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Ink stain on dried clothes

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My husband did a load of laundry which included a pen (either ball or bic, he wasn't sure). He dried the load afterwards but did not notice the stains.
I read that some of you used Alcohol (I used 70%) and that removed most of the ink out of the dried stains. Now, I am left with black dots alcohol can't remove, even though I stretched the fabric to get as much out as possible. Some of my shirts had large blotches...
Any suggestions?

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I tried a couple of loads with Baking Soda, Calgon and detergent but that only helped with stains that alcohol had almost removed, so that saved me some time. Several outfits still have black stains.
Any suggestions?

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If you click on search and type in "Ink" as a keyword, there are suggestions on how to deal with the stains. :D
 
As you have already used alcohol to remove the ink, what you are probably left with is the pigment. This will be very difficult to remove. Start by trying nail varnish (polish? I'm British BTW) remover based on acetone. If that fails time for hubby to buy you a nice new outfit or three :lol: :lol: .

Percy.
 

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