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Removing ink stains from clothing?

 
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Auslegung



Joined: 14 Jan 2009
Location: MB, SC

PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:53 pm    Post subject: Removing ink stains from clothing? Reply with quote

I'll spare the details as to why I'm innocent of ignorance, but a hat bled onto a yellow shirt while in the washing machine. I googled it and sure enough, it can be fixed, but I don't know how in Korea. All the products listed on the internets were American, and not available at the few Home Pluses and E-Marts I've checked out. Can anyone help?

Oh, and the spot is very small, about 10mm x 3mm. Everything else faded away while air drying in the sun, which was one thing that some people said would work, and it did.


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guava



Joined: 02 Sep 2009

PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If its a white shirt, try 유한락스 brand:

도마 행주 용

It is an antimicrobial cleaner that comes in a 500g white plastic container with an orange pump top.
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Auslegung



Joined: 14 Jan 2009
Location: MB, SC

PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, should've mentioned the shirt is yellow (I edited my post to reflect this). Thanks for the advice, though.
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JJJ



Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oxyclean...it works wonders. And I believe I've seen it here.
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nottina



Joined: 08 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try hairspray. Spray the stain and blot with a paper towel. Odd, but works.
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ChaBaa



Joined: 04 Nov 2009

PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

try a google search for "ink stain removal" it'll prob give you a load of brands you can't get here...but might be an old wives' tale of hot vinegar followed by monkey's blood...
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dalem



Joined: 30 Dec 2008

PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Take it to a dry-cleaning place and let a pro handle it. The price will be very reasonable at only a couple bucks.
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Auslegung



Joined: 14 Jan 2009
Location: MB, SC

PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dalem, oh my gosh, I never thought of that. Thanks, I'll do that this week. As for the monkey's blood, I drank some and it did nothing. The vinegar makes it burn when I pee. If the dry cleaners don't work, I'll try the hairspray and then the oxyclean. Thanks everyone!
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dalem



Joined: 30 Dec 2008

PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's what my man and i do when we get whiteboard marker on our clothes. It happens far more often than it should lol.
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