used hair spray on the lines my kids have accidentally gotten in the car. It works. But those haven't been set in the dryer either.
Good luck
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Post by peano on Jun 5, 2016 16:05:53 GMT
Motsenbacher's Lift-Off for Ink has worked for me. I've gotten it at Home Depot/Lowe's.
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Post by georgiapea on Jun 5, 2016 19:31:19 GMT
In my house they would become his work around the house clothes.
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Post by mlana on Jun 6, 2016 4:25:49 GMT
I did that once and used hairspray, the aerosol kind, to take it out. That was a lot no time ago, though, and I'm pretty sure the formulas have changed.
My go to stain remover these days is Oxy-Clean. I've recently learned to use it correctly and it's amazing how much better it works. I dissolve 1 Tbs per gallon of water and submerge the entire garment in it. I usually let it sit over night at least and I swish it ever so often. Actually, what I've started doing is keeping a 5 gallon bucket of it in the tub in the bathroom nearest the laundry room. DH drops any stained shirts in it and gives it a swish with an unused back brush. I grab the shirts out whenever I go to start a load.
I do make up a fresh batch each week, just in case you're picturing a really nasty bucket of water. LOL
So far, it's taken everything out, even the stains that were old when I started using it. I figure this one box has already saved me a couple hundred bucks work of work clothes.
Marcy
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Post by azredhead on Jun 6, 2016 4:59:26 GMT
I've gotten ink out of a shirt from a Mr Clean sponge but I hadn't washed it. It might be worth a shot though? Good Luck! Let us know what works!  |
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Post by darkangel090260 on Jun 6, 2016 5:50:38 GMT
Are they white, If so get RIT color remover put a big pan of water on the stove and boil. Add the packet to the water then the clothing and let soak for a a bit keep checking on them
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Post by anniefb on Jun 6, 2016 5:57:19 GMT
No advice but hope you can lift the stains.
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