How to Remove Ink Spots From Clothing

Sometimes even washing fabrics doesn't wash everything out. Take for example, ink. Here are some simple techniques you can use to remove most ink spots from your clothes.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Liquid detergent
• Hair spray
• White towel

1. Place the stained piece of clothing on top of a clean, white towel.

2. Spray the ink stain with water and begin to blot out the ink stain.

3. Apply regular liquid detergent directly to the clothing and rub it in. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.

4. Wash as you would normally.

5. Check clothing before putting into the dryer. If the stain remains, spray hair spray onto the clothing.

6. Let stand for 5 minutes.

7. Apply liquid laundry detergent directly onto the fabric again.

8. Wash as you normally would.

9. Check clothing before putting into the dryer. If ink stain is still visible, re-apply both hair stray and liquid detergent until stain is gone.

Tips & Warnings

• Permanent ink might not wash out of anything, no matter how hard you try.
• When using hair spray, do a test patch to make sure it does not affect the fabric.
• If the clothing is white, try bleaching the stain out.