what's the best way to get ink out of a shirt?

Answer 1

Spraying it with hairspray until the stain is blurry and then washing it is supposed to work, but I use Palmolive on most stains and it worked on ink, too. I rinse the stain under water as best as I can, rub in the palmolive, rinse, repeat until the ink is about gone, then wash. Hope one of those helps.

Answer 2

Try soaking the ink spot with hair sprayand then wash like normal. I just had a red shirt with a nasty ink stain. I did the hair spray and washed it once. it lightened it but did not get rid of it completely. The next washing I rubbed "Shout" stain remover in the stain with the brush on the bottle and then rubbed some detergent in the spot. I washed it again and it almost came out. So... one more time - "Shout", detergent and wash and wa-la - the stain was gone.

Answer 3

HAIRSPRAY!!!!
I was shocked at how much this worked too...
spray the affected area and with a wash cloth or old toothbrush lightly scrub, do another spritz of the spray and launder as usual..
Viola!! no more pesky pen marks!! (use alot of hairspray for a really bad ink stain... if seriously stained you may not be able to save your garment... im sorry, just arrange a proper back of the closet burial next to your color me badd concert tee and too tight leather pants)

Answer 4

Here are some homemade remedies:

You can use rubbing alcohol to dab on stained areas. Use a cotton ball, paper towel or Q-tip.

You can remove ink stains on colored fabrics by soaking them in milk over night then washing as usual.

Ink-Ball Point Pen - Pour denatured alcohol through stain. Rub in petroleum jelly. Sponge with non-flammable dry cleaning solvent. Soak in detergent solution. Wash with detergent and bleach safe for fabric.
Ink - Fountain Pen - Run cold water through stain until no more color will come out. Rub in lemon juice and detergent. Let stand 5 minutes.
Wet ink stains may be removed by washing in milk or better still, buttermilk.Wash, changing the milk frequently.
Dry ink stains can be removed from white material by steeping the stained material in a hot solution of salts of lemon--one tbsp. of salts to one quart of boiling water; or simply place the stained part over a basin, cover the stain with salts and pour the boiling water through. Repeat if necessary.
Ink stains may be removed by covering the spot with lard. Let this stand for about twelve hours and wash the article in the regular way.
Soak ink stains in sour milk. If a dark stain remains, rinse in a weak solution of chloride of lime.
Ink stains on the fingers can be removed by brushing with a soft nail brush dipped first in pure vinegar and then in salt.


If the stain is on white material use a bit of lemon juice and salt made into a paste and then rub it into the stained area. Let the article hang dry in the sun and it should be bright and stain free.

Use hair spray to remove ink from painted walls and some clothing.

Another trick to remove ink stains from walls is to use toothpaste. Apply it to the stain, wait 10 minutes and wipe clean.

Answer 5

Soak the stained portion in milk.

Wash the shirt. DO NOT dry the shirt until you get the stain out or it will set the stain.

Good luck.

Answer 6

My mom has always used hairspray on the shirt before she put it in the wash. They always came out clean! Good Luck!

Answer 7

A product called Didi 7.

Answer 8

I swear today I read in a magazine to soak it in milk. Something about the enzymes breaking it up. I remember it because I thought it was crazy.

I've also heard that rubbing alcohol will work.

Answer 9

Spray generously with hairspray and lighty rub before you wash.

Answer 10

Lots and lots of hairspray and it will cause it to dillute and then wash in cold water with a your laundry detergent.