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Remove Biro Stains from clothes

Submitted by Mrs M Rawlings

Place cotton pad under stain ,then with Hair spray aim on the Biro spot you want removed. Rub lightly,WASH immediatly .

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did'nt work Comments By: anon My son came home with a chefs jacket someone had left a biro in with the jackets when washing them. I used this technique and it turned it a lighter colour but did not remove.   Excellent Comments By: anon That saved that pair of trousers. Thanks.   remove biro stains from clothing Comments By: anon Tough Buster Stain Remover-99p from Wilkinson. Definitely works on biro and countless other stains   it worked Comments By: kater Brilliant - worked removing blue biro from a white t shirt, Thanks   yes!! Comments By: belinda Oh my god! who would have thought? but it worked like magic. Thanks. Saved that pair of pants.   Excellent advice! Comments By: Anon Works perfectly! Sprayed a bit of TresEmme Hairspray onto a clothing label covered in biro ink, rubbed with a few cotton buds and viola! The ink is gone! Great tip.   WORKS! Comments By: Dianne My Daughter had biro on her very very expensive cream hooded top,with the hairspray you have to spray firmly through the biro marks,until it is gone,using quite a lot of the hairspray,the biro will go darker initially,which is a bit scary and then it dissapears as if by magic!! Fabulous tip   Better than sliced bread!! Comments By: Patty Mc What a fantastic result after using your method to remove a Biro stain from the front of a favourite T-shirt!.... as good as new! Thanks!   brillant genius!!!! Comments By: baccy1 cant believe it very expensive cream carpet and cream chenille sofa and a brand new t shirt all came clean as if biro had never exploded. absolutly genius lol thanxs....   Biro stain removal Comments By: Alison Campbell Amazing. It worked amazingly on my granchild's new polo fleece jacket. Tried milk first but did nothing. The hairspray worked a treat. Thank you   WOW! Comments By: Katie OUTSTANDING! luv it ^.^ ty   Fantastic !!!!!! This works a treat - Thanks!! Comments By: Penny My son got blue biro all over his work trousers - it all came off superbly !!! One bit of further advice - if there is a lot of ink involved wear rubber gloves else your hand get blue or black !!!   Hairspray Magic! Comments By: French way Fab worked well has saved me a divorce as my kids have scribbled on my sofa whilst I was chatting on the phone!   Woweee, the internet is a source of great remedies! Comments By: Sav absolutely brilliant. applied tesco's extra hold to my new M&S Cream Linen Jacket that got spoilt in biro on its first wear and this remedy has done the trick! thanks and happy in newcastle!   outstanding! Comments By: talu i thought i'd ruined my expensive beige trousers, sprayed on cheap hairspray, copiously i may add and rubbed on a cotton bud, just like invisible ink the mark disappeared - awesome!   brilliant :) Comments By: natalie thnks sooo much , this worked really well , i was so worried cos i got black biro on white jeans but the stain came out!   Works on leather too! Comments By: Chris Bournemouth My son left a leaky biro on grey leather car seat. Hairspray did the trick   BRILLIANT WAY TO REMOVE STAIN Comments By: Trueblue 49 Tried it on white formal shirt and it has removed 99% - what a brilliant suggestion!!!   Excellent Comments By: Anon Tried it after i accidently broke my pen in my work shirt pocket i was so annoyed got home and tried this tip excellent came off a treat a fair bit of hairspray and cotton balls but saved my work shirt whats a little hairspray and cotton balls for my work shirt thanks for the tip   Sard Wonder Soap Comments By: Liisa Had biro on a white vinyl bag. Tried the vinegar, bi-carb soda and hairspray methods of removal, but what works was Sard Wonder Soap rubbed in and left a few minutes before rinsing.   hairspray works great Comments By: anon biro mark came off a cotton shirt brilliantly thanks. Just put paper towel under stain spray with hairspray then dab.Then wash as normal.   Eureka!! Works like magic Comments By: Anon ...and took lees than 5 minutes to get the biro stain off!!   fantastic Comments By: norma rock my grandaughters satin bolero top got marked - devistation - lots of spray and gone many thanks   It worked Comments By: Joel After frantic Google search, came across your tip. Tried straight away and it is gone. The stain was one week old and has disappeared. Magic!   Bad Cat Comments By: Kato Crazy story: CAT chewed pen and got biro marks all over hubby's best shirt which I happened wearing at the time.....(it's true-ish, bad cat). After much panic and fumbling found this tip - and it really works!!! Now I get brownie points for doing washing 'out of the goodness of my heart'. Moo Ha Ha!   fantastic tip worked like a miracle Comments By: Tulip I left a new biro in my works overall and put it in the washing machine, the biro emptied itself all over my overall and other light items. I tried for hours with different products to remove the ink but with not much successs,so came on your site I had nothing to lose my uniform and other items seemed ruined at a costley expence. I had a can of hairspray in so gave it a try WOW it took a few goes but all my clothes and uniform have no stains on thank you so much .   brilliant Comments By: Paula My son's new school trousers had a huge Biro leak on them, I tried this solution and it worked brilliantly, the cotton pad underneath even had the perfect outline of the ink on it, this has saved me the price of another pair of pants, thanks   Saved the day! Comments By: FionaS Very grateful for this tip, as it saved a cream satin bridesmaid dress. Worked perfectly - phew!   milk and salt Comments By: David rub the biro mark with milk quite a bit then put a pinch of salt on and then rub with more milk, works a treat   Last thingI would have thought of Comments By: Maggie Amazing, removed biro from lining of expensive bag. Sprayed with hairspray then rubbed with makeup pad and it came of with three sprays, then washed lining carefully, good as new.   It worked Comments By: tomek biro I accidentally drew all over my girlfriend's sofa. I found this site and it saved my relationship! USe lots of hairspray though :)   Sounds crazy but it worked Comments By: eileen Grandson got biro on his new white hoodie, decided to give hairspray a try held my breath and IT WORKED.!!!! thanks so much, eileen   WOW! Comments By: Gillian Wow, just got a biro scribble mark off a cushion cover with no effort at all - that hairspray trick surely is magic -   What a relief! It really did work! Comments By: Gayle B. I had embroidered around a velvet bunny rabbit which I had sewn and stuffed onto a baby's blanket when I accidentally marked the bunny's ear with biro. I was devestated and then elated to see the biro disappear using your remedy. Thank you ever so much.   blue biropen on a polyester white jacket Comments By: jeanie .L admittedly I was scared to try hair laquer on it but it worked a treat   Thank you Comments By: Jackie Thank you - saved my toddlers new white pants!!!!   Fantastic Comments By: Rose It worked really well. Be warned the biro soaked through the cotton pad underneath causing a secondary stain!!!So extra thick cotton pad recommended   I really can't believe it ! Comments By: Sue This is brilliant. I had biro marks on a favourite T shirt, I sprayed the hair spray all over the mark, rubbed gently and, straight away I could see a difference. It took two more goes to remove it completely. Thank you so much - I shall spread the word!   Brilliant! Can't believe it works but thanks! Comments By: Helen Amazing. My little boy got biro all over his new PJ's which were quite expensive. Half a can of hairspray and some elbow grease later and it was out. Brilliant thanks!   Brilliant! Comments By: Clare I would never have thought of hairspray, but it's so much easier and safer than meths... A good drenching and a gentle scrub and it was as if the biro scribbles on my favourite cords had never been. :) Thank you!