Biro on fabric and clothing

skiddy2k

hi all,
im wondering if anybody has any suggestions to taking a biro mark off a light baby blue colour cotton hooded fleece.

and the colour of the pen was black aswell!!!
it didnt help!

would appreciate the feedback, thanks

beachbeth

Milk is good at getting milk off as it has enzymes that work on the ink. You have to leave it soaking in it.

skiddy2k

thanks, ill have to try it,
should i aggitate it a bit with the milk?

tiff

Milk is definitely the answer, yes rub it a bit after a while. Should come off relatively easy though.

elona

If the milk does not work you could try a little bit of nail varnish remover to dab on the stain.

16011996

spraying with hair spray is supposed to work.

Galtizz

This has been asked before (ages ago) but I can't find the thread. I seem to remember milk, hairspray, one of those ink eraser pens (for fountain pens, from a stationers), nail varnish remover and as a last resort alcohol (can't remember what sort, might have been gin), what a waste

Before you try removing the stain try dipping a part of the top you can't see incase it strips the colour out of your top too.

Millie_2

I always use hairspray on my sons white school shirts and the biro comes off immediately, so maybe its worth a try.

skiddy2k

with the hairspray, i spray it on, and then wot do i do? rubb it with a cloth?

thanks all!

ioscorpio

Does anyone know how to get biro marks off a jumper please?

Queenie

You could try spraying the stain with hairspray before washing it.
(The alcohol in the hairspray is the working ingredient in removing hairspray and that's why it works on biro stains on things like leather).

Caution: I haven't tried it on a jumper before! If the jumper is already spoiled and you are trying a last ditch effort to remove it before giving up, then it would be worth trying.
If you are desperate, but don't wish to take the risk of trying the hairspray, Dirt Devils do a product for biro stains (although I haven't used the Dirt Devil ranges)