How to Get Ink Pen Out of Clothing
If a pen is put into a shirt pocket and then leaks, it can leave an inky mess in the clothing. Ink can be hard to get out of clothing, especially if you have already washed it. Pretreating the stain is important before you actually wash it in the washer.
Supplies:
- Towels
- Rubbing alcohol
- Soap-free detergent
- Lay a towel down and then lay the garment with the ink stain on top of the towel. This towel could possibly get stained so use an old one. If the stain is on a pair of pants or a shirt sleeve, place the towel up the pant leg or down the shift sleeve to protect the material that does not have an ink stain.
- Use a damp old towel to blot the ink stain to remove as much ink as you can. Do not rub on the stain. Simply press the towel on the stain and lift it straight up. If you wipe the stain it will spread it out and make it even worse.
- Remove the towel from the garment and refold it until the ink stain is not showing on the towel. Reinsert the towel in the garment. Use a different towel and soak a corner of it into rubbing alcohol, and then blot the ink stain with the towel. Do not rub the alcohol onto the stain, as it will only make it worse. Dab the towel on the stone.
- Use another clean towel and keep repeating this process until the ink stain is completely gone from the garment.
- Put the garment in the washer by itself and wash using soap-free detergent to remove any ink stain remaining. Wash the towels alone, also using the soap-free detergent and then dry them. Rewash using regular soap detergent.