From marketing to designing, permanent markers are the best penning tool to use . But you will never know when by accident the marker stains your cloth or other fabrics. You need not worry, there are numerous steps to get rid of the stain. Reasons for using different products instead of water are, permanent markers consist of chemical substances. Oils and alcohols are the main ingredients for the chemical elements.
Using Baking Soda
Baking soda works very effectively in this case. Take a bowl, pour some baking soda first and mix with water. Then take a clean piece of cloth and then dip into the bowl and then rub it on the stain gently.
After a few minutes, scrub it to remove the stains smoothly and wash the water.You can use toothpaste with baking soda instead of water.
Using Rubbing Alcohol
Use alcohol to remove the alcohol and oil substance present in the ink. Soak a sponge in the rubbing alcohol and rub the stained area. Continue the process until the stain goes away.
Lemon Juice and Toothpaste
Mix lemon juice and toothpaste equally and then soak a cotton ball in the mixture and scrub the stained area with the cotton pad . Scrubbing for some minutes the stain will go away.
Permanent marker stains on clothes are very difficult to remove. You may know several methods for removing this types of stain from clothes, but most of these methods will partially clean permanent marker stains from clothes but not completely. Here we will discuss a truly effective method of removing these tough stains from clothes. By following these methods you will be able to remove permanent marker stains completely from your clothes.
To do this, you will need some common household items which are available in everyone’s home. We have tried to instruct you the whole process step by step so that you can easily understand and do it by yourself. Hope this will be helpful to you.
To remove permanent marker stains from clothes,you will need:
- Nail polish remover
- Cotton ball
- Tissue paper
- Toothpaste
- Bleaching powder
You need to complete nine steps:
Step -1
Place a tissue paper under the stain.
Step -2
Take some nail polish remover in a cotton ball and then gently press it on the top of the stain.
Step -3
Replace the old tissue paper with a new one. Take a fresh cotton ball, soak it with nail polish remover, then gently press it on the top of the stain.
Step -4
Repeat the process five to six times.
Step – 5
Take some bleaching powder in a bowl. Then add some water and make paste.
Step -6
Then apply this paste on the stain and wait for fifteen minutes.
Step -7
After that wash the area with a toothbrush.
Step -8
Finally, wash the stained area with white toothpaste.
Step -9
Repeat the process three to four times. After that you will find your clothes completely free from permanent marker stains.
Caution:
This stain removing method is suitable for white clothes only. Don’t apply this method on colorful clothes.
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