What a mess. Please help

Ivana_B_Rich

I tend to percieve this board as the font of all knowledge. If anyone can help with this I know it will be one of you old stylers.

How do I get printer ink (probably black) off a white quilted throw? :mad: :eek: The ink has already dried and I haven't tried anything yet because I'm worried it will make it worse.

Please help and thank you for any suggestions

Butterfly_Brain

Try soaking the affected area in milk overnight and then wash as normal - it has worked for me with writing ink

Ivana_B_Rich

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Try soaking the affected area in milk overnight and then wash as normal - it has worked for me with writing ink

I'd never have thought of that. Thank you very,very much :A

Pitlanepiglet

We (well hubby!) split printer ink on the cream hall carpet of the house we were renting. I tried 1001 but it just left a bigger blue blob!

I was pretty resigned to losing a big chunk of our deposit. 2 years later hubby tried the new steam cleaner on it and it vanished! I was gobsmacked.

Do you know anyone who has one you can borrow?

Ivana_B_Rich

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

We (well hubby!) split printer ink on the cream hall carpet of the house we were renting. I tried 1001 but it just left a bigger blue blob!

I was pretty resigned to losing a big chunk of our deposit. 2 years later hubby tried the new steam cleaner on it and it vanished! I was gobsmacked.

Do you know anyone who has one you can borrow?

Thank you. :A

My cousin has one, I'll ask nicely . Hopefully if the milk leaves anything behind the steamer will shift the rest.

tandraig

was going to suggest steamer! as i once spilt milk on a carpet and had the devils own job getting the smell out!
for some reason - johnsons baby wipes were brill at getting permanent marker out of my carpet! other brands just dont do it!
a friend of mine swears by shaving foam! never tried it but hey - If it works for her! might work for you.

jexygirl

I normally swear by acetone - the active part of nail varnish remover, on anything from the sticky stuff left by labels, to beetroot stains, tho I am not sure that it would be good on cloth - but it definitely strips wood varnish!
If you go to a good chemist, you can buy just the acetone, the active ingredient in nail varnish remover at half the cost - but please test a tiny area first in case it eats a nice hole!
I do agree on the milk thing, it isn't an "old wives tale" at all, it also seems to neutralise hard to remove stains and they disappear.
GL with the ink!

curlygirl1971

An alternate combination of hairspray (yes hairspray) and then flushing it with cold water, more hairspray and cold water etc., will remove pen ink from fabrics. Would presume printer ink is a little more vicious though

Good luck

Tealady_2

As above I'd use hairspray has been used countless times in our house to remove ink, duvet covers to wallpaper.

Good luck

ladykath

My partner spilled black printer ink on his beige study carpet. Neat Stardrops did the trick but it was used as soon as spill happened.

powershopper

if the ink is water based, any of the simple 'water and detergent' methods should work. To try the ink, run a sheet of something printed under the tap, if it washes away you may be in luck.
Bonne chance