Biro ink stains on white school shirt

[Neilzulu1]

Hello can anyone please tell me what i could use to get this pen off my sons white school shirt,He has only had this shirt for a couple of weeks and cannot get this ink out I have tried a spray on stain remover and it wont budge Any help would be good,thanks...

[cruella]

Try spraying with hairspray. leave for a couple of minutes and spray again.
Apply washing up liquid and run under warm water. Throw it in the washing machine.
That should remove the stain.

[yummymum]

bleach it?

[Neilzulu1]

DUH!! If your answer was not so stupid , i would report it !!

[yummymum]

Why wud bleach not work?? i bet i could get it off...duh

[Neilzulu1]

I was joking, lol.

[yummymum]

well...did you get it out?

[Neilzulu1]

ive left them in bleach for over an hour now,so im just waiting i will let you know lol

[Neilzulu1]

it doesnt look like its moving....looks like they are heading for the bin

[yummymum]

did u try the hair spray trick?

[yummymum]

just put pure bleach on the pen marks...gotta be worth 1 last try

[Neilzulu1]

i did all that,even my wifes hairspray,i must admit the pen has faded quite a lot i did the neat bleach thing and it has done a very good job so thanks to yummymum and cruella,for all your help.

[yummymum]

your welcome, tell your son they have paper at schools!!

[taichiperson]

Just try the stain removers they sell in the supermarkets, Dirt Devil, etc they do sell one for biro and other similar stains. I had a similar problem not long ago, it seemed to be the in thing to write on your mate's shirts when they weren't looking. I found out one partcular repeat culprit and complained to his Mum - I got a written apology and a new shirt. Anyway, I have tried Dylon stain remover 1, don't know if they still sell it but it works, you might have to try it a few times through the wash

[Neilzulu1]

Thanks for your advice,the bleach trick did do the job ,the trouble is my son keeps all his pens in his blazer pockets and then when they leak this happens.

[yummymum]

Pencil cases are so uncool you see!

[Neilzulu1]

I know he has a few pencil cases but wont use them.Thanks Yummy.