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A helpless bachelor with a question: say that you have ink stains on a nice button down shirt (Diamine Syrah and a bit of BSB). How would you get them out? The BSB is on the inside of the shirt pocket, so if I can't get it out I'm not so worried; however, the Syrah is noticeable. This is the first time that a pen became uncapped in my shirt pocket! I may be a physics phd student, but there is NO way I am wearing a pocket protector :lol: . If anyone has any tips for what would get the stain out, that would be great. Thanks!

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DO NOT wash it in a washing machine as the ink might become fixated.

 

I had the same experience lately and my wife found an old recipe stating coffeecream or milk.

 

First dab with a tissue to remove excess ink. Then dab the milk/cream on the stain and the ink will permeate in the milk/cream. let it sit for some minutes, then scoop up the cream with a spoon and applie another dose. My stain is hardly noticeble now.

 

 

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What color is the shirt? BSB is vulnerable to bleaching, so if the shirt is white, that would work.

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Try amodex. I dry-cleaned a shirt several times, after spilling while filling.

 

I never use "waterproof" ink because I spill ink on myself more than (like never) than I spill water on my writing. On the whole:

 

waterproof ink is a solution looking for a problem.

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The ideas above are better than mine.

 

Last time I had ink on the pocket of my shirt, I used a real bachelor solution - scissors.

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Try this:

1) Soak shirt in cold water for 10 to 15 min.

2) Hand ring out shirt.

3) Place stain on top of a modest cushion or mound of table salt.

4) Place a modest amount of table salt on top of the stain.

5) Rub salt into shirt, not too aggressively.

6) Pray.

7) Rinse shirt in plain water.

8) Wash.

CFTPM

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#6 may come into play, just because of the ink mix.. the Syrah..

 

So which ink removal treatment 1st? the Diamine? the Noodlers?

 

May I add a Non-BSB/Syrah inquiry?

 

Accidentally wiped our white board with my white cotton shirt.. green white-board marker : (

does anyone know what takes this type of marker ink out?

fearful of Setting the ink, with the wrong manuever..

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http://www.exitsoap.com.au/

 

My crumpler bag fell on an open inkwell just yesterday, and got splashed all over with indian ink. I quickly cleaned it with the above bar soap and the result is just fantastic. Not even a trace. My wife said she bought it near the checkout at Target (Australia).

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A helpless bachelor with a question: say that you have ink stains on a nice button down shirt (Diamine Syrah and a bit of BSB). How would you get them out? The BSB is on the inside of the shirt pocket, so if I can't get it out I'm not so worried; however, the Syrah is noticeable. This is the first time that a pen became uncapped in my shirt pocket! I may be a physics phd student, but there is NO way I am wearing a pocket protector :lol: . If anyone has any tips for what would get the stain out, that would be great. Thanks!

 

My wife soaked a shirt in Biz and Sheaffer Blue came out pretty well.

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Gentle wipe with a tiny amount of bleach on a rag - worked great for me

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There is a bar of soap called Lava and that worked for me, it took out a lot of stains including deep black inks from white clothes

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It's not that complicated. Assuming it is standard ink (not waterproof), just use some stain remover, and rub it around. Then soak it in the washing machine and apply a bit of detergent directly to the stain, and again rub it around with your fingers. Then wash in the highest temp the fabric will tolerate.

 

That's the way you treat any nasty stain, really.

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Just submerge it on milk all night through and afterwards into the washing machine as usual. It has worked for me with a variety of inks and fabrics.

 

Good luck

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Waterproof ink is the stinker, though. Bleach might work on porcelain, but I wouldn't put it on any shirt except a white shirt.

 

(How much do you like the shirt? Nice shirt? Argh.)

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I had a similar situation not long ago with MB Royal Blue. Spray N' Wash worked for me, although it took a couple of application/washing iterations...

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Surprisingly, BSB has been fairly easy for me to remove. If away from home, massage in some hand sanitizer into the stain (which also removes it from skin!) then blot out the liquid. Repeat. Once at home, soak the stain in Oxyclean and then wash the shirt.

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Oxyclean worked for me. White shirt stained with Pelikan black. Right across the chest (leak from a breast pocket in my blazer).

 

Dampened the stain, applied a paste of oxy to the shirt. Let sit for 30-60 minutes. Repeated.

 

It took two days of applying and re-applying, (ie: about 8 applications per day), but the stain eventually disappeared.

 

Ymmv. Hope this helps.

D.

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Oxyclean worked for me. White shirt stained with Pelikan black. Right across the chest (leak from a breast pocket in my blazer).

 

Dampened the stain, applied a paste of oxy to the shirt. Let sit for 30-60 minutes. Repeated.

 

It took two days of applying and re-applying, (ie: about 8 applications per day), but the stain eventually disappeared.

 

Ymmv. Hope this helps.

D.

 

I took Diamine chocolate Brown out of a lavender shirt last night with Oxyclean. I didn't let it sit with the paste because I have done that in the past and had colors fade. I soaked all night in a bowl with warm water and a couple tablespoons of Oxyclean. Wash it this morning, and no signs of ink.

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Put Spray and Wash in your Parker 51 Vac.

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