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Ink on sofa...how to get off  

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Somehow my sweet 19 mo dd got ahold of a blue ink pen (she was diggin in daddys' work stuff last night and I didn't think she got anything out besides cards).......Yes, think the worst...

I got up from playing with her to ans the door, go to the bathroom, get a drink etc....in the kitchen I hear this clawing (or so I thought) noise that sounded like the kitten was having fun with the sofa with his nails.....

Um, no...it was dd and her blue ink pen ON THE SOFA.....

It's on the back cushion and on the front....If I switch it around to where the zipper is on the outside you can't see it...Luckily they zip off to wash.....Any idea how to get it out?? Hot water? Cold water? Hair spray?????

For the time being I just turned the bottom cushion and the back cushion over until I do laundry on saturday (can't wait until we have wd hookup this summer in a house......gave up the hookup for extra space and then had a baby 10 months later....lol...luckily mom lives 10 miles away....so I go once a week)....

How do I get it off the covers..they unzip off and are due to be washed anyways....can I just use hairspray like with shirts???? hot water? cold water?

UGH.....Dp said our sd never did anything like this....she just put stickers on the wall...I think I would rather ink....LOL

Thanks mamma's
post #2 of 4
I've always had good luck using rubbing alcohol to get ink out of things.
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Thanks..

I'll try that today...I have some of that on hand.....
post #4 of 4
I googled "ink stains" and got the same info:

using an alcohol-based hair spray, spray, then blot alternately till stain is mostly gone, launder as usual
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