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a customer called me last night panicked because she got brocade blue on the sleeve of her white sweatshirt. thought maybe i know how to get it out... i don't, but maybe someone on here has a success story???
washing it didnt do it? the ink is waterbased.
i dont use a stampin scrub.. :oops: i keep a dishtowel and a spray bottle in my room. and i clean stamps with that.. the ink will sit on it for 2 or 3 weeks at a time.. then when i throw it in the wash.. it comes out clean.. except for the black and stazon. but all the pinks, reds, greens, blues etc are out.. even brilliant blue.. and that is super pigmented.
My 8-yr-old daughter put her elbow in the Basic Black (why do kids ALWAYS put their elbow on the ink pad?) while wearing a white top. I put it under the tap straight away and then attacked the stain with diluted bleach. It didn't remove it completely but you can hardly see it, and that was Basic Black, so I'm pretty sure bleach should shift Brocade Blue.
My husband use to work for a company who made commercial ink. You know used for newspapers and magazines. TIME was one of the magazines the sold ink to. Anyway he would have ink on everything from his beautiful bald head to his pants. I used hairspray to get it out. Spray on the ink and rub a little and wash as usual it always worked for me when Larry had worn something to work that he shouldn't have. now that he is a diesel mechanic I wish I had something to get out all the grease LOL
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Here is my MIL's recipe for Super Stain Remover...
Equal parts:
Dawn dishwashing liquid
Ammonia
Water
Mix it all up in a well ventilated area (that ammonia is strong). Just squirt on the stain as needed. I keep an old toothbrush around to scrub on the stain.
Here's a funny story about using this stain remover...
My sister and my parents came to visit me and my DH for my parents anniversary...they wanted to get out of town!
Anyway, after lunch one day, we stopped to get shaved ice (yum) and my dad got cinnamon. Now, his shaved ice is red. Side note: Did you know they make shaved ice in no-color flavors? You can get a cherry shaved ice and it's clear...not red! We don't have kids yet, but that could be a good thing!
Ok, back to dad's red shaved ice. He was in our living room and at the precise moment my sis walked by (carrying a white shirt and a pair of her favorite pants that were discontinued and also wearing a white shirt) my dad choked and spewed red juice all over my sister! We were both in hysterics...my sis because she thought her clothes were ruined and me because it was just so darned funny.
Bleach got the stuff out of the white shirts, but this super stain remover got it all out of her pants! She was so excited about it that she called my MIL to tell her how wonderful the stuff was.
Whewww...that was long. Can you tell there's not much going on at work today?
My beloved son - the "pocket collector", was collecting the tar sap, the rubbery stuff they use to fill the parking lot cracks, the stuff that softens in the sun/heat....you know. Can you see where this is going?
Anyway, my fault, for not checking the pockets of his jeans better but he had both full of this stuff and I washed a load of jeans. Everything was fine until I put the load in the dryer.... When the load was done drying I had about 15 pair of jeans/shorts etc all nicely speckled with this tar stuff.
My husband brought out this stuff he had got at Menards - I think it was called Greased Lightening, it is a black bottle. It is an engine degreaser, tar remover, etc in small print on the back it says you can use it for laundry too. Anyway, with nothing to lose I sprayed it on about 5 pair, let them sit about an hour and re-washed them...they all came clean. It took about two bottles to do the whole load but still cheaper than replacing the pants.
Might be a try for the diesel mechanic. The other product I liked when I was doing outdoor grilling with a white shirt on was Lestoil, it comes in a Pine-sol type bottle. I would soak the shirt and then wash it.
Help! ink on sleeve!
